Reference no: EM133454332
Questions:
1. Describe your first awareness of race - that there are different "races" and that you are a member of one (or more) racial group(s) - that you have a racial identity. Describe how you became aware of racism.
2. What messages (verbally or nonverbally) do you recall getting from your caregivers about race and racism? What messages did you get from other family members, friends, and society (media or other institutions-school, faith, health, etc.) about race and racism growing up? What economic, social, and political realities have impacted your ethnic/racial group(s)? How did these messages or experiences shape your own understanding of race and the realities of racism?
3. What are some things you feel pride about regarding your ethnic/racial group? What are some things you feel shame about? How has this influenced your interactions with others of different racial/ethnic groups?
4. How does the racial identity model (Tatum readings) mirror your racial development? Which parts of it match your experiences and which do not? Where would you place yourself in the model right now? Describe an incident that may have drawn you into an earlier schema/stage of racial development. Do you need to move into a more positive sense of your racial identity development? If so, what support, experiences, learning, and/or understanding would you need?