For The Culture Chapter 1

Whether adopted or inherited, identity markers become how a person presents themselves to the world; even if not realized, these markers will show through to the world subconsciously. In how we dress ourselves, and in the people we surround ourselves with. As a person's identity develops, what they choose to identify with or align themselves with may involve people rethinking their entire belief systems as new identity markers they adopt conflict with inherited beliefs, often times ones from family. These identity markers enable people to connect and grow with one another, fostering communities and microcultures. These groups will develop and intertwine with each other, creating more complex cultural systems that determine what is acceptable in terms of how people dress and act, as well as how they greet one another. Greetings can also serve as forms of identity markers, identifying the groups to which an individual belongs. Identity markers can reveal to the world the values an individual holds and their standards for life. These markers reveal to society how a person perceives the world.