– Begin by identifying your majority (privileged) and minority (de-privileged) identities on the worksheet. Select one or two of your identities from the list. You may choose two minority identities (e.g., Asian and homosexual), two majority identities (e.g., White and Male), or one of each (e.g., Hispanic and Catholic).
The two identities I picked would be a woman and being Asian (Vietnamese).
– Once you have identified the identities you want to focus on, consider how your personal experiences with that identity connect to course content. Write a reflection paper that focuses on the role of power and privilege associated with your experiences with the two identities you picked. Discuss your experiences and the implications of that power and privilege.
– This paper is focused on both application and critical thinking. Accordingly, it is better to focus on only one or two of your identities in-depth than multiple identities.
To help you identify what you want to focus on in your paper, consider the following questions:
What makes your identity privileged or de-privileged? How do you know?
What macrocultural meanings are associated with your identity? How is that similar to or different from personal meanings tied to the identity?
When are you aware of a particular identity? What makes you aware? If you are never aware of a particular (typically privileged) identity, why not?
How do you communicate and manage your identity?
What experiences with privilege or prejudice have you faced as a result of social meanings tied to your identity?
What is your attitude about your identity? What shapes that attitude?
How does your identity change based on the context?
Are there things you wish you could change about your identity?
In what stage of development is your identity? How has your perception of that identity changed over time?
For majority identities, in what ways do you have advantages over others? Have you noticed it before? How do you feel about having a majority identity?
Again, think about connections between your identities and the things you have learned in the course.
Do not attempt to answer all of the questions listed above. They are designed to help you plan what you want to focus on in your paper. You have to choose what you want to discuss in your paper based on your experiences and what is meaningful to you.
Use good academic writing. This means having an introduction with a thesis and preview, paragraphs that include one primary idea each, a conclusion, good organization, a formal writing style (no contractions), and good grammar and sentence structure. Be sure to proofread for errors.
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