The Mythical Norm

What is the mythical norm?

How does it distinguish and demonstrate the multiple ways we can inhabit both dominant and subordinate categories?

What are the consequences or experiences of inhabiting multiple subordinate categories?

How do the consequences and/or experiences change as we occupy more subordinate categories? How do you relate? Where do you fall in this series of categories?

How has this impacted your life and world experience?

Requirements: around 600-700 words

Answer preview

As I alluded to in the prior section of the paper, I belong to several subordinate categories in American society. Specifically, being a low-income Iranian female has constantly exposed me to intersectional discrimination due to my socioeconomic status, gender, and nationality. Furthermore, I often present myself as a woman to avoid being discriminated against due to my membership to the other subordinate categories; low-income and Iranian. By doing this, I restrict the discrimination and oppression I experience in my membership to one subordinate category.

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