A sense of one's personal or collective identity, especially the complex of attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or a group.

个人或集体认同的感觉，尤指个人或群体所具有或被作为特征的态度、信仰和敏感性的综合。

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Culture identity refers to one's sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group.

文化身份：指有意识地把自己归为某一特定文化或种族群体。

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"Social researchers know that identity with a group is normally stronger when one has a sense of having a voice within that group," says psychologist Fabio Sani of Scotland's University of Dundee.

苏格兰邓迪大学心理学家法比奥·萨尼指出：“社会研究者发现，当一个人感到在某个群体中有发言权的时候，他对这个群体的认同感通常就会较强。”

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"Creating this type of list can help to solidify a sense of group identity, " says Linda Tropp, professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Professor Coleman said the use of slang "emerges when people are put in a position where they are bottom of a hierarchy" but have a strong sense of group identity - using it as an "outlet of aggression".

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To transmit and display the ritual is to reconfirm a sense of identity within the group and to contribute to the continuity of an important tradition.

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