Identity

·         Explore what cultural identity means to you.

For me cultural identity it means that each person belongs to a circle or social group where different ways of thinking and acting are obtained according to the culture in that town and how they have been learned over the years through our parents. They educate us according to our religion and traditions, that is why each country has different cultures and traditions

·         Identify what elements contribute to your own cultural identity.

The elements that contribute to my own cultural identity are my catolic religión, my traditions and my culture. I think that each things that we do every day is our culture, for example i usually eat tacos, play soccer, drink tequila, etc. Thats some examples that in other country is totally different. Thats why we learn it when we were kids.

·         Explore fundamental differences between cultures, based on social groups.

There are so many diffreneces between cultures, for example a greeting, in europe they are used to kiss twice on the cheek, in united states a simple hug and here in Mexico with one kiss on the cheek. The way to dress, the lenguage, the education, the religion, politic systems, values and norms, etc. The cultures are things that make us as a group of persons differents from the others.

I think that the culture is a system of values ​​and norms that a group shares and that, when taken together, constitute a scheme for life. By values ​​it is understood, the abstract ideas about what a group considers good, correct and desirable.

·         Do you have fixed, permanent elements, or is your identity totally dynamic?

My identity is totally dynamic

·         Do you belong to one or several cultural groups? Give examples.

I only belong one group, the group that belong my family since I was born.

·         If someone belongs to several cultural groups, what are some ways that he or she might determine his or her primary culture? What are some instances when a person might feel the need to identify his or her primary culture?

Everyone are free to decide what they want on their lifes, But to change your culture, I think it depends on the people you surround yourself with, your friends and your parents, and what you really want and think is the best for you.

·         How do you think cultural identity taught to people (e.g., family celebrations)?

They teach it to us as children and we are formed through what we are thinking and what we believe, we are formed in school and at home

·         If cultural identity is not “fixed”, If change is possible, what might cause a change?

Of the people with whom we surround ourselves and our thoughts and feelings

·         Are there instances when a discussion on culture or cultural heritage might be difficult for a person? Explain.  (I can think of an example:  being adopted.

Yes that is very difficult if the person has been alone all his life and has suffered a lot but also depends on the age of the person adopted and the people who adopted him, as they treat him and how they form it as a person

·         Can people define their own cultural identity as opposed to allowing themselves to be labeled by others as belonging to one group or another? Explain.

Yes, of course it depends on the mentality of the person and what he wants to his life

·         When can our different identities conflict?

When we don’t know what decision is the correct and the consequences that would bring us