Homework: Diversity Interview
You will interview someone who is different than you and write a 2 to 4 page paper describing your experience.
Objective: To interview someone different from you. To find your interviewee, circle 4 terms (see below) you identify with. Find someone who identifies with a different term in the same category. For example, if you are Buddhist, you could choose to interview someone who is Jewish. Or you might interview someone from generation X if you are from the baby boom generation. Remember that diversity is often not visibly apparent, below are some example of diversity you can choose from.
Class: Middle, upper, lower
Religion: Atheist/Agnostic, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, other
Nationality: U.S./American, Other
Race/Ethnicity: African American, Asian American, European American, Native American, Other
Age: GI generation (born between 1905-1924), silent generation (1925-1944), baby boom (1945-1964), generation X (1965-1984), generation Y (1985-2010)
Gender Identity: Woman, Man, Transgender, Other
Sexual Orientation: Asexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Straight, Other
Ability: Visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, psychologically impaired, learning difference/disability, able bodied/temporarily without impairments, other
The interview will allow you to have a conversation with someone and think critically about how your differences have shaped your life experiences. Use the following as a guide and write a summary accordingly:
I. Part I: Introduction: Describe the context of the interview-who you interviewed, why they were selected and where the interview took place.
II. Part II: What similarities and differences were uncovered?
III. Part III: What aspects of the interview were most and least comfortable for you? Why?
IV. Part IV: Conclusion: What key insights did you develop? What is the most significant thing you learned from the experience and how is this relevant to our discussion of diversity? (Connect directly to the course materials and discussion)
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.