Research Paper on "Society the Term 'Identity"

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This has boosted my confidence a lot and has motivated me to ignore what others say and do to subjugate me. Thus, such behaviors have carved my worldviews but in a positive way. I believe that the positivity in my nature is due to my religious devotion and my habit of finding good in everything. Although I encounter a lot of limitations and restrictions in the society due to my racial and ethnic characteristics, I try to take no notice of such negativities and look forward to do what I want to do and achieve in my life.

As I have always lived in America, the cultural values of the society have affected me since the beginning so I do not find it difficult to comply with the American culture. Although culture is related with race and ethnicity, it is not a case in my situation as I have always lived like an "American." My eating habits, language, way of dressing also reflects America.

As far as my social status is concerned, I belong to a middle class family. The society in the United States of America does believe in class system. I am proud of my middle class identity as most Americans are as I know I can move out of it if I struggle hard. This normal classification has given me the realization that I am living a life that is better than a majority of people in the whole wide world. I have never been affected by the idea that I do not come from a wealthy family or do not have rich parents. In fact, I am kind of satisfied with what I have and this makes me thankful for a lot of things that others don't have.

I think myself as a blessed citizen as I enjoy contemporary comforts such as educational accessibility, technological stuff and gadgets, Internet availability, comfortable means of transportation, better clothes etc. I am willing to do much more in life by being a self-made person. I am motivated by the fact that I must work hard in order to give my parents what they were not able to give to me.

Being a Mexican-American male, I find myself frequently a victim of prejudicial behaviors and discrimination. It is not an untold secret that Mexican men who live in the United States of America experience such situations almost ninety percent of the time (Garcia 104). As I belong to a Mexican family, I am expected to display my sexual competence and ability in the society to help me move along with confidence. This male dominance is referred to as Machismo and is a form of male dominance of an extreme level (Garcia 103). A majority of the Mexicans believe that machismo has helped Mexican-Americans to survive in the American society and to fight against the unfair behaviors of the local people. My brought up in a Mexican family has shaped out my mind in a way that I strongly believe in the solidarity of the family and consider males to be on a superior side as compared to women. I believe that women are the homemakers whereas males are the leaders of the family who decide for it.

Thus, living in America being a Mexican-American is not easy but the social variables I have discussed and their recognition and understanding has helped me to develop my sociological imagination. I think it is extremely necessary for everyone to understand the society and be aware about the world in order "to question cultural misconceptions and media stereotypes about people who live in countries with cultures very different from our own" (Langley 5).

References

Garcia, A.M. The Mexican-Americans. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2002. Print.

Langley, P. Discovering Sociology. UK: Pearson, 1988. Print.

Lawler, S. Identity: Sociological Perspectives. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2008. Print.

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