Topic 1: Identity-Culture Clash

We are identified by many things: our accent, language, nickname, favourite band, dress style, likes and dislikes, the team we support, our ethnic group, country of origin, family background and history, school, religion, or political beliefs. Official documents like birth certificates, travel passes and passports authenticate our public identity, giving us certain rights, denying us others. Because we identify ourselves with certain cultural groups (and are identified by others in terms of our membership in certain groups), we may experience "culture clash," or conflict resulting from our cultural identities. For this blog assignment, I want you to discuss one of the following : 1. Desbribe a time when your identity/membership in a cultural group created a problem for you. Did you face discrimination, resistance, or ridicule? Why? It's not enough to describe the problem: try to help us (and you) understand the underlying issues. 2. Describe a time when someone else's identity/membership in a cultural group caused you to act in a certain way. Did you discriminate, respect, or ridicule someone? Why? Again, analyze the underlying issues. Please post by Saturday, Sep. 29, at 3:00 p.m.