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Granguist, M.A. (no date) Swedish Americans - history, significant immigration waves, settlement patterns. Available at: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Swedish-Americans.html (Accessed: 14 November 2016).

Lee, S.Y., Pitesa, M., Thau, S. and Pillutla, M.M. (2014) ‘Discrimination in selection decisions: Integrating stereotype fit and interdependence theories’, Academy of Management Journal, 58(3), pp. 789–812. doi: 10.5465/amj.2013.0571.

Mendoza-Denton, R. (2011) Racism against whites: What’s the problem? Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/are-we-born-racist/201103/racism-against-whites-whats-the-problem (Accessed: 14 November 2016).

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All members of my family identify as Caucasian. There are stereotypes of whites is that they are prejudiced, intolerant, and callous (Mendoza-Denton, 2011). Women are stereotyped as having the characteristics required for successful performance of tasks that require feminine
characteristics (Lee et al., 2014). I as a white female have not encountered being discriminated against due to my race or gender.

Mendoza-Denton, R. (2011) Racism against whites: What’s the problem? Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/are-we-born-racist/201103/racism-against-whites-whats-the-problem (Accessed: 14 November 2016).

Lee, S.Y., Pitesa, M., Thau, S. and Pillutla, M.M. (2014) ‘Discrimination in selection decisions: Integrating stereotype fit and interdependence theories’, Academy of Management Journal, 58(3), pp. 789–812. doi: 10.5465/amj.2013.0571.

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My family is extremely family oriented. We gather every week if possible to have dinner together and to catch up on what is going on in our lives. We were taught that family comes first and that if we needed anything, we could ask one another.

We were raised to respect our elders, not to talk back, and overall try to do that right thing. A main moral of our family was do onto others as you would have then do unto you.

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1. My family gets together for every holiday. We usually spend Christmas Eve at my fathers house, and then Christmas at my mother's house. As our family grows, we now have a tradition to pick a name our of a hat for whom we need to get a gift for during Christmas on my mother's side.  Because we have so many people in our family, it is difficult to make sure we are all together for Thanksgiving. My mother now has us all over to her home on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to celebrate together. My father has us over to his home for Thanksgiving if he is in town. He usually goes to visit his parents in Minnesota with my stepmom.

2. My grandparents have rented the same condo in Hilton Head every year for the past 35 years. My dad's side of the family gathers together for Easter and we spend time together for the week. Hilton Head is filled with wonderful family memories, so much that I was married there last year.

3. Birthdays are celebrated together at my mother's house. She will ask us what we would like for dinner every year and my siblings and their significant others will come for dinner to celebrate.

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My parents got divorced when I was 9 years old. Prior to the divorce my mother was a stay-at-home mom and my father worked at an IT company doing sales. It was expected that my mother would get the kids ready for school, pack our lunches, clean the home, and have dinner ready when my father would get home from work. My mother would take us kids to our sport practices, while my father would mainly only come to the games.

After the divorce our family roles shifted. My mother needed to get a job in order to support us children, and my father moved out. We would see our father every other weekend.

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I was the first person in my immediate family to complete my college education. My father went to college in Minnesota, but dropped out his sophomore year in order to go straight into the workforce. He enjoyed the blue collar lifestyle, but realized he would make more money to provide for the family in a white collar atmosphere. My mother's highest education was high school. She suffered an injury her junior year of high school, making it difficult for her to go to school. After her recovery, my mother immediately went into the work force, but it was difficult for her to get a high paying job without a college diploma. My parents made sure that each of their children went to school everyday and to gather any resources needed in order to make sure we were able to learn at our highest potential. I believe since both of parents did not complete college, they were going to make sure that i had the opportunity to get the highest education as possible. I will do the same for my children, because I believe that an education is what can mold you for success.

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We were taught not to quit. If you put your mind to something then you can get it done and if you always do your best, that that is all my parents would ask of us. My father worked his way up from being an assistant at an IT company, to going into sales. Eventually, after many years, he was a VP of sales and went off to start his own company. Now he is a COO, proving that if you work hard, you can be successful. My mother has always had a job since I could remember. My parents got divorced when I was young, so my mother always taught me that I should not have to depend on anyone else in order to earn a living. She taught all of her children to be motivated.

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I was baptized Episcopalian. Our family members go to church on Easter and Christmas. We believe that Jesus is the son of God. I was taught to say a prayer before a meal growing up, asking god to bless the food before beginning to eat.

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My father's side of the family is Swedish. My ancestors came from Sweden in the early 1900's. In the 1860s and 1870s immigration shifted toward Minnesota and the upper Midwest, and the Swedish population of Minneapolis grew substantially (Granguist, no date). Today, Minnesota has the highest Swedish-American population and is where my grandparents, father, and I grew up.

Granguist, M.A. (no date) Swedish Americans - history, significant immigration waves, settlement patterns. Available at: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Sr-Z/Swedish-Americans.html (Accessed: 14 November 2016).

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My great great grandmother on my mother's side came to the United States from Germany. She was Jewish, but switched her religion to Christianity for my great great grandfather.