Describe how you learned about your heritage and family rituals, what growing up was like, relevant demographics, family-held worldviews, and familial experiences with oppression.

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This assignment has been designed to assist you in becoming more aware of what your own cultural identity is, how it has influenced your life, and what you will do to progress in your development as a culturally competent counselor.

Tasks:

Respond to the following:

  • Include a family genogram outlining pertinent multicultural influences, such as race, religion, sexual identity, disability, and socioeconomic status (SES). For assistance in creating your genogram, refer to the following links:
  • Describe how you learned about your heritage and family rituals, what growing up was like, relevant demographics, family-held worldviews, and familial experiences with oppression.
  • Explain how these issues have affected you and how your experiences affect how you interact with other groups.
  • Select the most appropriate model of identity development for your primary cultural identity from your course textbook, Robinson-Wood (2013), and outline it clearly in your paper.
  • Using that model, citing your book or other sources, and using the multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills survey (MAKSS) resultsfrom Module 1 (or you may retake it), determine at what stage you are in your personal identity development. You need not give the actual multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills survey (MAKSS) results; just refer to them. Describe traits and behaviors you see in yourself that you used in your self-assessment.
  • Explain what happened in your past that moved you, or allowed you to move, from one stage to the next to get you where you are today.
  • Using the insight from Robinson-Wood (2013) or additional sources you identify regarding your selected model of identity development, describe what needs to happen to move you to the next stage of development. What will you do to bring about that next stage of development?
  • Describe what you will do to move to the highest levels of identity development and integration.

Create a 6–page paper in a Microsoft Word document written in APA format. Utilize at least four scholarly sources. For other instructions I am African American and attended baptist church as religion.

How do labels (such as smart/stupid, crazy or criminal, etc.) impact people’s mental processes and behaviors?

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(see Bem, 2016).  You will review and summarize relevant theory and research in order to defend a particular position (your thesis).  The topic of your literature review might come from the following list, or you may identify a different area of interest.  However, if you choose something other than the options below, you must obtain permission from your instructor prior to writing/submitting the paper.  It is up to the instructor’s discretion to allow/disallow alternative topics.  Here are some ideas you might choose to explore:

  • Accuracy of Proverbs
    • Example:  “Don’t judge a book by its cover” or “Beauty is a good letter of introduction”?  In other words, what can one conclude based on appearance alone?
    • Example:  “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” or “Out of sight, out of mind”?  In other words, do long distances or extended amounts of time strengthen relationship ties, or weaken them?
    • Example:  “Birds of a feather flock together” or “Opposites attract”?  In other words, are people attracted to similar or dissimilar others?
  • Impact of Titles/Labels
    • Example:  How do team mascots (such as the Redskins or Braves) impact Native Americans (self-esteem, stereotype threat, etc.)?
    • Example:  How do labels (such as smart/stupid, crazy or criminal, etc.) impact people’s mental processes and behaviors?
  • Altruism
    • Example:  Does true altruism exist?  What motivates people to help?
  • Explanatory Style
    • Example:  Do optimists experience better life outcomes than pessimists?
  • Persuasive Appeals
    • Example:  How do political campaigns utilize various techniques?
  • Self-esteem
    • Example:  Is there a dark side? Can one be too confident?
  • School Size
    • Example:  Do students fare better in big schools or small schools?  Why?
  • Reactance
    • Example:  What is the theory behind “reverse psychology”?
  • Gender Differences
    • Example:  in aggression, sex, etc.
  • A Form of Prejudice
    • Example:  fat prejudice, racial prejudice, etc.
  • Psychology and the Law
    • Example:  jury behavior, etc.
  • Other:  Must be approved by your instructor in advance!

The Final Paper

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date.

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As someone with a background in psychology, you (Darius) have been chosen to be the foreman for this jury. It is your task to organize the jury’s thoughts on whether the defendant should be found guilty or innocent.

This particular jurisdiction requires a jury to submit a court document that summarizes the verdict process. Therefore, you will need to provide a Word document to the judge explaining the thought process of the Jury during deliberation for the court to file away as part of the official verdict. Use references from this module and include APA in-text citations.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:

Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

 

note: the file I uploaded just download it and scroll down to module3…. the instruction for module 3 is what you should use to solve the above question. (module 3 Jury Duty )

* i added a zip file containing screenshots of the incident that happened with Darius. That is the case.

* also please ensure that every paragraphs should have or contain an in-text citation.

How has your own upbringing, in regard to gender and culture, impacted the adult you are today?

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Discussion 1

Watch the video “How Biology and Cultures Shape Our Social Roles.” In your initial discussion post, address the following:

  • How has your own upbringing, in regard to gender and culture, impacted the adult you are today?
  • How have changes in technology and media/social media impacted your understanding of gender and cultural norms?
  • In what ways have you changed or stayed the same over time regardless of whatever societal norms impacted your sense of self and your social cognition?

Refer to the video and cite from the text to support your answers.

Discussion 2

Find a good example of a work from the early 20th century (ca. 1900-1950) that either reflects the culture or society in which it was created or has affected society in some way. Then start a discussion about the ways in which the work itself affected society. (E.g. Did it offend people? Who? Why? Did it influence other artists or lead to other avant-garde styles?)

Discussion 3

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Locate and review tutorial help on Microsoft® PowerPoint® functions on the Microsoft® Office website.

Discuss the questions:

  • What is important for you to know about the intended audience before you create your presentation (using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or any other presentation application)? Why?