THREE PARTS
Your overall identity, social and personal, can also be seen as a combination of three broad components: given identity, chosen identity, and core identity.
Given identity. These are the attributes or conditions that you have no choice about. They may be characteristics you were born with or they may have been given to you in childhood or later in life. Elements of your given identity include your birthplace, age, gender, birth order, physical characteristics, certain family roles, and possibly religion.
Chosen identity. These are the characteristics that you choose. They may describe your status as well as attributes and skills. Your occupation, hobbies, political affiliation, place of residence, family roles, and religion may all ...
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