The Influence Of The Media On A White Person - 1120 Words

own group or culture (Sue, 2006, p. 116).† It could have been the first time I actually saw the impact of the media on a white person that was not exposed to other cultures. I was never taught whites were better than anyone by my family and my education did not make me see white people in a positive light. Also, I was not taught to be colorblind. I was allowed to form my own opinions. My racial identity has grown in ways. I am more aware of the impact of Jewish history on my identity. My white racial identity has not been changed from being in this class. I have grown and I believe that it is not stagnant or a zero sum transition or I could be in overlapping stages. There is also that balance that one has to have, which we will stumble†¦show more content†¦When there have been culture clashes in my past, I was made aware, either through research or self-discovery or being told out right it was a cultural difference and I was able to accept it. This takes time, with males specifically and I can only guess it will happen to me again. In a social work environment I will be able to ask questions, if I couldn’t come to that conclusion on my own, and be supported by other social workers if it was negatively impacting me. This will make the processes happen at a more rapid rate or I believe it will. In the past, I had to figure it out alone, and I wasn’t positive I was correct in my assessment that it was a cultural difference. When it comes to issues that impact me as a woman, which will likely be the most challenging, I will have support from my fellow female social workers. When there are culture clashes with females, I am not threatened as a female and if my personal history holds true, they will not cause an internal struggle. There are issues regarding racism that as a white person I would not know how to handle, because I am white and maybe because of where I grew up. For example if black teenagers were using the n-word, until I had made a connection with them I would not address the use of this word. I feel that me approaching this too soon could cause distress in a therapeutic setting. I grew up with black males calling each other that, I never associate it with a racial slur when they said it nor did I