Individuals react to a variety of social cues to construct their personal realities. These cues include social categorization. Are social categories a valid basis for the construction of personal reality? Why or why not? How might the misinterpretation of social categorization cues lead to errant self-categorization and falsely shape the personal reality of the individual?

Question of the professor
Note that substantive participation on extra discussion threads is always counted toward the participation requirement.

Once again, I’d like to ask for your thoughts on the “muddiest point” in the previous week’s Module. Please share what parts of lecture, scholarly readings, and discussions seem still not quite clear.

If you feel so inclined, please briefly respond to this DQ with your thoughts to the questions below.
1. In one sentence, what did you learn in Module 2?
2. What was the “muddiest point” of concepts covered in Module 2?
3. Is there a topic you’d like to know more about (e.g., additional resources, articles)?