Identity And Culture: The Concept Of Culture And Identity

The concept of culture and identity has been described by many sociological explanations which define socialisation as a process of learning culture and shaping identities. From the first stage of lives, people present instinctual behaviour (like: crying for the need of food) but as they get older, they have to learn how to behave in situations which will be acceptable for culture, for example: eating at specific times. Throughout socialisation, people shape their identities - conception and expression of their own becomes an essential feature in creating their unique characters and personalities. This essay highlights the analysis of culture and identity, how culture, socialisation and identity are related to each other and what are the main

Moreover, parents have to teach their children how to behave in appropriate way and to make it easier; the majority of families use the system of rewards and punishments. According to this system, child who behaves in proper way will get a reward that could lead to repetition of this action to obtain next reward. However, when young person present negative behaviour then he/she gets a punishment that will force the child to reflect and to change bad behaviour. The majority of children try to learn things from their parents throughout imitation – they try to act and behave in the same way as mother and father. In this stage of life, young people are able to shape their identities to create unique characters and personalities within the

Moreover, a range of media and leisure industries are wider and individuals use them in every free moment to entertain, for instance: holidays or watching television. Media and leisure have large significance in society, because some people find meaning and identity in those industries rather than work. According to Willmott and Young (1960s) working class people are copying habits middle-class people (“Principle of stratified diffusion”). It is right, because a lot of working class families enjoy leisure activities which historically were middle-class, for instance: going on holidays or watching television in good quality. Tourism industry has got a large sector within the leisure industry. John Urry (1990) said that: “key motivation for tourists is looking at things that they would not normally see. People often visit a countries and cities which were advertised on media and they take their own pictures back to home in form of different photos and videos”. “The tourist gaze” shows postmodernism ideas in term of leisure industry and how it can has an effect on shaping identity. Individuals could have a lot of different reasons on choosing holidays which are not related with their social class, ethnicity or gender. Some people choose holidays throughout which they make small statements on who they are and what is