The Definition of identity and its Sub-categories
identity
noun
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The Definition of Place
place
noun
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a particular position, point, or area in space; a location.2. a portion of space designated or available for or being used by someone.
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
2.a close similarity or affinity
Gender Identity
gender identity
noun
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a person's perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex.
Cultural Identity
1.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. In this way, cultural identity is both characteristic of the individual but also of the culturally identical group of members sharing the same cultural identity or upbringing.Social Identity
1.Social identity is one's sense of self as a member of a social group (or groups). Sociologists use the concept of social identity to explain how people understand who they are and why they do what they do.
Geographical Identity
1. An individual or group's sense of attachment to the country, region, city, or village in which they live. 2. The key characteristics with which a particular country, region, city, or village is associated.
Political Identity
1.politics in which groups of people having a particular racial, religious, ethnic, social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group lack of / loss of identity
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