Psychology: Cultural Perception & You

Directions: Choose any 4 Cultural Groups we've focused on in class on Monday (the activity we worked on) and conduct research in the following areas:

• The History Behind the Cultural Group
• The Perceptions people outside of this group hold about people within this Cultural Group

For each one, you will also identify personal assessments about you and how each Cultural Group has effected you in the following ways:

• How each Cultural Group has effected your perception of the world around you
• How you would like to be perceived by others (outside of this cultural group) 

Generation Me Article

For Example: 
Generation Me/Millennials
History: Seek out information that will give you historical information the makeup of the generation; how Generation Me contributes to society; the general behavioral patterns of the Generation; information on: political affiliations; favored career paths; impact social media has had
The Perceptions Outsiders Hold: Look for information on what other generations think about Generation Me. What do Baby Boomers (Born 1943-1964) and Generation Xers (Born 1965-1979) think of Generation Me?
Effect on You: This will depend of course on what you find and who you are...but the idea here is to look and see how connected you are to your Generation and identify how much of an impact it has had on your perceptions 
How You Want To Be Perceived: This too will depend on what you uncover and how you want to be perceived by others in relation to your Generation. But ask yourself how you would want the older generations to perceive you and your Generation

This process will take time, but you need to start today and not waste your time.  I suggest you all choose Generation Me/Millennials as one of your Cultural Groups and use my guide to assist you in finding out information.  This way you can share sources and interpret information together.