People are seen as separate individuals (not group members) with individual needs. People need time to be alone and to be themselves. Result: Americans may be seen as self-centered and sometimes isolated and lonely.
Consider the ways in which the VALUE, in its current form functions to reinforce the oppression of marginalized youth in the year 2022 (viz., our current Zeitgeist).
a. You may consider the identity of the child (i.e. sex, age, ability, race, gender identity, nationality, language, religion, sexual orientation etc.). You may also consider intersectionality.
Describe how your service learning site enforces or reinforces this value.
What role does your service learning site play in challenging and/or reinforcing this value? (viz., even if your service site doesn’t impact children directly)
In your opinion, how do we reduce the epidemic of poor outcomes (i.e. Trauma) for marginalized youth? Please frame your answer in relation to your chosen value.
