In Class

SOCIAL IDENTITY WHEEL

Use the space under each category to list your social identities, i.e. Ethnicity (Puerto Rican, African American, Irish American, Mexican, etc.). Afterwards, take a moment to reflect about each of your social identities. Which do you: 1. (✓) Think about the most 2. (⁃) Think about the least 3. (★) Have the greatest effect on how you see yourself

In Society's View, based on your social identities: Place an (H) or HIGH for the spaces where your group identity has high power & influence and (L) for LOW for low power & influence. Place an (I) on the spaces where your group identity is generally included or accepted by society and an (E) where your group is generally excluded by the dominant society. For discussion, consider why you might think more about some of your group identities more than others. What experiences, lead you to think about the identities that are most salient (prominent) for you?

Values

Attitudes

Behaviors

Beliefs

Bias

Prejudice

SOCIAL IDENTITY CATEGORIES

EXAMPLES

Age Child, Adolescent, Young Adult, Middle Age Adult, Senior/Elder

Ethnicity African, Anglo, Chican@, Cuban, Dutch, French, Guamanian, Iranian, Irish, Jewish, Lakota, Navajo, Puerto Rican, Vietnamese, African American, etc.

First Language English, Farsi, French, Mandarin, Spanish

Gender Gender Queer, Man, Woman, Transgender

National Origin Barbados, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Japan, Puerto Rico, United States

Physical/Psychological/Mental/Learning Ability

Living w/a Disability, Living w/a Chronic Disease, Temporarily Able-Bodied (TAB)

Race Asian/Pacific Islander, Biracial, Black, Indigenous Peoples/Native American, Latin@, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, white

Religion or Spiritual Affiliation Agnostic, Atheist, Bahai’l, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim

Sex Female, Intersex, Male

Sexual Orientation Bisexual, Fluid, Gay, Heterosexual, Lesbian, Queer, Questioning

Socioeconomic Class Upper Class, Middle Class, Working Class, Poor