- Describe yourself as a bio-psycho-socio-cultural-spiritual being.
State how these characteristics influenced the opportunities and barriers you have experienced so far in your life.
Include in your discussion how the culture is constructed and maintained. For example, you may choose to explore migration patterns, family organization, child-rearing practices, religious beliefs, secrets, rituals, attitudes towards illness and death, attitudes towards other cultures and deviance, family and gender roles
- Discuss membership of the dominant culture or non-dominate culture you identified.
- Discuss how your cultural identity influences your values as a social worker? If more than one culture comprises the culture of origin, how are they negotiated?
- Diversity, discrimination, and oppression affect everyone, whether they are part of a dominant or subordinated group. Describe the impact of diversity, discrimination, and oppression on your development and worldview (personal and