Identity Pie and Descriptions

SOCIAL IDENTITY PIE Building Self-Awareness to Understand How Our Identities Shape Us

Consider the following social and cultural identities: Race, ethnicity, religion/spirituality, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender, ability, national origin, age, and other social identities that have meaning for you.

Complete your identity pie: Create a new “slice” for each of the above social and cultural identities. Portion your slices based on your awareness of each identity (for example, if you do not often think about your religion or spirituality, you would create a smaller slice for this area, but you might create a larger slice for race or gender, if these identities enter your awareness more often).

EXAMPLE

Genderqueer

Bisexual

Age 47

Irish

Reference Goodman, D. (2020). Cultural competence for equity and inclusion: A framework for individual

and organizational change. Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, 10, 5-24.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340898719_Cultural_Competence_for_Equity_

and_Inclusion_A_Framework_for_Individual_and_Organizational_Change