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Passing Rain
Passing may refer to: Social identity * Passing (sociology), presenting oneself as a member of another sociological group ** Passing (gender), presenting oneself as being cisgender ** Passing (racial identity), presenting oneself as a member of another race Literature and film * ''Passing'' (novel), a novel by Nella Larsen ** ''Passing'' (film), directed by Rebecca Hall (2021), based on Larsen's novel Math and technology * Message passing, a form of communication in computer science * Token passing, a channel access method in telecommunications *Variational message passing, a mathematical technique for continuous-valued Bayesian networks Sports * Passing (sports), to pass a ball or puck between members of the same team ** Passing (American football) ** Passing (association football), or soccer * Passing (juggling), when two or more people share a juggling pattern Transportation * Passing, overtaking, the act of driving around a slower automobile * Passing lane, a lane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing (sociology)
Passing is the ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an Identity (social science), identity group or category, such as Race (classification of human beings), racial identity, Ethnic group, ethnicity, caste, social class, sexual orientation, gender, religion, age and/or disability, disability status, that is often different from their own. Passing may be used to increase acceptance#Social acceptance, social acceptance in order to cope with stigma by removing stigma from the presented self and could result in other social benefits as well. Thus, passing may serve as a form of self-preservation or self-protection in instances where expressing one's true or prior identity may be dangerous. Passing may require acceptance into a community and may also lead to temporary or permanent leave from another community to which an individual previously belonged. Thus, passing can result in separation from one's original self, family, friends, or previous living experiences. While succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
