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  • Essay / Culture and cultural identity - 715

    Racial identity is based on biological heritage with similar physical and anthropological characteristics. Ethnic identity results from a shared heritage, history, traditions, values, behaviors, area of ​​origin and language. Gender identity refers to the way a particular culture differentiates male and female social roles. Ting-Toomey defines gender identity as “the meaning and interpretations we have regarding our self-images and others' expected images of femininity and masculinity” (Samovar 218). National identity refers to our nationality. But national identity can also be acquired through immigration and naturalization. Regional identity is linked to different geographic regions, and these regions often reflect varied cultural traits. Cultural contrasts between these regions may manifest through ethnicity, language, accent, dialect, customs, food, clothing, or different historical and political heritages. Organizational identity can be an important source of identity in some cultures, particularly in collectivist cultures, such as the Japanese, but much less so in individualistic cultures, such as the United States. Cybernetic and fantasy identity linked to the Internet, which allows one to quickly get to know someone, select and promote what they consider to be positive characteristics of their identity and omit negative elements, or even construct identities entirely new. According to Suler, the Internet offers the possibility of escaping the constraints of everyday identities and offers people the opportunity to present themselves differently (Samovar