Reflective Response

Reflective Response Assignments (25 points each)

Students will complete a short (approximately 4 page) reflective essays examining oppression based on readings, documentaries, and participation in campus/community events. Students should offer a crucial examination and reflection of each topic, supported with literature (readings and content from class).

• Reflective Response 2 Examining the social construction of gender, patriarchy, & sexism

Submission should include the following:

• Reflective Overview:
• Describe the social construction of the issues, historical analysis of the issue, and the impact of policies and practices on ethnic and racial groups.
• Impact of Personal Identity
• Discuss how your personal identity and experiences interact with the construct. Consider the reciprocal relationship between the construct and your views, experiences, interactions, and interventions on a personal and professional level.
• Reflect on any biases or assumptions you may have identified about yourself related to this construct.
• Interconnections and systemic implications
• Describe how this may shape systemic inequities.
• Analyze how the social construct may interconnect with other identities or personal experiences.
• Action and Advocacy
• Propose specific actions you can take as a practicing social worker that may address and challenge the social construct at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice.
• Describe how your understanding of the construct will guide your approach to promoting social justice and equality.