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Reading Assignment

1. Read and annotate the chapter, The Complexity of Identity: Who Am I? by Beverly Tatum.
Make note of
the authors arguments (what are the most important ideas or opinions that she proposes?)
ideas that you agree or disagree with (write why you agree or disagree)
ideas or sentences that you do not understand (ask a question about these parts that will
help you better understand - OR - write what you think she is trying to say)
ideas or sentences that make you wonder or curious about something else (write what it is
you are wondering or curious about)
***The last two are the most important!!***
2. On a separate piece of paper, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, write three main arguments that
Tatum proposes from each section of the reading. Include the page number where the
argument can be found.
3. For each main argument, write one example IN YOUR OWN WORDS that she uses to
support her ideas/opinions. Include the page number where the example can be found.
Your paper should look like the table below:
SECTION 1
(Write the main ideas/opinions in your own words
on this side. Include the page number at the end.)

(Write the examples in your own words on this


side. Include the page number at the end.)

main argument #1

example that supports argument #1

main argument #2

example that supports argument #2

main argument #3

example that supports argument #3

SECTION 2
(Write the main ideas/opinions in your own words
on this side. Include the page number at the end.)

(Write the examples in your own words on this


side. Include the page number at the end.)

main argument #1

example that supports argument #1

main argument #2

example that supports argument #2

main argument #3

example that supports argument #3

SECTION 3
(Write the main ideas/opinions in your own words
on this side. Include the page number at the end.)

(Write the examples in your own words on this


side. Include the page number at the end.)

main argument #1

example that supports argument #1

main argument #2

example that supports argument #2

main argument #3

example that supports argument #3

Glossary for The Complexity of Identity: Who Am I? by Beverly Tatum


social scientist: someone who studies societies and relationships between people
looking glass self: the way we understand ourselves based on how others see or
treat us
one-dimensional: having one-dimension; having a single perspective or part
multi-dimensional: having several dimensions; having multiple perspectives or parts
mediate: to bring about. (if something is mediated by something then it is brought
about by something)
able-bodied: someone who does not have a physical disability
social context: the people and communities that have made up the environments you
have grown up in and currently spend time in
rural: a place in the countryside rather than a town or big city
urban: a place in a city or town
suburb: an outlying area of the city; not as open as a countryside, but not as crowded
as a city
reservation: an area of land set aside for Native American peoples in the U.S.
cultural context: the cultures that have made up the environments you have grown
up in and currently spend time in
historical context: the historical events and current events in the countries, states,
cities, towns, and neighborhoods that you have grown up in and currently spend time
in
embed: to implant or place into something
simultaneous: occurring at the same time
typology: classification or general type
maturation: the act of maturing or becoming more fully developed
cognitive abilities: mental processing abilities; the ability to understand abstract
ideas
ripple: spread
salience: the most important or the most noticeable
integrating: combining parts with other parts to make a whole
component: a part or element of a larger whole
idiosyncratic: behavior or ways of thinking particular to an individual
enclave: a place or group thats different in character from the places surrounding it
dissonance: tension, lack of harmony, clash
subsequently: afterward, as a consequence/result, consequently
other/otherness: being different from what is considered normal or desirable
Anti-Semitism: oppression/discrimination/hatred of people of Jewish heritage or
religion
distortion: misleading or false impressions of something
empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
defective: imperfect, insufficient, inadequate, not good enough
innately: naturally
internalize: to make attitudes, behavior, or beliefs become your own by learning/
adopting them

anomaly: something that lies outside of what is standard, normal, or expected


inequitable: not fair, not right; unfair, unjust
denigrate: criticize unfairly; treat or talk about something as being not worth much
rationalizations: justifications, thinking of something as fair or reasonable
saturated: cause something to become thoroughly filled with something
succumb: to give in to something or someone
inherent: existing in something as a permanent quality
status quo: the existing social conditions; the way things are
disconcerting: unsettling, very uncomfortable
privilege: advantage

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