Developing One's Identity

Although there are many differences between cultures it is almost a constant truth that every individual struggles with developing one's identity. It is a struggle because one can spend their whole life creating an identity for themselves and have it taken away by another's point of view. A person's identity is largely defined by what another person perceives it to be, but perceptions are often flooded with stereotypes and pre-conceived notions which make it difficult for people of different ethnic, racial, or economic class to identify with one another. So many individuals are blinded by ignorance and subconscious teachings such that one's identity is very rarely defined accurately nor held at the same level of respect that the beholder