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Our Group Identities

Our Group Identities. A Nation. A Generation. A School. Reflecting on Identity. Do you remember when you first thought about your own identity? Has your conception of yourself changed over time? How do various labels make you feel? Proud, embarrassed, indifferent?

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Our Group Identities

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  1. Our Group Identities A Nation A Generation A School *1 , 2, 3

  2. Reflecting on Identity • Do you remember when you first thought about your own identity? • Has your conception of yourself changed over time? • How do various labels make you feel? Proud, embarrassed, indifferent? • What agents/ factors play a role in attempting to create or preserve a particular identity? Our group discussed these questions, among others, and decided on three groups that we felt were relevant to us. We all have different narratives and perspectives, but we discovered parts of ourselves—whether we liked them or not—that we all had in common. The following slides show some of what came to mind…

  3. A National Identity: What words describe America? • Wealth • Power • Hollywood • Reality TV • Democracy • Freedom • Fast Food • Big Business • Diversity • Choice • Consumerism • Abundance • Beauty • Land • Music • What would you add? *4

  4. Born down in a dead man's townThe first kick I took was when I hit the groundYou end up like a dog that's been beat too much'Til you spend half your life just covering up[chorus:]Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.I got in a little hometown jamAnd so they put a rifle in my handsSent me off to VietnamTo go and kill the yellow man The Media and National Identity • Clothing Lines • Commercials • Music • Food • Movies The “American Way” is all around us And I’m proud to be an American Where at least I know I’m free And I won’t forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I’ll proudly stand up next to you And defend her still today Cause there aint no doubt I love this land God bless the USA *6,7

  5. Generation Y, Millennials, iGens, Echo Boomers “This generation […] has been pressed for its vote, sought for its purchasing power and watched closely by sociologists and historians for insight into the way its members will shape the future.” -Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY • According to an October, 2006 article in USA today, our generation is defined by a strong sense of social responsibility. • Several surveys found that gen y has majority participation when it comes to volunteering, activism, and choosing where to buy and work according to a company’s environmental sensitivity. • The majority of this generation polled also said they want to work for the government. • Do you agree? Disagree? *5

  6. Our School: What is Hoover High School? • Lots of people! • Great sporting events • High scholastic achievement • Hoover has been named one of 24 model schools in the nation and will present at the 16th annual Model Schools Conference in Orlando this summer.* • Nationally Known • Quality Educators • State of the art technology • Caring Staff • Extremely Diverse • Hanging out in the courtyard *http://www.hoover.k12.al.us/hhs/Counselors/JINGRAM/HHSNamedMode%20School.pdf

  7. What is your identity at HHS? • Do you identify yourself with a particular social/academic/sport related group? • How do you feel when you are stereotyped? • How do you think the diversity of the student body affects forming group identity? • What do you think defines your student class and the student body as a whole? • Think about the “insider” information you share with your friends at school that others would not know about. How is this behavior part of maintaining identity?

  8. After viewing these slides, what factors do you think impacts group identity? • How does group identity influence self identity? • What are the positive and negative aspects of group identification? • Can you think of examples in your own life? • What have you learned?

  9. Works Cited • “America at Home”. CNN.com International. 5 August 2002. 2005 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. 20 February 2008 <http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/rescue.section.html>. • “Generation Y.” Business Week. 15 February 1999. The McGraw Hill Companies Inc. < http://www.businessweek.com/1999/99_07/b3616001.htm >. • http://www.hoover.k12.al.us/HHS/ • Hipkiss’ Scanned Old Maps. London Geographical Institute- The Peoples Atlas- 1920. “United States of America”. 20 February 2008 <http://www.hipkiss.org/cgi-b in/maps.pl?book=London%20Geographical%20Institute%20- %20The%20Peoples%20Atlas>. • Jayson, Sharon. “Getting Involved.” USA Today. 24 October 2006. 25 February 2008. < http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-23-gen-next-cover_x.htm >. • Springsteen, Bruce. “Born in the USA”. Lyrics Domain. 24 February 2008. <http://www.lyricsdomain.com/2/bruce_springsteen/born_in_the_usa.html>. • Greenwood, Lee. “God Bless the USA”. Scout Songs. 24 February 2008. <http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html>.

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