This unit introduces students to identity formation theories and how our identities create roles that interact in society. This activity aims to use these concepts to connect students' understandings of how they curate their own personal and social identities to fit in with social roles and expectations. Instructions Reflect on the article by Ravishankar (2020). What’s wrong with asking, ‘Where are you from?’ Have students reflect on their identity and whether they’ve been asked this question before. How did it feel? What can it make someone feel about their identity? Drawing on the discussion from this unit, analyze how social and individual identity can help us better understand who we are in relation to the world/culture/society around us.
This unit introduces students to identity formation theories and how our identities create roles that interact in society. This activity aims to use these concepts to connect students' understandings of how they curate their own personal and social identities to fit in with social roles and expectations.
Instructions
Reflect on the article by Ravishankar (2020). What’s wrong with asking, ‘Where are you from?’ Have students reflect on their identity and whether they’ve been asked this question before. How did it feel? What can it make someone feel about their identity? Drawing on the discussion from this unit, analyze how social and individual identity can help us better understand who we are in relation to the world/culture/society around us.

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