1.10 Identity Negotiation Perspectives (practice)

10 IDENTITY NEGOTIATION PERSPECTIVES DR. TROY B. WIWCZAROSKI

Who do you think you are and how does your self-image affect your communication and behaviour?

SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS 1. List all the social categories you think you belong to (Nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, family relationships, occupation, etc.) How many more could you come up with and which specifically do you identify with more?

2. Look at the image IDENTITY on this page. Can you give examples for each component that make up your own identity?

3. Are you more likely to help others who look like you or who look different from you?

4. Would you rather let a room in your home to someone from your own country/ethnic background or does it not matter to you?

stereotypes Explain the formation of stereotypes and their effects on behaviour using examples from your country.

How do you think stereotypes affect your behaviour?

Do you think positive and negative stereotypes about your culture/ethnic group/religion impact your life? What examples can you give as responses?

Label, de-Humanize, and Exclude EXERCISE IN IDENTIFYING SOCIAL EXCLUSION LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE ARTICLES AND THE NEWS. LIST EXAMPLES OF HOW CULTURES, ETHNIC GROUPS, GENDER GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS ARE LABELLED, MISREPRESENTED & TREATED AS ENEMIES/ THREATS. CAN YOU THINK OF EXAMPLES OF OTHER GROUPS TREATED SIMILARLY?

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identity and business Are there cultures that are more distrusted in your home country?

How would this distrust affect your ability to do business with someone from those cultures?

What countries do you think distrust your culture?

How would you work to overcome that distrust and build trust with someone from that culture?