1. In your own words, define the terms race and ethnicity. Explain how they are different.
2. With respect to these two definitions, identify your race and your ethnicity. Describe how your race is different from and/or similar to your ethnicity.
3. Is race or ethnicity a more accurate reflection of your personal identity? Please explain your answer.
Intersectionality is a term used by sociologists to describe how racial and ethnic identity are directly related to social exclusion and privilege.
Address each of the following:
1. Identify a specific experience in which intersectionality affected you personally.
2. Describe the short-term and long-term personal impacts of that experience.
3. Offer at least one example of how intersectionality affects other members of your race and/or ethnicity in terms of health and/or healthcare.
4. Provide supporting statistics for each example.
5. Cite your sources. List the resources you used to obtain this information.
6. Identify specific actions that healthcare providers can take to help improve the health or treatment of members of your race and/or ethnicity.