Human Service Cultural Humility and Diversity
Discussion Post:
Post an analysis of the demonstration that you viewed in the context of culture, power, and status. In your analysis, be sure to:
Describe who holds power in the conversation and at what points. Who has high status and who has low status, and how do you know? Be specific and provide examples.
In general, describe how culture relates to the status roles people take.
Resources:
Changing Minds. (n.d.). Status conversations.Links to an external site. http://changingminds(dot)org/techniques/conversation/types/status_conversation.htm
Nieto, L., & Boyer, M. F. (2006). Understanding oppression: Strategies in addressing power and privilege. Download Understanding oppression: Strategies in addressing power and privilege. ColorsNW.
Credit line: Nieto, L., & Boyer, M. F. (2006). Understanding oppression: Strategies in addressing power and privilege. https://www(dot)evergreen(dot)edu/sites/default/files/writingcenter/docs/cv/Nieto_Ask%20Leticia.pdf
Walden University. (2020b). Status play [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. https://waldenu(dot)instructure(dot)com
Human Service Cultural Humility & Diversity
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Human Service Cultural Humility & Diversity
Societies around the world are characterised by different interactions across equally diverse social constructs, such as gender, sex, ethnicity, and even status. The outlined social constructs tend to inform and dictate how individuals or groups interact in a society. The social, political, and economic domains of society also tend to dictate how such interactions and integrations occur within the outlined social constructs. However, the social, political, and economic dimensions of society tend to reinforce an integral social construct of status. In essence, an individual's or group's status in society greatly influences how they interact with other members of society. Defined as the position an individual holds in society, status makes for a powerful social construct that even dictates how an individual communicates with other members of society.
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