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1. Cultural Identity Essay—This part of the midterm has specific content requirements. (40pts)

Before you begin, complete a Diversity Wheel for yourself. As you continue your essay, think and write about how this initial story of you and your family may be or is connected to your results on your Diversity Wheel. The majority of your essay should be focused on this analysis. Watch the recording on Categories of Identity and our subjective experience as noted by Johnson in chapter 2. You may also need to review the recordings on Privilege. Using the content from chapter 2 in the Johnson book and the Identity Categories you have filled out in the Diversity Wheel, clearly identify yourself as either privileged or oppressed/disadvantaged as noted in the system of privilege in our dominant culture here in the United States for at least four of the identity categories on the diversity wheelTalk about your subjective experience in the essay. Choose ONE of social identity categories where you identified yourself as privileged. After reviewing Johnson’

CMST 150chapter 2, “Unearned Advantage or Conferred Dominance,” identify this ONE privilege that you recognize for yourself as “unearned advantage” or “conferred dominance.” EXPLAIN your thinking using our textbook. Be sure to DEFINE the terms in YOUR own words. When you quote or paraphrase information from our textbooks be sure to follow academic standards and cite where the information came from (use APA style sheet to create your citation). Explain the social identity culture categories as you discuss these by using out textbook or your Social Identities form from Martin and NakayamaAnswer the following questions to analyze and explain your cultural identity, i.e. who YOU are: For which social identity was it easiest (and why) to identify your status? For which social identity was it more difficult (and why) to identify your status? When you look at your overall profile, were there any surprises for you? Which social identity memberships are you most aware of on a daily basis? Which ones were you least aware of? Why? Have you ever felt disadvantaged because of your non-dominant social identity categories? Explain why or why not. Did you have the “luxury of obliviousness”? Have you ever been aware of privilege because of any of your dominant social identity categories? Describe what that looked like in the past or looks like now.

CMST&150 – Concept Map 3 for Chapters: Allen ch. 3Chapter Concept Reading Notes and Late PolicyTo get us started in reading the chapter material and prepare us for Discussions you are being asked to do a chapter ‘map’ for some of the assigned reading chapters. You can do these freehand or by using a software that can help you create the visual map of your reading. Freehand is preferred for your memory and retention.Part 1:Each map should be ORGANIZED to include the following areas:Key ideas (hint: major section headings are a good place to start)Terms/vocabulary—include the definition (hint: usually bolded in the text)Examples from the text Your experiences or learning around this topic (this helps you retain the information more easily if you see relevance to your personal life)Part 2:As you complete the concept map for each set of readings, answer the following questions:1. What were some vocabulary words that you would like to understand more clearly?2. What surprised you in the readings?3. What examples in your life do you have of these concepts or particular concepts that you found interesting or relevant?4. What confused you or made you want to find out more?When you have completed your reading notes answer these three questions at the bottom of the page and bring it to class.Part 3: Be sure to turn in your Surfacing Assumptions Portfolio AssignmentActivity Prep: Define Gender: Define Patriarchy: Do the I.D. Check on page 62.Remember: color is important in aiding your recall of the material so…be colorful, use images or whatever else will help you remember what you read.