In my work promoting authenticity, I choose to leave the definition of authenticity open, because I want to promote the subjective feeling as opposed to a more objective idea. Part of my reasoning stems from the difference between independent and interdependent selves. We all have varying degrees of independent and interdependent selves. Society and upbringing greatly influence which self we express more frequently. The contrast between this idea of the self and English self-referencing language demonstrate how differently cultures can think about their identities and placement within societies. Authenticity for an independent self may even contradict authenticity for an interdependent self. There are different conditions that allow each of the different selves to feel belonging. Conditions that allow independent selves to feel embraced include: Conditions that allow a interdependent selves to feel embraced include: Leaving authenticity open to subjective interpretation allows for the variation amongst independent and interdependent selves and understanding their differences takes us one step further in embracing the values in their diversity.
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