SWK 113 Journal Questions

1)   Wednesday, January 7, 2004:  How can you make the class a safe place to discuss feelings about diverse issues that might offend or distress others in the class?  

2)   Wednesday, January 14, 2004 What prejudicial statements that you have heard made by someone else do you find yourself sometimes agreeing?

 3)   Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Have you ever used the "n" word?  In what context?  How do you think this impacted the people around you?  How about the "C" word (Cracker)?

Wednesday, January 28, 2004   Snow Day! 

4)   Wednesday, February 4, 2004   At what level do we have the right to interfere with the actions of another culture?  Why at that level?

5)  Wednesday, February 11, 2004  Knowing that your ethnic history is unique, what parts might get lost/do you fear losing in an interracial or intercultural relationship?

6)  Wednesday, February 18, 2004  Looking at your local environment, in what ways do we continue to hide or deny other cultural histories?

7)  Wednesday, February 25, 2004  If you were in a psychiatric hospital (visiting someone else), what behaviors of yours might make the staff think that you belonged in the psychiatric hospital?

8)  Wednesday, March 3, 2004  After reading chapter nine, what aspect of the Latino/a culture was the most surprising to you?  What aspect would present the most significant challenge to you as a human services worker?

9)  Wednesday, March 10, 2004  Which character in the drawbridge scenario would be the most difficult for you to play?  What about that character would make it a difficult role for you?

10) Wednesday, March 17, 2004  What character in the drawbridge exercise would seem to most closely resemble Native Americans?  Why?

11)  Wednesday, March 24, 2004  What messages do you think you internalized from messages you received as a child?

12)  Wednesday, March 31, 2004  Turn the television on and watch the first show that comes on.  What kind of messages are there on that show about diversity?  

13)  Wednesday, April 7, 2004   As the workshop approaches, what is your greatest fear about the workshop, particularly around helping others confront their own biases?

14)  Wednesday, April 14, 2004  What was the most powerful part of the workshop for you?

15)  Wednesday, April 21, 2004  What can you personally do to fight institutionalized racism in Person and Caswell Counties?

16)  Wednesday, April 28, 2004