Reflection: What Types Of Beliefs, And Personal Diversity

Honestly before this class I have never really thought about what types of beliefs and personal biases were salient to me. I defiantly would observe and question everything that is around be, but I have never put the definition to the “word”. Taking this course made me think critically about diversity and real world issues that should be discussed and should be made aware of the marginalized communities. Including people of color, LGBTQ’s, disabled, Single-parents, or simply just the obstacles and triumphs females face. It is very important to keep in mind that each person in multifaceted and there are multiple of factors that make up a person and the decisions they’ve made.

I felt like the way you set up class and the learning environment

If you lack differentiation of self, making decisions and doing things on your own is hard or too complicated and leading you to always depend on someone. The second concept that is important to me is also how he describes Family projection process. Basically is it a transmission experience; when parents react and respond differently to each child, depending on circumstances and situations that they are in. For example, the son will most likely get more punished and the daughter may have more restrictions. In my personal experience I was the oldest out of my brothers so I was expected not to yell at my brothers, most cases I would get yelled at for yelling at them. After understanding this concept clearer picture about why my mom would treat me different from my brothers but she loved us equally. And the last concept is emotional cut off; this is when the child are usually very independent, they have their own separate thinking process, feelings and ways of doing things. In my situation I loved my crazy family so much, but I have seen so much things happen around me good, bad, toxic, stimulating etc. and bserving my older family members making decisions with bad consequences. I had to separate myself and find my own unique self and voice. In Bowen’s understanding I went through an “emotional cutoff”. After taking this course I do not feel as guilty for leaving my family because I am investing in my future and theirs at the same