You will interview someone who is different than you and write a 3 page paper (at least 700 words) describing your experience. The paper should be double-spaced 12-point font Times New Roman and APA format.
Objective: To interview someone different from you. (Students are prohibited from interviewing family members or close friends, if they do it will result in a 0)
To find your interviewee, I have provided a list below as a start, you can choose your interviewee based on your differences below.
For example, if you are Buddhist, you could choose to interview someone who is Jewish or you might interview someone from generation X if you are from the baby boom generation. Remember that diversity is often not visibly apparent, below are some example of diversity you can choose from.
Class: Middle, upper, lower
Religion: Atheist/Agnostic, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, other
Nationality: U.S./American, Other
Race/Ethnicity: African American, Asian American, European American, Native American, Other
Age: GI generation (born between 1905-1924), silent generation (1925-1944), baby boom (1945-1964), generation X (1965-1984), generation Y (1985-2010)
Gender Identity: Woman, Man, Transgender, Other
Sexual Orientation: Asexual, Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Straight, Other
Ability: Visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, psychologically impaired, learning difference/disability, able bodied/temporarily without impairments, other
The interview will allow you to have a conversation with someone and think critically about how your differences have shaped your life experiences. Use the following as a guide and write an essay following APA guidelines (please see APA guideline resources in modules):
Part 1: Introduction: Describe the context of the interview-who you interviewed, why they were selected and where the interview took place.
Part 2: What similarities and differences were uncovered?
Part 3: What aspects of the interview were most and least comfortable for you? Why?
Part 4: How does this experience assist you in your field in healthcare and working with diverse patience?
Part 5: Conclusion: What key insights did you develop? What is the most significant thing you learned from the experience and how is this relevant to our discussion of diversity? (Connect directly to the course materials and discussion)
