Building Identity Awareness – The Dynamic Nature of Culture and Identity

Cards for Democracy
Published on
August 31, 2017

Resource Series 1: Building Identity Awareness
The Dynamic Nature of Culture and Identity

Building Identity Awareness – The Dynamic Nature of Culture and Identity is the first booklet in the series that will be published by Learn to Change on a regular basis.

The present resource consists of:

  • a brief description of the notion of identity and its importance to the development of particular attitudes, skills and knowledge related to democratic competence;
  • a 6-hour training session consisting of four reflective activities raising  awareness  of self-identity, sharing information and feelings about uniqueness, reflecting on the effects and consequences of stereotyping and prejudices, self-assessment and gathering participants’ feedback on the session;
  • all the task sheets and other materials  needed for the training session;
  • a list of references for further reading and viewing.

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