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Scrip/Write-up for Final End-of-Course Small Group Presentation
Group 6
Marion Bernitt
Alora Crawford
Sabina Jurgens
Donald Scott
Hannah Wagar
Tacoma Community College
CMST 110: Multicultural Communication
Dr. Zoe D. Fine
February 27, 2022
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Marion:
Hi my name is Marion Bernitt. I will be discussing ideological racism and
microaggressions, analyzing my own communication and how they all tie into one another.
Like systemic and individual racism, ideological racism is when we have particular views and
beliefs about people based on stereotypes and biases we have normalized in society or culture
(Dr. Fine, Z., 2022, Module 5).
In many Asian cultures, particularly my Filipino culture, there is this unspoken belief that
people who are light skinned are more superior to dark skinned people regardless of their race.
People also associate skin color to economic status. If you’re light skinned, you must be wealthy,
if you’re dark skinned you must be poor. Skin lightening products and laser skin treatments even
to this day are quite common, not just in Filipino culture but also in others like Korean culture.
The color of my skin was always a topic of discussion growing up. It was always questioned or
commented on because I didn’t “look” Filipino. Because of this, I’ve become more mindful in
how I communicate with others, being careful not to make comments that overgeneralize a
population.
In the lecture supplement in module 5, the video called “The Difference Between Us”
demonstrates how science debunks the notion that race is biological and that the concept of race
is still a major factor in identifying people in our society.
We all have assumptions and biases
about how certain groups of races should look or what talents they should possess. Example: If
you’re a black male, you must be an athlete or play basketball. If you’re Asian, you must be
intelligent and be good at math. If you’re blonde you are more desirable but less intelligent.
These are all examples of stereotypes which are “oversimplified generalizations about groups of
people” (Dr. Fine, Z., module 5 Lecture Supplement Video). As I say these stereotypes out loud,
I start to wonder where I myself came to these conclusions or generalizations. Stereotypes and
biases are the root of ideological racism. These stereotypes and biases can also be the cause of
microaggressions.
In module 5 of our course content, under overview of ‘Communicating race, racism,
systems, and privileges’, microaggressions are defined as:
Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults whether intentional or
unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons,
based solely upon their marginalized group membership (Dr. Fine, Z., Module 5 Lecture
overview).
Some questions I’ve received growing up were, “Where are you really from?” “What kind of
asian are you?” or “You must be smart and good at math”. Microaggressions can make you
question your identity, feel like you don’t belong, and even impact your self-esteem. People often
don’t realize the impact of their words and actions. So, what can we do about it? According to a
video by WTCSystem on ‘Responding to Microaggressions’, there are three things we can do.
1. Ask questions to get at any underlying assumptions
2. Acknowledge what happened to the person affected.
3. Be an active bystander and explain to the person saying or behaving in a harmful way why
their actions had a negative impact, even if unintentional (WTCSystem, 2020, May 26).
Looking at my younger self, I wish I could have interrupted these microaggressions to allow for
reflection and learning from both ends so we can live in a culture of understanding, away from
ideological racism, stereotypes, and everyday microaggressions.
Alora:
Hi everyone. My name is Alora, and I will be analyzing Hofstede’s cultural dimension
theories on Masculinity vs. Femininity and Collectivism vs. Individualism.
According to the 2014 video,
10 minutes with Geert Hofstede
, masculine societies have
distinct emotional gender roles, and a society is feminine if this role separation is weak or
nonexistent. In feminine societies, people have sympathy for the weak but in masculine societies
weakness is frowned upon. Masculine societies are goal oriented and focused on material objects
whereas feminine societies are relationship oriented and focused on the quality of life.
In individualist societies, ties between people are relatively loose and you are only
expected to care for yourself and your immediate family. In contrast, people from collectivist
societies associate strongly with their ingroups which usually includes a larger population as
people are expected to care about their neighbors and communities. Collectivists greatly value
relationships and maintaining harmony with others, whereas individualists put a higher value on
successfully completing tasks and view conflict as healthy.
In my communication style I find myself using a lot of feminine and collectivist
techniques. I try to empathize with people, as well as including a lot of “we” statements because
people often respond better when they feel understood and included. I’m a pretty emotional
person which is often visible through my nonverbal communication such as animated hand
gestures or facial expressions. I also tend to care about other people’s thoughts and feelings a bit
more than I value my own, mostly because I absolutely hate conflict and disappointing people. I
do use a few masculine characteristics when communicating because I know some people find a
logical approach more trustworthy. However I’ve always seemed to shy away from extreme
individualist characteristics out of fear of being perceived as selfish.
TIME : 1 minute, 40 seconds
Donald:
My name is Donald Scott and I will be contributing by summarizing how standpoint
theory and cognitive dissonance will be fitting into the option we chose as a group. I will briefly
explain standpoint theory and cognitive dissonance and how it is used in my own everyday
communication style.
Standpoint theory is from a “social position and works to form an attitude towards a
particular issue from one’s own perspective”(Dr.Fine, (2022) module 2. Everybody has their own
particular issue that forms their own perspective to certain issues. I connect this with my own
communication when I am at work by selling the products we have to offer.
Next, I will briefly explain about cognitive dissonance and how I also use this in my own
everyday communication style. cognitive dissonance is a “mental conflict/discomfort that occurs
when beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and/or assumptions are contradicted by new
information”(Dr.Fine(2022) Module 2. I connect this with my own communication when I study
products that we sell to customers that I have already sold or trying to and the customer tells me
stuff about the product that I didn’t know about. When that happens I try to shut it down as
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quickly as possible, however, sometimes the new evidence is pretty accurate about that product
that I didn’t know about and then I lose the sale.
