Tag Archives: identity
The Fictive Kin Identity and The Importance of Being a “Bro.”
Sociologists have a term for it: fictive kin. It’s a symbolic relationship, but it may be essential to your survival. Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Life, Masculinity
New Year, New Identities
It’s the 3rd day in 2010. I want to wish you a happy new year! My friend Aaron (follow him @AaronisThinking) made an interesting observation: the next time the last two digits of a year will be half of the … Continue reading
Filed under Life
Man Or Woman? Revisited
A few weeks back, I wrote about South African athlete Caster Semenya, the track runner who had to undergo gender verification tests despite winning the World Championships in Berlin last month due to speculations that she may in fact be … Continue reading
Filed under Life
My Experience With Two Women
For most people, Labor Day is spent on the road, whether it’s traveling to Lake Havasu or San Diego, or driving down to the mall to shop with that great holiday savings. My family is definitely not an exception. We … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Entertainment, Life, Movies/TV
