ultimately liberate them." The consciousness is a facet of their identity. Similarly, identity plays a role in mediating between a human being and the environment in which they exist.

The identity of a person is "a result of socialization and customs" that promotes the maintenance of distinct cultural identities from generation to generation. Additionally, identity can be considered that which forms cultures and results in "dictated appropriate behavior." Put another way, identity may dictate behavior that results in the reification of