What is Cultural Identity?

Cultural Identity

People from multiple ethnic backgrounds may identify as belonging to a group that shares the same culture, or way of life

Ethnic Identity

A basic aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in a social group with shared culture such as language, history, & geography.

Cultural Inheritance

Characteristics each individual possesses

Dynamic nature of culture

Culture is fluid rather than static, which means that culture changes all the time; new experiences shift our attitudes, values and beliefs.

Culture

Invisible webs composed of values, beliefs, and socially constructed truths.

Cultural Heritage

Learned behavior that is passed from generation to generation; characteristics society as a whole possesses.

Invisible Webs

Our own culture is often hidden from us, yet they are conditions in which we operate and make sense of the world.

Distributive model of culture

When individuals unconsciously select beliefs, values, and ideas that guide their actions from a larger set of cultural beliefs and values.