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Upon completing this chapter you should be able to:
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1. Identify and question prior assumptions about "identity," your own as well as that of others. |
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2. Determine, from the context and usage, the meaning of words and concepts with which you are unfamiliar, or that seem to be used in a way that your current definition does not fit. |
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3. Identify and understand some of the many factors that contribute to the formation of identity. |
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4. Become familiar with some of the ways in which religious traditions understand identity. |
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5. Explore the relationship between individual and community identity. |