Social Identifiers
This social identity category changes for every person alive once a year.
What is AGE?
A social construct which categorizes and creates systems that treat people differently based on how they look.
What is RACE?
This room is where you would look for Ms. Mack when she isn’t teaching or advising.
What is ROOM 001 - THE MATH OFFICE?
This movie featuring an almost all black/African/African-American cast was the highest grossing domestic movie of 2018.
What is BLACK PANTHER?
These are the names of Ms. Mack's three children.
A. Josiah, Nehemiah, Jonathon
B. Jacob, Noel, James
C. Joshua, Noah, Jonah
Who are JOSHUA, NOAH, and JONAH? (C)
This social identity category is a social construct we are often asked to categorize ourselves as on tests or application forms.
What is RACE?
A system of power which privileges some groups and oppresses others based on their biological characteristics.
What is RACISM?
The alliance group offered in the Poly Upper School to support members of the LGBTQ community.
What is GENDER AND SEXUAL ALLIES (GSA)?
This ethnic group had the biggest increase in movie-going attendance from 2015-2016.
What is BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICANS?
This is Ms. Mack’s home borough.
A. Brooklyn
B. Manhattan
C. Queens
What is BROOKLYN? (A)
This social identity category includes your family's past, current, and future actual and potential income.
What is SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS?
A group for people who share a common identity.
What is an AFFINITY GROUP?
Ms. Maegawa’s full title.
What is Director of DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and SOCIAL JUSTICE?
Director Patty Jenkins broke the gender barrier when she directed this high-grossing superhero action film.
What is WONDER WOMAN?
Ms. Mack's professionally studied this in addition to mathematics.
A. Culinary Arts
B. Dance
C. Music
What is DANCE? (B)
This social identity category includes identities such as heterosexual, queer, or asexual.
What is SEXUAL IDENTITY?
Unfavorable treatment of individuals on the basis of their group membership.
What is DISCRIMINATION?
This room number is where you would look for Ms. Maegawa if you wanted to stop by her office.
What is ROOM 120A?
The first Asian American to win multiple Golden Globes.
Who is SANDRA OH?
Ms. Maegawa's roommate(s).
A. one dog
B. one son
C. two cats
What are TWO CATS? (C)
This social identity category includes how you understand the identity as well as how you express it.
What is GENDER IDENTITY?
Shared cultural practices, perspectives, and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another.
What is ETHNICITY?
The percentage of students who identify as students of color at Poly Prep.
What is 39%?
This movie, currently playing in theaters, is already the highest grossing Hollywood film featuring a gay-identifying person as the central character.
What is BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY?
This is Ms. Maegawa's sustainability new year's resolution for 2019.
A. Don't buy any coffee shop beverages unless I have a reusable thermos.
B. Don't eat meat.
C. Don't use any single-use water/beverage plastic bottles.
What is "DON'T BUY ANY COFFEE SHOP BEVERAGES UNLESS I HAVE A REUSEABLE THERMOS"? (A)