Construction of Power, Identity & Privilege

 How has your social identity, power and privilege affected your life?

It hasn't affected my life in a negative way when I was younger, but as I got older, I realized how it can affect others based on how they appear and their status within society. 

What did you think when you saw this week's topic?

My reaction when I saw this week's topic, I was more so interested in my classmates replies than my own since I hadn't really experienced my identity or privileges get abused because of my social identity.
How does society need to deal with some of the aspects of this topic?
Society needs to reform in a way, changing how they view people shouldn't be based on their identity or power or privileges. Everyone should have a fair/equal opportunity. 
Here's an article on why we should care about how people view their social identity and how it can affect someone.:
And finally, here's a video on the social identity theory:
Finally, my infographic I created for this assignment, comparing the 3 topics:


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