The U.S. society consists of a large number of sociopolitical categories (e.g., age, race, disability, parental status, class, education). We use these categories in an effort to understand and simplify a complex world.
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
· Read Chapter 1 in the Diversity, Cultural Humility, and the Helping Professions: Building Bridges Across Difference course textbook to explore the ways that categorization of various populations in the United States may create stereotypes and bias.
In your initial discussion post, answer the following directives:
· Describe the process of categorization and the use of stereotypes.
· Identify the ways that salient and observable characteristics can be used for categorization.
· Define the consequences of categorization for the dominant and less dominant groups.
· Analyze ways that marginalization can lead to devaluation of a group or community.
Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Each of your responses to your classmates should be at least 100 words in length. In your response post, please offer a thoughtful reply to promote discussion, critical thinking, and class interaction, and provide an open-ended question for your colleagues.
Include a reference entry for at least one scholarly resource formatted according Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site. resource. See the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site. for assistance on source types. If further help is needed with formatting reference entries and citations, use the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site. and APA: Formatting Your Links to an external site. References List Links to an external site. .