Merry 2008.
Jan. 2nd, 2008 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
synnoveaevaelFrom What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.
Bold what applies to you.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor (my cousin's husband is a doctor)
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home (yay reading)
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent (I actually remember this)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18(dance lessons, tap & jazz)
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels Oh yeeaaah. Jason nearly broke a doorknob too. *lol* But we had a condo down the shore. :)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child (My grandmother was an artist, so we had her stuff when we lived there)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child. (only child, duh. When my mom & I weren't sharing a room, that is)
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18 (it was my birthday present when I was 16 or 17. Same number though)
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School (I had one since I was like, 7. I've had the SAME one since I was 11)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. Well. My grandparents did.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.
Bold what applies to you.
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor (my cousin's husband is a doctor)
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home (yay reading)
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent (I actually remember this)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18(dance lessons, tap & jazz)
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels Oh yeeaaah. Jason nearly broke a doorknob too. *lol* But we had a condo down the shore. :)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child (My grandmother was an artist, so we had her stuff when we lived there)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child. (only child, duh. When my mom & I weren't sharing a room, that is)
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18 (it was my birthday present when I was 16 or 17. Same number though)
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School (I had one since I was like, 7. I've had the SAME one since I was 11)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. Well. My grandparents did.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.
