Now that you have thought about your sense of self through the writing exercise you just completed, perhaps you realize now that answering the question of “Who am I?” is not as easy as it first seems. The following reading explores the complexity of this question.

 

Read Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity, Tatum, 2003. of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (eBook). 

 

Read the following in "Public and Private Families: An Introduction." (eText)

Chapter 1: Public and Private Families

 

If you have not already obtained your electronic textbook, follow these directions. (Google Doc)

To access your eTextbook, follow these directions. (Google Doc)