It is interesting to note that identity doesnt comprises just an identity but of many identities. You are of many labels that make up who you are such as a heterosexual male account in sydney. That is of many labels on top of this person. it is impossible to live on this planet without an identity, Its what places us on this planet, our way of existence. whether it is born within sm identity granting institution such as a family, kin-group, nation or ethnic community, gender. there is no way of escaping. everyone has come from a certain community.
my identity consists of many identities, i am a university student, male, filiopino, heterosexual and im in a nuclear family. this determines who i am, and where i am in this world. i could also be names as a nice person, others could name me as a bad person. my identity can be interpreted diffently in society depending on context.
During war of ancient time and wars of today, they all exercise identity affiliations as well as identity oppositions. They identify the difference and then it is exercised with a fight. it is interesting to see that identity will understand the difference of other identities and will understand similarities within other identities.it is stated in the study kit by During, S that “identity politics tends to work by the principles of exclusion.” This is how identities are told apart, this is what identity politics comprises. by looking at the african american nation, they are considered to be opressed by the white society of the United States. they both understand the difference between eachother. In racial terms, the whites in would call the african american people as Nigers, this racial slur means they are dirty balck people. however, african amercian people would call themselves that as well but in different context. only within african american society they call themselves that out of brotherhood. identity meanings and its values are different within different contexts.
