PSYC610

Instructions

Week 7 Assignment: Cultural Identity

For this assignment, I will be writing a reflection paper on one of the TED talks listed below. In the assignment, reflect on the effect of multicultural psychology on your assumptions and knowledge about the role of culture or your everyday interactions with others from a different cultures, religions, or socio-economic groups. While portions of the reflection are subjective, the paper should be an integration of your experience and scholarly research.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

After choosing and watching one of the TED talks, I need to develop my paper addressing each of the bullets below:

• What does the speaker's experience mean to you?
• What are 2 recent real-life events related to this TED talk and in what specific ways do they relate to the TED talk?
• Define 5 psychological theories related to the TED talk and explain in detail how they specifically relate to the TED talk.
• What have you learned from the TED talk?
• How might the experience affect your daily thinking, actions, and interactions?
• What are 3 specific areas in your life that are opportunities for future growth or engagement based on the 5 theories you discussed in this paper?

I need to use a minimum of 8 academic, scholarly sources are required to be cited in the work, 6 of which MUST be peer-reviewed journal articles. Course materials may not be used to meet the peer-reviewed journal article requirement.