Assignment: Draft
You will interview someone who is different than you and write 3 to 4 pages paper describing your experience.
Objective : To interview someone different from you. To find your interviews, 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 a 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.
Class: Middle upper, lower
Religion: Atheist/ Agnostic, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, other.
Nationality: U.S./ American,
Race / Ethnicity: African American, Asian American, European American, Native American, other
Other Age : GI generation ( born Between 1905- 1924), silent generation ( 1925- 1944), baby boom ( 1945- 1964), Genearion
Y ( 1985- 2010)
Gender identity: Asexual, bisexual, lesbian, Gay, Straight, other.
The interview will allow you to have a conversation with someone and think critically, about how your differences have shaped your life experience. Uses the following method as a guide and write a summary according ( this is only a guide):
o Part 1. Introduction: driscribe the context of the interview- who you interviewed, why they were selected and where the interview took place.
o Part 2: What similarities and differences were uncovered.
o Part 3 : What aspects of the interview were most and least comfortable for you. Why?
o Part 4: How does this experience assist you in your field in healthcare and working with diverse patience?
o Part 5: Conclusion: What key insight did you develop? What is the most significant thing you learned from the experience and how is this relevant to our discussion of diversity?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.