Identity and Freedom Discussion #1

Identity and Freedom Discussion #1

Diversity means all the ways we differ. It includes the readily visible differences, like gender, race, age, and physical attributes, as well as underlying differences that may be below the surface, such as values, religion, heritage, beliefs, experiences, family status, sexual orientation or identity, and more.

Initial Post: After you watching “The Danger of a Single Story” and reading “Many Cultures, One Psychology”, view the image of the Cultural Iceberg. For the discussion, reply to the following questions. For questions about your identities, please share only what you are comfortable with the instructor and your classmates knowing about you:

Summarize the definition of “single stories” and explain why they are dangerous (according to Adichie).
Consider your own Cultural Iceberg:
What are your visible identities? Somewhat visible? Invisible?
Which of your identities have a “single story” about them?
Describe a single story experience you’ve had (or witnessed). What was the lasting affect?
From Thalos’ essay “More than having options, freedom is being true to yourself”:
Thalos writes that if individuals don’t have options for true freedom “because of stereotypes or other forms of expectation, it doesn’t matter if [the options] technically exist”.
How does the above quote connect with your identities and ‘options’ for freedom? What if any stereotypes or other forms of expectation exist that limit your options?
From Geeraert’s article “Many Cultures, One Psychology?”:
What does Geeraert suggest about the ways in which culture shapes our mental processes?
Choose of the three mental processes from the article. Which of the examples provided most closely aligns with your identity or culture?
Criteria:

Response to questions should be organized into 2-3 paragraphs by topic.
Focus on source integration (quoting, paraphrasing, defining)
For each example, include an MLA style in text citation.
Include an MLA style list of Works Cited at the end of your post