What Super Power Can Make Us Great? (Assignment for June 10 & 11, 2020.)

In the past few weeks we have discussed how society shapes us, creates expectations such as the "man box" which might cause us to make assumptions about how to act, or how other people are "supposed to" act.

We have talked about how we are socialized by gender. Socialization is defined as te act of adapting behavior to the norms of a culture or society. This is one way men and women "learn" how to behave.

However what about family? Think back to the family in which you grew up. Now think about the family of which you are currently a part. They may be the same people, or entirely different ones. Old relationships may have stayed the same or changed as the participants aged.

Now imagine your family as the cartoon characters in the children's movie The Incredibles" in which each member had a different and defining superpower.

Assign each member of your childhood family a superpower. You may even assign them more than one. Make sure that the superpowers you assign them are in keeping with their characteristics and behaviors.

Give yourself a superpower as well.

After you complete this, do the same thing with your current family - assigning each a superpower, including yourself as you are now.

After you have completed this exercise answer the following questions.

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