KatelynPSYC220

she/her #JMUPSYC220 #ClassOf2024 #JMULacrosse Psychology major with a Criminal Justice minor

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@SlimShadyJmu @psyc220 #CD7 @psyc220 I love this! Women are vulnerable in many social scenarios and it is super important to provide protection against violence and other forms of oppression.

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@SarahCaufield @DaphnePfoser @psyc220 #CD7 @psyc220 I agree! Many psychological experiences vary culturally, and research has definitely not reached an acceptable level of generalizability.

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have the responsibility to teach my children at a young age concepts of oppression and the importance of striving towards equity in regards to all marginalized groups. I could facilitate this education through books and shows that exhibit such topics in a clear manner.

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#CD7 @psyc220 A big life goal of mine is to start a family and be a parent. Our values and ideals are largely influenced by our family interactions, and a lot of harmful beliefs can be passed down from parent to child during vital periods of socialization. This cycle...

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@psyc220 contributes to all forms of oppression because people will carry their learned beliefs with them and implement them into all aspects of their lives, both interpersonally and systemically. To help dismantle systems of oppression that are influenced by individual beliefs, I...

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@ElleDelaRosa_ @psych220 dedicate enough time to have a steady stream of income.

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@psyc220 #CD6 I think it is important to discuss the intersection between sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Sexual minorities as a whole, especially females, are statistically of lower SES than their heterosexual counterparts. The disparities that both identities…

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@ElleDelaRosa_ @psych220 I would probably say that the difficult environmental factors I mentioned in my tweet prevent many sexual minorities from maintaining stable employment, thus causing lower SES. For example, more healthcare discrimination may prevent an individual from being able to fully…

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@emmayowelll @psyc220 I agree! It is difficult to overcome one set of disadvantages when another set is causing them in the first place.

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@charlottepsyc @psyc220 It seems like there’s a lot of variation when it comes to reported data! I referred to a source from the NCBI that discussed the relationship between sexual orientation and SES, but there is often not a sound consensus when discussing pay disparities between groups.

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@carolineglovis1 @psyc220 @psyc220 #CD6 Mental health problems can be quite difficult to overcome and are often not visible, which further perpetuates the stigma around the topic. They can be debilitating and prevent someone from being able to work consistently, contributing to a lower SES.

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@Shannonliberty1 @psyc220 @psyc220 #CD6 I completely agree. There are so many barriers that many people aren’t even aware of that burden people with disabilities and make it much more challenging to finish school, find employment, and maintain a stable living.

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The interaction between being a sexual minority and of low SES is often a cycle that is difficult to escape as many of the difficulties individuals face are presented by both identities and even more burdensome.

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carry put individuals at a higher risk of living in hostile environments with few resources to alleviate the inequalities they experience. Sexual minorities in low SES are at a greater risk of violence, poor mental health, drug use, healthcare discrimination, and more.

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@BrookeScanlon15 @psyc220 I’m glad that you are thinking more about invisible disabilities! Oftentimes people underestimate their severity and it is important to view them as important as visible disabilities.

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#CD5a @psyc220 As a university, I believe that we create barriers for disabilities that aren’t necessarily visible. For example, some disabled individuals suffer from chronic illness that prevents them from completing day-to-day tasks and can often be debilitating. A specific...

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@goldstone_29 @psyc220 #CD5b @psyc220 Brandon, I completely agree. People with disabilities are often much more capable than people realize, and it is extremely ignorant to assume that they don't share any life experiences/abilities with able-bodied people.

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@DaphnePfoser @psyc220 #CD5b @psyc220 Inspiration porn alienates people with disabilities and inherently places them in a separate category from able-bodied people. It makes the assumption that disabled people are unable to have normal life experiences, which is obviously untrue.

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@psyc220 Inspiration porn is often used to dismiss legitimate disabilities and use victim-blaming to avoid actually learning how to be accommodating and inclusive towards people with disabilities.

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#CD5b @psyc220 This image is an example of inspiration porn. This message is invalidating disabilities that objectively limit one's capabilities. Nobody wants to live with a disability, but this message implies that you can choose to let it affect you, which is obviously untrue.

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@Shannonliberty1 @psyc220 #CD5a @psyc220 It is so degrading for disabled individuals to be treated as some kind of charity case when in reality they are people like everyone else. It is important to recognize their different experiences/struggles, but this kind of attitude only ostracizes them more.