I know little about where my family comes from, but I have always been curious about my family’s background. Although I have never made the effort to do any research because I did not realize how much it has affected who I am. Now, after completing the worksheets I understand my family affects every part of who I am and not just in my physical appearance, but they also my own values and beliefs.
Family Heritage and Values
Before I did any research I already knew my mother’s family was from Germany, but I did not know where my father’s family was from. After doing a bit of research and signing up for a free trial on ancestry.com, I can confirm my mother’s family did come from Germany. I also found out her family brought a skill with them from …show more content…
My experiences with oppression were not really all that intense and now I realize I grew up with a lot of advantages. Even though I seemed to grow up with a lot of privilege, I did not recognize it until I did the privilege exercise in module 8. I think the same also goes for oppression. I knew the definition, but had not thought I had much experience with it until the readings in module five.
After reading the Cycle of Socialization, I would place myself in the direction of change. Only because now I have become aware of the things we are born into such as oppression, disadvantages, and privileges. Reading about this cycle I could relate to each step, and at the end of the cycle is when I realized that is not necessarily a good thing. When it talked about media influencing us on who should of power, I immediately thought about white males controlling everything. I also realize that I unconsciously believed that too, in group projects I know it was always a male that delegated the responsibilities. Those males delegating the group were always white too, and I never argued with their authority because I had this assumptions they were already better than
Family Heritage and Values
Before I did any research I already knew my mother’s family was from Germany, but I did not know where my father’s family was from. After doing a bit of research and signing up for a free trial on ancestry.com, I can confirm my mother’s family did come from Germany. I also found out her family brought a skill with them from …show more content…
My experiences with oppression were not really all that intense and now I realize I grew up with a lot of advantages. Even though I seemed to grow up with a lot of privilege, I did not recognize it until I did the privilege exercise in module 8. I think the same also goes for oppression. I knew the definition, but had not thought I had much experience with it until the readings in module five.
After reading the Cycle of Socialization, I would place myself in the direction of change. Only because now I have become aware of the things we are born into such as oppression, disadvantages, and privileges. Reading about this cycle I could relate to each step, and at the end of the cycle is when I realized that is not necessarily a good thing. When it talked about media influencing us on who should of power, I immediately thought about white males controlling everything. I also realize that I unconsciously believed that too, in group projects I know it was always a male that delegated the responsibilities. Those males delegating the group were always white too, and I never argued with their authority because I had this assumptions they were already better than