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Assignment:
Keywords
Remember, Steele uses keywords in specific ways and they are important to understand. He defines and explains them, and continues to use them throughout his book.
- Identity safety
- Incidental Cues
- Setting
- Critical mass
- Color-blindness
- Diversit
Please answer both questions in your first post:
In chapter 8, Steele discusses incidental cues in a setting and how they trigger an identity threat for an individual. He discusses the need for critical mass and attributes it to a sense of belonging (or identity safety). He also discusses the opposing values of diversity and color-blindness. Choose one key word from the list. Identify one golden line where the keyword is used and explain it in the context of the chapter.
In chapter 9, Steele identifies several solutions to reduce identity threat for students: high standards paired with critical feedback, changing personal narratives, self-affirmations, and growth mindset training. Which solutions are you familiar with, especially in settings where you're learning something new? Which examples in this chapter resonated with your own experiences or observations? Include at least one golden line from your annotations to support your point.
Include at least one golden line from your annotations that supports your ideas.
The book is Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude Steele