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Questions

1. My race/ethnic identification is White. What are your feelings about this identification? How do others perceive your being a part of this group(s)? How does this make you feel?

2. How do you self-identify in terms of gender? What are your feelings about this gender identification? What are some positive and negative things you have experienced as a result of your gender?

3. Do you consider yourself to be upper, middle, or lower class in terms of socioeconomic status? How do you feel about this? How do others perceive you in terms of this status?

4. How did your family see itself as like or different from others families where you grew up (in terms of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, gender, SES, or other variables)? How did this perception influence your view of yourself growing up?

5. What are your earliest images of color, gender, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status as a factor in differences among people? How do you think that impacted how you viewed others who were different than you growing up?

6. How has your past and your upbringing influenced how you view social issues/problems such as racism, domestic violence, homelessness, child abuse, poverty, perceptions of older people, and/or homophobia? (You can pick two to focus on).

7. As a professional social worker or as a professional in another field, how (today) do you think you will interact with others different than yourself-based on your thoughtful answers to the above questions? How would you address issues pertaining to social justice as it applies to ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other cultural variables in your proposed professional career? (Feel free to focus on one in depth).