Identity

• 1. Communication and Identity The identity of one changeswith how one perceives reality Rich Murphy 2010

2. A big Indian and a little Indian are sitting on a log. The big Indian points to the little Indian and says,"That Indian is my son." The little Indian points to the big Indian andsays, "That Indian is not my father." Both are telling the truth. How isthis possible? 3. The Indian is his mother. Our schemas often associate Indians as males. 4. Schema:genericknowledge.The concept of Schema was developed by Jean Piaget 5. Schemata (plural) interconnected schema 6. NativeAmericanHistory LifestylesBehaviors Religious Movie Roles Beliefs 7. Schemata allow us to engage in everyday interactions . Theyenable us to perceivethe abstract world sothat we can make logical assumptionsabout how individuals will respond to environmental cues 8. They also lead to over-generalizations, misrepresentations, and blatant racism 9. So, what influences myschemata? 10. Can we treatsomeone as aunique individual? 11. UniqueIndividual Stereotype 12. Scale of 1-101. How would you rate yourself as a driver?2. How would you rate the average driver?Fundamental Attribution Error 13. Identityan individuals comprehension of him or herself as a discrete, separate entity. 14. Social ScientificPerspectiveOur identity is formed inspurts over our lifetime, rather then being onesmooth process 15. Interpretive PerspectiveIdentities are negotiated, co-created, reinforced and challenged through communication with others. 16. CriticalPerspectiveIdentities are constrained and oppressed by socialstructures and institutions 17. So, Whatidentities do we manage? 18. Who am I? 19. What happenswhen you have conflicting identities? 20. What happens when youridentity does notmatch othersschema? 21. Breaking the SchemaWe never get a second chance to make a first impression 22. Time 23. Appearance 24. Non-Verbals 25. Empathy 26. We all mustmanage ouridentities in all of our interactions 27. yet, we must avoid over-generalizations and dogmaticschemata that lead toracism, oppression, or incivility towards ourfellow humans.