For my final assignment, I interviewed my colleague Ann Franek in order to create an ecomap of her current life. Ann is a 33-year old-white woman who is straight and identifies as female. She is protestant and desires to find a church community where everyone is accepted and important; currently, she is learning about the Lutheran church community in Denver. Ann’s age, race, sexual orientation, gender affiliation, and spirituality are central to her life and how she perceives and interacts with the world around her.
Through examination of Ann’s identity and culture, we can begin to understand what role oppression plays in her life. According to Kleinman, Copp, & Sandstrom (2006) there are several aspects of sexism “such as the wage gap, beauty norms, dating rituals, media advertisements, sexual scripts, patterns …show more content…
At approximately 25 minutes, Ann discusses how she gets a learning opportunity from the volunteers at her internship site, despite the presence of a stressful relationship. To be able to recognize that in the midst of conflict, learning can occur shows that Ann is remaining open minded in conflict. Ann’s family history and spiritual identity could be where this open-mindedness was learned while her current experiences are where she is strengthening this wonderful skill. What Ann has learned from her family and spiritual culture could be contributing to her open-mindedness. When working with other individuals, we must consider how our own social identities affect our professional relationships. On the surface, Ann and I have similar social identities; we are both female, white, straight, and protestant. The one unknown between us is social class. I grew up in a working class family and am a first generation college student. If this differs from Ann’s experiences than this could affect our working relationship. It is important for me to be aware that this could potentially affect our
Through examination of Ann’s identity and culture, we can begin to understand what role oppression plays in her life. According to Kleinman, Copp, & Sandstrom (2006) there are several aspects of sexism “such as the wage gap, beauty norms, dating rituals, media advertisements, sexual scripts, patterns …show more content…
At approximately 25 minutes, Ann discusses how she gets a learning opportunity from the volunteers at her internship site, despite the presence of a stressful relationship. To be able to recognize that in the midst of conflict, learning can occur shows that Ann is remaining open minded in conflict. Ann’s family history and spiritual identity could be where this open-mindedness was learned while her current experiences are where she is strengthening this wonderful skill. What Ann has learned from her family and spiritual culture could be contributing to her open-mindedness. When working with other individuals, we must consider how our own social identities affect our professional relationships. On the surface, Ann and I have similar social identities; we are both female, white, straight, and protestant. The one unknown between us is social class. I grew up in a working class family and am a first generation college student. If this differs from Ann’s experiences than this could affect our working relationship. It is important for me to be aware that this could potentially affect our