Posted: September 19th, 2016

rite an essay that investigates and describes your own cultural identity.

Assessment details You are required to write an essay that investigates and describes your own cultural identity. This selfassessment should adhere to the structure given in the table below. Each topic in the table has a selection of sub topics. You do not need to focus on each sub topic in equal depth, but you must include each topic in your self-assessment. Please note: all information contained within the personal pro㌀㈀le will be strictly con㌀㈀dential. Topics Description Introduction (The basic details) Approximately 100 words The ㌀㈀rst part of the assessment requires you to brie㄀㨀y describe your pro㌀㈀le in terms of : age group gender class ethnic background This is a basic starting point for your self-assessment and does not require any interpretation. 9/19/2016 COM20001: Assessment 3 https://ilearn.swin.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid­5700323­dt­content­rid­29902925_2/courses/2016­SO2­COM20001­215398/Assessments/assessment­3.html 2/4 Deep structures (Your family context) Approximately 500 words In this section you need to discuss how your cultural identity has been shaped by key structural forces such as your family. For most people, family is one of the strongest sources of cultural identity. Try to identify how speci㌀㈀c family members have in㄀㨀uenced your identity. In doing so you need to discuss how your family functions in terms of: Gender roles Individualism and collectivism Age Groupings Social skills, traditions and customs Rather than just describing your family, you need to discuss your ideas about the role of family in society and how families function in terms of perpetuating beliefs. In this respect, some of the most interesting discussion will come from instances where people might disagree with their family’s beliefs on key matters. If this is the case you need to be able to identify and analyse where these alternative perspectives might have come from. World views (How do you see the world?) Approximately 400 words In this section you need to provide an overview of the di攀欀erent world views that you use to interpret the world. Most people have a variety of world views based on things such as religion, science and economics. In this section you should explain how your world views a攀欀ect your everyday interactions with other people. Cultural identity (The palimpsest of you) Approximately 500 words You should discuss the various identities that combine to make you who you are: Personal identities Relational identities Communal identities Gender identities Ethnic identities The key to this section is to focus o