Self Awareness Padlet, SLWK311 by Anna Sosnowski https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034 Anna Sosnowski en-us 2023-09-30 23:05:43 UTC 2023-10-01 00:37:53 UTC hello@padlet.com How do you define difference? sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727167611 I would define difference as the visible and invisible variation of the human individual. I use this definition mostly in regard to lifestyle choices, but categories of difference can also include demographic characteristics such as “color, sex and gender, social class, sexuality, and disability” (Rosenblum & Travis, pg. 2). However, these perceived differences do not mean that in actuality one individual is that different from another. Acknowledging difference is important to appreciate individuals for their uniqueness, but fixation on difference can be actually be dehumanizing and exasperate distance stigma between ‘different’ demographical groups.  ]]> 2023-09-30 23:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727167611 How does the process of dichotomization affect your understanding of difference? sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727173575 Dichotomization is the process of “splitting the world into two camps- the good and the evil” (Pages 2010). It is the act of producing a mythical other, or a them who is not like ‘us’ at all. It is the focus on difference, and through its emphasis on that, it seems to polarize two things so that they seem almost oppositional. However, this opposition is more perceived than actual, and halts human connectedness and commonality. The process of dichotomization most likely affects my understanding of difference by greatly exacerbating these perceived differences between me and those of alternative master statuses. I believe this to be true especially because of my whiteness, I probably assumed more difference between non-white people and myself than is actually present. This idea is only reinforced by a study I looked at relating to   gender dichotomization, which revealed that men not only did participate in greater levels of gender dichotomization but that this dichotomization “is motivated, in part, by a need to eschew femininity from their i group identity to bolster a precarious gender status” (Bosson & Michniewicz). This causes me to believe that, as the men in this studies dichotomization was a symptom of their internalized misogyny, the dichotomization I likely take part is similarly a function of my internalized white supremacy.

]]> 2023-09-30 23:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727173575 Master Status sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727180854 A master status is a “term that denotes a perceived social standing that has exceptional significance for individual identity” (Hunt 2007). My master status is either my whiteness or my femininity both of which are ascribed to me. My whiteness is my privileged status and my femininity is my stigmatized status, however when combined with my whiteness its associated stigma is often overlooked or counteracted. In my life, I have experienced my privileged status through my general unawareness of my own race, and the lack of boundaries and limitations it puts on my life. My stigmatized statuses have mostly been experienced through hyper-sexualization, queer-phobia, and condescension.]]> 2023-10-01 00:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727180854 Not A Pretty Girl sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727183701 The expectation of passivity is the most infuriating aspect being perceived as a white woman to me. This song addresses that in an especially angsty-90s fashion without the addition of an overtly sexual tone. It is about the act of identity formation in the face of patriarchy. ]]> 2023-10-01 00:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727183701 Resources sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727184786 DiFranco, A. (2013, November 3). Ani DiFranco - not a pretty girl. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3BWQ3KHk_QE?si=Pp2BHXAtHip8bZVE 

Hunt, S. (2007). Master status. The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology.

​​Pages, T. S. (2010, April 20). The dichotomization of racism. Sociology Source. https://thesocietypages.org/sociologysource/2010/04/30/the-dichotomization-of-racism/

Bosson, J. K., & Michniewicz, K. S. (2013). Gender dichotomization at the level of ingroup identity: what it is, and why men use it more than women. Journal of personality and social psychology, 105(3), 425.

Rosenblum, K. E., & Travis, T.-M. (2016). The meaning of difference American constructions of race and ethnicity, sex and gender, social class, sexuality, and disability. McGraw-Hill Education. 






]]> 2023-10-01 00:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727184786 How will your experiences and understanding of difference impact your work as a social worker? sosnowskiah https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727186112 My experiences and understanding of difference will impact my work as a social worker by allowing me to counteract perceived differences between myself and clients allowing me to empathize with and see humanity in those that I would not typically relate to. It will also allow me to look at the experiences of my clients with a more open mind, and provide clients with more comprehensive counseling and resources.]]> 2023-10-01 00:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sosnowskiah/76p9rqu93b5eu034/wish/2727186112