Assignment:
Think of a time or situation that you experienced personally or witnessed where class mattered. How did it matter? Were you aware of any hidden rules that were applied or felt in the situation?
Would Peggy McIntosh's concept of privilege apply to this situation? How? Or why not?
What kind of mediation (as discussed in the Payne article) or interventions would have assisted you or the person you observed in this situation?
If ethnicity was not part of the scenario you describe, how might ethnicity impact this situation if you or the person in the situation were/are a member of a minority culture?
Include references