Identity is the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Place is linked to identity as it shapes a persons characteristics, for instance living in a slum with no money can make a person more appreciative towards the little things in life and have more empathy towards others. Whereas people who live in places like Beverley Hills in huge mansions don’t value money as much they spend it likes there is an unlimited supply and generally look down on others with less money. Also places like Russia have extremely high levels of domestic violence and alcoholics, which has been a consistently high rate for centuries now, which says something about the culture in Russia.

Gender Identity is the personal sense of one’s own gender. Gender identity can correlate with assigned sex at birth, or can differ from it. All societies have a set of gender categories that can serve as the basis of the formation of a person’s social identity in relation to other members of society.

Cultural Identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person’s self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture.

Social Identity is the portion of an individual’s self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group.

Geographical Identity is an individual or group’s sense of attachment to the country, region, city, or village in which they live.

Political Identity– refers to political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify. Identity politics includes the ways in which people’s politics are shaped by aspects of their identity through loosely correlated social organizations.

Lack of / Loss of Identity-An illness, injury, and even aging can take a serious toll on the physical self, leading people a physical loss of identity that can sometimes be accompanied by a loss of self-worth.