▶ Identity ▶
Nature
👨 Individual people belong to groups.
👤 These groups shape each person’s identity.
The Major Identity Groups
👩👨 Gender.
👨🏻👨🏼 Ethnicity.
👨🏽👨🏻 Race.
💵💶 Class.
🍂👩🏻🌾 Culture.
🗣💬 Language.
✝☪ Religion.
☮⚛ Ideology.
🏳🏴 Nationality.
🕊 Morality.
Group Competition
🏁 Groups compete for dominance.
⚔️ Competition on Earth takes many forms:
🎭 Cultural exchange.
💣 Warfare.
🏃♂️ Migration patterns.
💰 Class struggles.
🔊 Propaganda.
Societies & Conflict
🏛 Societies contain many differing groups.
🤕 Groups competition can harm all involved.
📜 Groups aim to limit that harm.
Law Shapes Competition
⛔ Laws prohibit some competitions.
e.g. physical violence
✅ Laws sanction some competitions.
e.g. economic competition
🏅 Laws sanctify some winners.
e.g. national languages