CULTURAL PROFILE ASSIGNMENT (25%) DUE 30THOFMARCH.This assignment is aimed at deepening awareness of your own social and cultural identities. Youare to write a 3-4 page paper (1 1/2 line -spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, thatdiscusses certain aspects of your ethnic background and/or other aspects of your social identity.Your paper should address at least two aspects of your social identity (e.g. ethnicity and religion,ethnicity and gender, race and nationality, gender and economic class…). You are expected tochoose among the ones discussed in Chapter 4. You may address more than two, but more thanthree or four is too much. Specifically, you should discuss the following issues for each identity:Avowal: What does this identity mean to you? Why is it important?Ascription: How does this identity affect the way other people perceive or treat you?(Have you or your family ever been discriminated against? Have you noticed anyadvantages that your identity gives you in society?)Something about the history of your group in your country (e.g. why did you or yourancestors first come to your native country, or how did your group first become identifiedas it is today?)How would you characterize members of your social identity group? What kinds ofthings do you share (e.g. beliefs, values, norms, traditions…)?In what ways does your identity make you similar to or different from mainstreamculture? How, and from whom, have you learned this?How do the two (or more) identities you chose to examine interact with each other?You might also discuss some of the following:How did you first come to be aware of your identity as a member of this group? Arethere things you have specifically been taught about your group membership? Whatstories have influenced your thinking?What do you like (or dislike) about your group?What attitudes do other people (both within and outside of your group) have about youridentity? What would happen, for example, if you were to marry a person from adifferent religious, ethnic, or racial group?What else would you want your classmates to know about your social group or identity?What aspects of your identity do not seem important or interesting to you, and why?Anything else that responds to readings, theories, or other issues discussed in class.While this paper does not require serious research, I highly recommend that you do some outsideexploration of your groups, either by talking to family members, looking in books, or surfing theweb.In terms of writing, be sure to have a brief introduction (with main points!), a brief conclusion,and an organization that helps your paper to flow in a clear, interesting manner. (Please don’tfeel that you have to answer each of the above questions in order.) Papers that are thoughtful andinsightful will earn higher grades than those that lack reflection.Intercultural Communication with Dr. Erla S. Kristjánsdóttir – Spring 2016 1 Grading Criteria:Content of Paper (80%)Does the paper thoughtfully explore at least two aspects of your social identity?Does it reflect critical thinking and awareness of intercultural communication concepts?Does it effectively describe the meaning that the identities you address have for you andfor others?Does it describe elements of your groups’ histories, beliefs, values, norms, and traditions?Does it address ways in which your identity places you within or outside of the Americanmainstream?Does it show insight into how your various identities interact with one another?________Writing and Presenting (20%Is your paper clear and free of slang or errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?Is it coherently organized, with an effective introduction and conclusion?Is it interesting, engaging, personal, and sensitive to the existence of other identities,experiences, and points of view?Is it neatly presented, with a standard 12-point font, 1 ½ line spacing, and page numbers?________Total ________Intercultural Communication with Dr. Erla S. Kristjánsdóttir – Spring 2016 2
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