My first question this week was one that I proposed to the class during our discussion today about whether there was any value in the various blanket terms we use to classify people and cultural groups by race, class, gender etc. From the discussion I gathered a few points it seems we all agreed on in principle:
1) There is value in the unique experience every individual faces
2) The terms we use often do not encompass the many persons within a cultural group, but rather generalizes the experience of these persons by labeling them with said terms
3) There is not often times not a unified belief or experience shared by all members in a group
4) By claiming that certain issues are specific to cultural groups, it isolates that group by reinforcing the differences between these social groups over their shared experiences and difficulties
Think I got most of it but feel free to add or clarify anything I posted here.
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