COMM PSY EXERCISE 1
Ndeah Terry
1/23/15
Community Psychology
Exercise 1
Exercise 1- “Abnormality”
In the space provided indicate (a) in which you are “abnormal,” or different, for each of your reference groups, (b) the ways that your being different from most is a positive quality you want to keep, and (c) the ways that your being different from most is a negative quality that interferes with your life in some ways.
Reference Group
Ways you are abnormal
Positive Quality
Negative Quality
Your ethnicity
Your nationality
Your religion
Your language
Your age
Your gender
Your place of residence
Your social status
Your educational level
Your formal affiliations to groups Your informal affiliations to ideas
African American
American
Islam
English (American)
21
Female
Dorm
Middle Class
Undergraduate
LSAMP, WISE, and Astronomy Club
I’m an independent
I am come from a rich cultural heritage.
I was born in a country where I have freedom and lots of opportunity.
My religion gives me peace and comfort.
I like my native language and many people around the world also speak it.
I enjoy being young and healthy.
I get to hopefully one day experience the joy of having children.
Living on campus allows me to have full access to all of my university’s resources.
My family and I have enough money to buy what we need and sustain ourselves.
These are all science based clubs. I get to relate to other people on different issues in research and science in each of them.
I get to pick and choose ideas that agree with from both parties.
It makes me a minority and thus subject to discrimination.
I am also from a part of the world that many people dislike.
Because of today’s post-9/11 culture Muslims are subject to discrimination.
There is a certain level of naiveté that comes with being young; I don’t have a lot of life experience yet.
Menstruation, menopause, sexism,
1/23/15
Community Psychology
Exercise 1
Exercise 1- “Abnormality”
In the space provided indicate (a) in which you are “abnormal,” or different, for each of your reference groups, (b) the ways that your being different from most is a positive quality you want to keep, and (c) the ways that your being different from most is a negative quality that interferes with your life in some ways.
Reference Group
Ways you are abnormal
Positive Quality
Negative Quality
Your ethnicity
Your nationality
Your religion
Your language
Your age
Your gender
Your place of residence
Your social status
Your educational level
Your formal affiliations to groups Your informal affiliations to ideas
African American
American
Islam
English (American)
21
Female
Dorm
Middle Class
Undergraduate
LSAMP, WISE, and Astronomy Club
I’m an independent
I am come from a rich cultural heritage.
I was born in a country where I have freedom and lots of opportunity.
My religion gives me peace and comfort.
I like my native language and many people around the world also speak it.
I enjoy being young and healthy.
I get to hopefully one day experience the joy of having children.
Living on campus allows me to have full access to all of my university’s resources.
My family and I have enough money to buy what we need and sustain ourselves.
These are all science based clubs. I get to relate to other people on different issues in research and science in each of them.
I get to pick and choose ideas that agree with from both parties.
It makes me a minority and thus subject to discrimination.
I am also from a part of the world that many people dislike.
Because of today’s post-9/11 culture Muslims are subject to discrimination.
There is a certain level of naiveté that comes with being young; I don’t have a lot of life experience yet.
Menstruation, menopause, sexism,