1. UOP PSY 110 Case (Thinking about Race, Ethnicity,
and Culture) and Case (Keeping Your Mouth Shut)
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Thinking about Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
1. Were race and ethnicity discussed in your family
as you were growing up? In what ways?
2. Do you demonstrate—through your behavior,
attitudes, and/or beliefs—your own ethnic
background? How?
3. Are there cultural differences between you and
members of other races or ethnicities? What are
they?
4. Are you proud of your ethnicity? Why?
2. 5. Think what it would be like to be a member of a
racial group or ethnicity other than your own. In
what ways would your childhood and adolescence
have been different? How would you view the
world differently?
In 150 word for each question please review the
following. This does not need to be in APAformat.
The Case of ...
Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Jorge Azar had immigrated with his parents to the
United States from the Dominican Republic when
he was 11 years old. Although Jorge had become
fluent in English, he still spoke with an accent.
Jorge had never felt self-conscious about it before.
He'd lived most of his life in America in New York
City, surrounded by dozens of different accents.
Now, though, Jorge had relocated with his wife out
of New York. He'd enrolled in college to earn his
degree in software engineering, and he was sitting
in a classroom in which he was the only Hispanic.
Jorge suddenly felt nervous to open his mouth. He
was sure that no matter what he said, his fellow
classmates would disregard it because of his
accent. Despite graduating from high school in the
3. top of his class, Jorge was struck dumb at the idea
of answering the questions his instructors asked.
One day, Jorge couldn't avoid the problem
anymore. In one of his programming classes, his
instructor called on him by name to explain a
technical term. Jorge knew what the term meant
and how to explain it ... but he was afraid that as
soon as he spoke, he'd be laughed at. As the
moments ticked by and the class waited for Jorge's
response, he started to wonder why he'd enrolled
in college in the first place.
1. Can you identify with Jorge's situation? Are
there aspects of yourself that you feel self-
conscious about?
2. What assumptions does Jorge fear his
classmates will make?
3. What assumptions about his classmates is Jorge
making?
4. What advice would you give Jorge to help him
feel more comfortable, not just speaking in class,
but in college in general?
5. Have you ever judged someone based not on
what they say, but how they say it? What did you
4. learn from this incident, and how could you avoid
it in the future?