Identity Definition & Exploration
Learning opportunity
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Marginalized Group: social identity groups that are disenfranchised and discriminated against
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Privileged Group: social identity groups that hold unearned privileged in society
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Sylvia Duckworth’s “wheel of power/privilege” is another visual representation of how power, privilege, and social identities intersect. The graphic below uses the imagery of a wheel, sectioned off by the following social identities and respective categories:
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Citizenship: citizen, documented, undocumented
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Skin colour: white, different shades, dark
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Formal education: post-secondary, high school, elementary
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Ability: able-bodied, some disability, significant disability
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Sexuality: heterosexual; gay men; lesbian, bi, pan, asexual
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Neurodiversity: neurotypical, neuroatypical, significant neurodivergence
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Mental health: robust, mostly stable, vulnerable
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Body size: slim, average, large
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Housing: owns property, sheltered/renting, homeless
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Wealth: rich, middle class, poor
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Language: English, Learned English, non-English monolingual
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Gender: cisgender man; cisgender woman; trans, intersex, nonbinary