Discussion Forum

DB 1

Using Categorization [WLOs: 1 and 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, and 4]

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.

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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.

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. .