Society and community Topic: personal and social identity

The 1955 classic film, Rebel Without A Cause, was one of the first movie's to tackle the delicate issues of adolescence. Teenagers in this film are portrayed as being disobedient and rebellious towards their parents. One of the main characters in this film, Jim Stark, is rebelling against the expectation of turning out like his father. At the same time Jim is also trying to fit in with his peers. He rebels, going out drinking and …

…in the end we find out does not have a heart of stone. The way her social identity is would be due to many socialisation impacts on her life, such as: her upbringing, her family (or in this case lack of family), her peers, her teachers, the media, her religion, etc. all these things are part of her environment and so her environment has had a huge impact on her life and social identity. 1,131 words