New York University Socialization and Change Essay

The goal of this assignment is to critically think about your socialization and begin the process of change. This assignment should be no more than 8 pages, single-spaced typed in Times New Roman 12pt font.

Think about your family, your upbringing (primary socialization), your community, including your parents’ friends, your friends, your place of worship and your school (secondary socialization).

1. During your upbringing:

a. Which groups of people (e.g., racial/ethnic groups, generational groups, immigration status, disability status, sex/gender identification, etc.) did your family openly accept? How was this acceptance communicated (e.g., actions or statements that family members would make to signal that particular groups of people were accepted)?

b. Which groups of people did your family not accept? How was this non-acceptance communicated (e.g., actions or statements that family members would make to signal that particular groups of people were not accepted)?

2. During your secondary socialization, including your educational experiences:

a. Which groups of people experienced -isms and phobias in your friends’ circle, community and school? b. Which groups of people enjoyed privilege? What was their privilege based on?

c. Did you/your family experience – isms, phobias in your community? *

d. What privileges did you and your family enjoy? Think beyond race.

e. Which languages were present in the community/school where you grew up/attended?

f. Who spoke these languages (e.g., races, ethnicities, generation, national origin, etc.)?

g. Which languages were celebrated and positively regarded? Who spoke those languages (e.g., races, ethnicities, generation, national origin)?

h. Which languages were negatively regarded (i.e., linguistic racism)? Who spoke those languages (e.g., races, ethnicities, generation, national origin)?

“SLPs who are oriented toward social justice should be mindful of how their own understandings and perspectives on racism, ableism, classicism, linguicism, and heteronormativity can hinder or strengthen relationships with those that they interact with in professional settings.” (Horton, 2021, p. xxviii).

3. As you continue to orient yourself toward social justice,

a. Give four aspects of your socialization that you can use to potentially strengthen relationships with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

b. Give four aspects of your socialization that can potentially hinder you from building relationships with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

c. For 3b, how can you unlearn these aspects of your socialization to build and strengthen relationships with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and become an antiracist clinician who is oriented toward social justice?List one action for each step.

4. Give four ways in which you will demonstrate a social justice orientation as a speech-language pathologist who works with culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Please be specific and reference resources used in class and that you note elsewhere. References must be oriented toward a social justice orientation and antiracism. All references should be cited using APA 7th Edition Please view the grading rubric at the end of this syllabus. This assignment cannot be resubmitted