To increase students’ cultural self-awareness, they will complete an essay wherein they describe themselves from an intersectional perspective. The response generated for the Cultural Self-Assessment assignment should prove a helpful starting place. Things student should comment on.

1. What advantages/privileges have you experienced relevant to your cultural influence?

2. What disadvantages/obstacles have you experienced relevant to your cultural influences?

3. Are there cultural influences for which the impact of your dominant/minority status is affected by your status in a different category of cultural influence?

4. Where do you think your growth edges are regarding knowledge of and/or attitudes toward individuals who are culturally similar to you?

5. Where do you think your growth edges are regarding knowledge of and/or attitudes toward individuals who are culturally different from you?