Racial Identity Status Self-Assessment

What’s Your Racial Identity Self-Assessment?

Choose true for those statements that apply or that are mostly true for you. If the statement does not apply to you, or is not aligned with how you think, or if you do not understand what the statement means, then choose N/A for not applicable.

0. I believe we should strive for a “colorblind” or “colorless” society.
   True N/A
1. I have at times been acutely aware of the fact that race matters even in a democratic society.
   True N/A
2. Racism exists but does not define my racial identity.
   True N/A
3. I value other aspects of my life such as religion, lifestyle, social status, career, more than I do my race.
   True N/A
4. I have had the experience of being angry about how my race has been represented in the media.
   True N/A