My Personal Birthing Experience

Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions This week in EDUC 6164 we observed our own and other people’s verbal interactions to detect examples of microaggression. In this Blog Assignment, I will share what I experienced and what I learned from my observation.   I will d escribe at least one example of a microaggression which I detected this week or from another time. I will describe what context in which the microaggression happened. I will describe what I think and felt when I observed the microaggression.   Last, I will describe what ways did your observations this week affected my perception of the effects of discrimination, prejudice, and/or stereotypes on people.  Microaggressions are brief everyday indignities that carry intentional or unintentional hidden messages.  Microaggressions are cumulative and they zap the human spirit because they make the victims feel marginalized, uncertain or inferior.  The cause seve...

Culture “Culture” can be defined in many different ways. “Culture” is made up of language, religion, ability, class, ability, economics and lifestyle.  “Culture” is a huge part of a human’s social/emotional development.  Culture is not “exotic”, it is the “everyday” that we live in.  “Surface culture” is the characteristics of culture that we can see, the characteristics that are tangible and “dominant culture” as the culture that is large enough to have the power to decide what is right or wrong.  Just noticing what is seen on the surface doesn't tell you about the values or character of others from a different culture.  The values, character, roles  and relationships of those from different cultures are a part of their “deep culture”. (Laureate, 2011).    “Diversity” can be thought of in many ways such as culture, race and ethnicity.  However, social identification is also part of d...

Backstory:   A major catastrophe has almost completely devastated the infrastructure of my country. The emergency government has decided that the surviving citizens will be best served if they are evacuated to other countries willing to take refugees. My immediate family and I are among the survivors of this catastrophic event. However, I have absolutely no input into the final destination or in any other evacuation details. I am told that my host country’s culture is completely different from my own, and that I might have to stay there permanently. In addition to one change of clothes, I can only take 3 small items with me. I decide to take three items that you hold dear and that represent your family culture. My three items:   My son's ring of tournament soccer patches from the past five years My box of marathon, half marathon and 5k  race medals My grandfather's watch Explanation of how these items represent family culture: Soccer Patches:...