Identity and media
  notes on key concepts

Who am I?
What’s my story?

The passage from childhood to adulthood

Influences on identity

family
religion
peers
class
ethnicity
occupation
clothing
body image
intelligence

Social influences:
peers
parents
schools
laws and politics (values)
folk culture (values)
mass culture (values)

I’m a missionary
I’m a warrior
I’m a helper

Do I use brands to project an identity?