Tradition, Culture and Identity

​Group Task: What do these words mean?

With your group, write definitions (in your own words) for these three terms: tradition, culture and identity.​

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Tradition is belief and behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past.

Why are traditions important?​

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Culture is a word for the 'way of life' of groups of people; the customs, habits, attitudes, values, morals and goals shared by a society.

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Major elements of culture: language, aesthetics, food, education, religion, attitudes and values and social organisation, etc.​

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Identity is the way you define yourself and how others define you. Some aspects of our identities may stay the same throughout our lives, while others may change over time.

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​Factors that shape identity:

Family, nationality, race and ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, school, occupation, hobbies, etc.

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Step 1: Choose 5 words that represent your identity.

Step 2: ​Search for images which represent the 5 words you chose.

Step 3: Create a poster using these words and images.​

​Instructions

This can be a difficult question to answer. People identify themselves in different ways and this will most likely change throughout our lives.

How do you identify yourself?

5 words

5 images​

We will share our posters with the class. Please don't include anything too personal if you don't want to share it with the class.​