After taking all three quizzes I felt great about my learning experience. Many of the questions were a review from the material that I read from the text. I learned many other things also while taking the quizzes. I really do not like taking quizzes or test, so before taking them I was thinking that it was probably going to be a little challenging, but it actually was not that bad. I located my answers by guessing and using my critical thinking skills. Some of the answers I knew without a doubt in my mind. I enjoyed the set-up of the quizzes and loved how after taking the quiz there were explanations for the reason why the answers were correct. I think this set up allows the test taker to understand the good reasons for picking the correct answer. I thought that it would be a great idea for the quiz to also give the reasons for why answers were incorrect. This will allow the test taker to understand the reason why answers were incorrect. I took each quiz two times each and on the second attempt I would get all the correct answers. I at least had half the correct answers for each quiz. The chapter four quiz I did the best and I only had two of my answers incorrect.
Darice Collier
After reading "LGBT: Let's Talk About Ageism", I learned a few things that were interesting about gays, lesbians, ageism, and people with disabilities. It is true but sad that our society determines beauty based upon the age of people. Everyone is beautiful no matter what age they are. As a person become to age there are many things that change with the appearance and body, but that does not determine the overall beauty of the person. Not only gay men, but others feel insecure, unattractive, and sometimes depressed when they age. One of the good points that the article discussed is that ageism is rarely discussed. I can concur with this statement because I did not know about ageism until I took a social problem class in college, which was a few years ago. People will be able to handle ageism and know what to do about it if it is discussed and people are aware of it. The society does not know how to get old and do not know how to treat people that are "old".
Darice Collier
After reading, "Wage Gap Hits African American, Latina Women Hardest" I learned a lot about the paying wages. I knew that there was a pay disparity between men and women, but I did not know it was also a different pay between Latina and African American women. I thought that all minority women received the same wages. It is a shame and unfair that women of color does not receive the same pay as white men and women. There should not be a wage gap between different genders and race. Both genders can be working the same hours and position, but yet they are not paid the same. There are many qualified women of color that are hardworking, but does not get the job and a white men or women get the job that is unqualified.
Darice Collier
After listening to the talk called, "Racism As a Zero-Sum Game", a social worker perspective about this topic can be foreseen as being something important. The Harvard study shows that whites believe that discrimination against them is rising. Whites sees racism as a zero sum game that they are now losing. I could not believe that some whites believe that they are discriminated against more than blacks. Some whites believes that since discrimination is getting better for black people then, it must be getting worst for them. They see themselves as originally being the dominant majority, but now the majority and minority are almost equal. And now since this is the case they feel like they are being targeted. But in actuality all they are required to share the bounties of opportunities. The problem with being stigmatized is not having power and resources.
Darice Collier
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