Categories
Aspects with which you identify
Significant person (s)
Significant group(s)/collective(s)
Significant social movement(s)
REFLECT j Based on your replies, try to identify the elements of your personality that are central to establishing ties, and identifying with or feeling part of a collective. j Try to clarify the issues around which you normally establish ties and create a sense of belonging with a group or collective: z Shared issues: for example, world poverty, destruction of the ozone layer and violence against women. z Shared social conditions: for example age group, race and profession. z Shared experiences or common problems: for example, the lack of housing, the need for a mortgage, being a victim of rape, and being victim of State abuse. z Shared interests: for example, national politics, poetry and sport. j When your sense of belonging to a collective or a movement is the result of one or more traits, your belonging to the group becomes more complex as your expectations of the group and what you can achieve through collective action will be even greater. j It is likely that with this exercise you will be able to observe the way in which your identity as a woman and activist begin to take clear shape—the two key aspects that shape your understanding of yourself and help you identify with other people.
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