WEEK 1 BEHS 220 DISC 1

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Review the TED Talk  Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story , then, using at least two of the required readings from this week, answer the following questions:

· What stories did you grow up with? These could be from books, TV shows, movies, or another source. The Trials of Brother Jero

· How did these stories influence your perceptions of yourself and of the world?

· Did you identify with the background of the main characters or were they from a different background than you? How did this affect you?

· As an adult, what stories do you identify with?

· How are these stories similar to and different from the ones you grew up with? How might this relate to your exposure to and understanding of diversity?

· Are there certain areas of the world or certain people about whom you only have a single story? (Think long and hard before saying that you don’t have a single story about anyone. How likely is this to be the case?)

· What role does diversity play in your workplace, social life, and/or education?

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story

http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/introwgss/chapter/identity-terms/

http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/introwgss/part/main-body/

http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/introwgss/chapter/conceptualizing-structures-of-power/

https://ncd.gov/publications/2006/june2006

https://openstax.org/books/college-success/pages/9-introduction