Practicing Success
Every human being needs a sense of stable identity to operate in this world. Questions like — Who am I? How am I different from others? How do others understand and comprehend me? What goals and aspirations should I have? – constantly crop up in our life right from childhood. We are able to answer many of these questions because of the way in which we are socialized, or taught how to live in society by our immediate families and our community in various senses. The socialization process involves a continuous dialogue, negotiation, and even struggle against significant others (those directly involved in our lives) like our parents, family, kin group, and our community. Our community provides us with the language (our mother tongue) and the cultural values through which we comprehend the world. It also anchors our self-identity. |
Which could be the most desirable identity that will stabilize our harmonious existence in society? |
Religious identity. Community identity Caste identity. None of the above. |
Community identity |
The other identities given such as religion and caste are identities that have the potential for creating violence in society. |