ABSTRACT

This chapter shows that students will discover and dissect social and cultural constructs that impact a selected group of historically marginalized individuals. The target population for this activity is counseling graduate students who are in a social and cultural diversity course and who are aware of the definition and role of counselors as advocates. The chapter provides this activity for students who are gaining awareness of the social and cultural constructs that impact the power and privilege of individuals. This activity is conducted by individual students and then presented to the entire class. Therefore, this would work with classes of all sizes. Instructors will first facilitate a lecture and discussion about societal and cultural constructs and how they can impact individuals. After all students have presented their paper to the class, instructors can facilitate a discussion about what students have learned.