SOCWK301R Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Socioeconomic Status, Intersectionality, Cisgender
30 Jan 2018
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Socwk 301 - lecture 2 - self and others. Personal: self-concept based on personal attributes ( i am kind and generous ) Social: group/community identity, self-concept based on attributes of a group one aligns with stereotypes come from overgeneralizations about people falling in these categories. Ascribed: identity assigned by others, based on how people see us. ** when students from racialized backgrounds are asked to complete the sentence, i am. When a person has one certain aspect of an identity that is different. Seven categories: social class, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical/mental ability. Often has effect of marginalizing inds. and groups in society. Othering: sphere of power rls. where each person defines both her/himself and others intrinsic part of human consciousness and experiences self = assigned positive value while other = assigned a negative value. Ex; us vs. them , creates a mentality of division. Often used against those who are marginalized and in minority.
