The goal of the essay is to offer as much insight as possible on how the inter sectional categories of sexuality, gender, class, race, disability, religion, and language interact to: 1) Shape each other in your everyday life experience. This means, for example, addressing questions such as: how your race is related to the ways you perform your gender? How your able or disabled body modifies your economic status? Or how your sexuality is or not consistent to your religious believes? Etc., and 2) to shape the individual that you are, this second point refers to your values, moral standards, priorities in life, believes, the ways you treat people, your personal politics, etc, in short, your personality
1. Define, differentiate, and explain the key assumptions and sources of theories of individual differences and diversity (COI; CID)Thinking skills2. Arrange and integrate knowledge of individual differences and diversity (COI)Subject-based practical skills
3. Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in the context of a psychology project (COI; EID; SID; CID; CC)
4. Discuss conceptual and historical issues in Psychology Skills for life and work (general skills)
5. Make appropriate use of I.T. to construct and communicate arguments succinctly for relevant topics (COI; DP)6. Appreciate and reflect on one’s own behaviour and mental processes (COI; EID)