Please respond to the following question(s) and post your response on the Discussion Board
Public health scholar Thomas LaVeist writes, “Group identity is very important to humans. It goes to the core of who we are and where we see ourselves fitting into the world. There is nothing more human than to think in terms of in-groups. At a fundamental psychological level, we think of ourselves as belonging to this group and not belonging to that group. And we all belong to many groups” (7).
LaVeist could not be more right – we all belong to many groups; however, sometimes and often many times (either consciously or unconsciously) we think and act according to racial, ethnic, and cultural stereotypes. The RACE website, the Lived Experience activities, the PBS Race website, and the Understanding Race video all remind us of this. I want everyone to think about a time in which you acted, reacted, behaved, and/or thought according to a racial, ethnic, sexist, heterosexist, ageist, anti-immigrant, and/or cultural stereotype.
In this week’s post, discuss the ways in which we can work towards reminding ourselves and others that differences do indeed exist within groups and not just across groups. How can we work against racial, ethnic, and cultural stereotypes in our lives, at CSU, at work, and/or in the health care setting? How can we work towards dispelling the myths surrounding certain racial, ethnic, and/or cultural groups? What actions need to be taken and what approach needs to be used? Please include some mention of what your experience was like when you were exploring and interacting on the RACE Project website and the PBS Race website and when you were watching the Understanding Race or other videos. There is no real right or wrong answer to this question. I want you to challenge yourselves, be creative, and brainstorm. Let’s get the discussion rolling…..
Links :
- Bonder and Martin (2013) Chapter3: Distinguishing the Cultural and the Social
- Asad, A.L. & Kay, T. (2015). Toward a multidimensional understanding of culture for health interventions. Social Science &Medicine,144,79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.09.013
Supplemental: Bailey, ZD, Krieger, N., M. Agénor, J Graves, N. & Linos, M. (2017). Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions. The Lancet (389):1453-1463
http://www.understandingrace.org/
https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/resources/
https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/videos/difference-between-us-racial-classification-cultural
https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/videos/redlining
https://www.theroot.com/the-doll-test-for-racial-self-hate-did-it-ever-make-se-1790875716