Self Image: Activity 1

What follows is a list of categories that serves to define and divide us. Make a personal list of the categories you belong to or have conflict with and visual symbols that are associated with each. Aspirations and expectations should also be listed. 

1. Age/generation - is can dictate levels of independence afforded to the individual. 
2. Gender - Our sex affects the way we are treated by some individuals. 
3. Race - Prejudice and perceived racial superiority can affect hopes and aspirations. 
4. Religion - Moral codes and ideologies that serve to guide, unite and divide. 
5. Class or caste - A classification that an individual may never escape from. 
6. Personality - Extrovert and introvert are classifications of personality. 
7. Intelligence - educational establishments, based on IQ, often segregate us. 
8. Political persuasion - Left wing or right wing. Each carries its own ideology. 

1. I am seventeen years old and my generation would be a teenager living in the 21st century. 
2. I am a female.
3. My race or ethnicity is Hispanic or Latina.
4. My religion is Catholicism.
5. My class is middle class.
6. My personality would be bubbly, caring, kind, and generous.
7. I don't consider myself a smart person. I think I am a little less than average, but not dumb.
8. When it comes to Political persuasion,I get persuaded by accurate tactics, but emotion plays a big part in persuading me.