What is Identity?

• Identity is how we see ourselves & how others see us
• Key Areas of Identity:

  • Ethnicity
  • Nationality
  • Gender
  • Social Class
  • Sexuality
  • Age
  • Disability
• We have to considers that one aspect will apply more to one person than another:

  • Age Identity may mean more to women than men
  • Nationality & Ethnicity may mean more to an immigrant than a 'national'