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The Ten Lenses

The Ten Lenses

For each category ("lens"), scores from the three questions are totaled. The total scores indicate:

3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
[I repeat this after each lens to eliminate the need for scrolling.-SD]

Assimilationist
Your score: 8
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Assimilationists want people to submerge their individual and cultural identities in favor of nationalistic and patriotic ideals. They believe that our primary allegiance should be to the welfare and unity of our nation.

Colorblind
Your score: 11
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
The Colorblind see people as individuals and ignore race, color, ethnicity, and other external cultural factors. They look at a person's individual qualities and character. They believe that ignoring race and color will have an equalizing effect.

Culturalcentrist
Your score: 9
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Culturalcentrists seek to improve the welfare of their cultural group by accentuating their history and identity. They argue that institutions that are detached from the mainstream are an important ingredient to the success of their culture.

Elitist
Your score: 6
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Elitists believe in the superiority of the upper class and embrace the importance of family roots, wealth, and social status. They believe that it is their destiny to perpetuate their advantages through inheritance or social ties.

Integrationist
Your score: 11
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Integrationists support breaking down all barriers between racial groups by merging people of different cultures together in communities and in the workplace. They believe that we can replace our ignorance of each other's culture with a greater understanding and knowledge if we live and work together.

Meritocratist
Your score: 9
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Meritocratists believe in the individualist credo of America: If you have the abilities and work hard enough, you can compete with anyone to make your dreams come true.

Multiculturalist
Your score: 12
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Multiculturalists celebrate the diversity of cultures in the United States and the contributions they make to our national character and history. They want to retain the customs, languages, and ideas of people that originate in other cultures.

Seclusionist
Your score: 9
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
Seclusionists feel strongly that they should protect themselves from racial, cultural, and/or ethnic groups that diminish the character and quality of their group's experiences within society.

Transcendent
Your score: 10
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
The Transcendent lens focuses on the human spirit, our universal connection, and our shared humanity. The Transcendent elevates our belief in each soul in relation to the divine and to one another.

Victim/Caretaker
Your score: 10
3 - 6: Low preference for the lens
7 - 10: Medium preference for the lens
11 - 15: High preference for the lens
People who see through the Victim/Caretaker lens see their liberation as a crucial goal. They feel that they are still suffering from the generational impact of previous oppression and so continue to deserve compensation from society and the dominant culture.

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Once again, I come out as a nearly-gleaming moderate. Maybe I am a cynical optimist when it comes to social issues. I essentially believe that almost anything is possible, just some things are damned hard and others are highly improbable. I will tell you one thing: I sure hate elitism. 

 

 

 

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