Community Identity is based on:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Birth and belongingness
Option (1) Birth and belongingness — Correct. Community identity is based on birth and ‘belonging’. It is what we ‘are’ rather than what we have ‘become’; no one chooses the family or community they are born into, so such identities are called ‘ascriptive’.
NCERT (2025-26): “6.1 The Importance of Community Identity … Community identity is based on birth and ‘belonging’ rather than on some form of acquired qualifications or ‘accomplishment’. It is what we ‘are’ rather than what we have ‘become’. We don’t have to do anything to be born into a community – in fact, no one has any choice about which family or community or country they are born into. These kinds of identities are called ‘ascriptive’ – that is, they are determined by the birth and do not involve any choice on the part of the individuals concerned.…” |