IB SCA: Identity

All vocab words or identity, race, gender, and sexuality

identity

they way people see themselves and how others perceive them

identification

the process in which people or groups develop a cultural identity

achieved identity

parts of one’s identity that they have chosen

autonomy

freedom and independence, the right to self governace

symbol

a thing that stands for something else

totem

a natural object./plant/animal believed by society to have spiritual significance used as a symbol of a group

totemism

a system of belief where a human is thought to have a special connection/kinship with another being (plant/animal)

cultural groups

groups of people who share similar cultural characteristics

diaspora

the movement of people away from their ancestral homeland so that they are dispersed to more than one location

social memories

the collective retelling of past events

mythology

the study of myths

myths

the stories a people use to explain themselves and their origin

code-switching

switching between two different languages in the same conversation

hybrid identity

a mixture of two identities leading to a new identity

Reification

the process where an inaccurate concept is so heavily promoted that it takes a life of its own

cline

differences in traits that occur in populations in a geographic area (ex. skin color)

racial formation

the process by which social/economic/political forces categorize races

hypodescent

if a person has “one drop” of POC blood they aren’t white

ethnic group

an identity based on cultural characteristics and shared heritage that creates a shared identity

ethnicity

the degree to which someone identifies with their ethnic group

symbolic ethnicity

displaying limited or occasion displayed of ethnicity rather than it being part of everyday life

ethnogenesis

the gradual creation of a new ethnic group because of changing social conditions

assimmilation

immigrants abandon their native customs and adopt the culture to the land they have moved to

multiculturalism

promotes peaceful existence between ethnicites and ethnic diversity

amalgamation

all ethnicities blend together with no barriers between groups

gender ideology

the idea that people fit under a specific gender label and that there are beliefs and behaviors associated with each label

biological determinism

belief that males and females are fundamentally different, and that one gender was naturally influenced to like the other

gender norms

the societal expectations of what responsibilities and behaviors each gender encompasses

“man-the-hunter” stereotype

The idea that men were aggressive, tough, and did the hunting back when hunting and gathering were integral parts of human society

heteronormative

the system of rights and privileges that come with normative family and romantic choices