Identity Formation And Oppression Of Muslim Culture
Identity formation is an intricate notion. It usually is affected in 4 different ways in our society. The micro, meso, macro, and global levels of social interaction all play a key role in identity formation. These levels are always present, however, we may think we define ourselves by our own value or we believe that society plays a role in our own identity formation. We must look at the everyday groups we fall into such as male, female, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, freshman, sophomore, senior student, working class, upper middle class, white, black, Christian, Muslim, young, old, foreign, American or many others. These levels closely intertwine to form identity, at the conscious or sub-conscious level, with or without our agreement. I agree with Okazawa-Rey and Gwyn Kirk (2006) in their book titled Women’s Lives Multicultural Perspective when they write that, “each of these levels involves the standards—beliefs, behaviors, customs, and worldwide—that people value”......
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