Sabina:
My name is Sabina and I will be discussing Worldviews & Culture as well as ethos,
pathos and logos; I will be analyzing my own communication styles and showing how the two
topics I picked are being represented.
Culture can be represented in many different ways, this includes clothing styles, food,
entertainment, and many more. These things show us how humans all around the world create
and grow. One of the main products of culture is music.
Every culture has their own form of
music or auditory stimulation and as time goes on, we can see how people have connected to
their own cultures through music. Generations passing down music is also a major part in
culture, these songs tell stories and keep cultures and traditions alive and rooted (Dr. Fine, Z.
(2022).
Module 6: WorldViews&Cultute
[PowerPoint slides]. Music gives us a worldview and
understanding of what others are going through, this can give us a new perspective on our own
culture and/or other cultures. I connect to my own culture by listening to popular Russian artists.
Listening to Russian music makes me feel connected and rooted to the culture I celebrate with
my family. Having access to such large amounts of music makes it easier to understand my
family’s traditions while also helping to improve and stay up to date with our native language.
(Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 6: WorldViews&Culture
[PowerPoint slides]
Ethos, Pathos and Logos, is roughly defining; selling yourself, swaying your emotions
and also advancing your argument (Gross,2014).
Ethos is defined as who you are and how you
come across. I can relate to this the most when I talk to my grandma who only speaks Russian. I
get stumped because I can’t speak as fluently as she can and it conveys that I’m losing touch
with my traditions. Logos employs argumentation, data, and reasoning. I constantly use this
while trying to reason with my sister about cleaning and picking up after herself. Pathos involves
stirring up people’s emotions. I can connect to this because I ask how people are doing a lot and
especially when it comes to family.
Hannah:
My name is Hannah Wagar and my chosen topics were notions of gender and cultural
values. These were two topics I feel highly resonated within my own life and communication
styles, so it felt very fitting to analyze how I incorporate these into my communication style now.
When I speak on the notion of gender within my own communication style, I will
primarily speak about internalized misogyny. Internalized misogyny in communication is a way
of minimizing the experiences or value of women and girls by creating stereotypes about them
based on surface level attributes (Dr. Fine, Z.(2022).
Module 8: Communicating Gender in
Culture[Lecture supplement]
. I think just about everyone has at one point or another contributed
to this form of discrimination. I remember in middle school the main method of torment was if
you liked to listen to certain bands or singers like One Direction or Taylor Swift you were
berated. The reason behind it is much deeper then it being “girl music” or “basic”, its a form of
discrimination that was imbedded into us since we were children. It is something I contributed to
in my younger age because in all honesty, it was easier to be the bully than the one being bullied.
Now as an adult woman, I like to create this dialogue when I hear new forms of slang that all
ultimately come to the same conclusion of putting women down. When I hear the term “basic”
being thrown around my workplace on a daily basis,
I am able to ask the one using the word
what it means to them. Educating one another is the only way we will be able to move past this
toward a world of gender equality.
Culture can be represented by many different things and we are not all classified to just
one. Culture also has many different definitions but my favorite by far is simply, “the way of
life”. It's hard not to think of culture as something bigger than us whether it be religion or origin.
However, I think it could be much simpler than that, like the ways we speak to others or show
our pride in something.
(Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 6: Worldviews & Culture [Lecture
supplement].
The culture I have is based around poetry and art. Poetry has turned into a way I
began expressing my emotions in high school when I was battling mental health issues. It is one
of the oldest forms of communicating feelings going back around 5,000 years (Schaefer, 2021).
Thinking about my own emotions in an artistic way gave me the confidence I needed to reach
out for help. It wasn't something I initially thought to be a part of my own culture but as I got
older I saw my identity within it.
References
Hannah:
Louisa Schaefer (2021).
Poetry is one of the oldest cultural forms of humankind.
(2021,
April 21). DW.COM.
https://www.dw.com/en/poetry-is-one-of-the-oldest-cultural-forms-of-
humankind/a-56849583
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 8: Communicating Gender in Culture [Lecture supplement]
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 6: Worldviews & Culture [Lecture supplement].
Donald:
1.
(Dr. Fine,Z(2022) Module 2 Standpoint theory
2.
(Dr.Fine,Z(2022) Module 2 Cognitive Dissonance
3.
Standpoint theory
. (2011). The Eugenics Archives.
https://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/tree/53d831e14c879d0000000011
Alora:
10 minutes with. (2014, November 18).
10 minutes with...Geert Hofstede on individualisme vs.
collectivisme
. YouTube. Retrieved February 27, 2022, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQj1VPNPHlI&t=23s
10 minutes with. (2014, November 18).
10 minutes with...Geert Hofstede on masculinity vs.
femininity
. YouTube. Retrieved February 27, 2022, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyr-XKQG2CM
Marion:
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 5:
Communicating race, racism, systems, and privileges.
[Lecture overview]
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022). Module 5: Race: The Power of Illusion. The difference between us
[Lecture supplement video].
WTCSystem. (2020, May 26). Responding to Microaggressions [Video].
Youtube.
https://youtu.be/HrCgBLoMxTQ
Sabina:
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 6: WorldViews&Culture
[PowerPoint slides] for Culture
Dr. Fine, Z. (2022).
Module 6: WorldViews&Culture
[PowerPoint slides] for WorldView
Gross, S., & Gonchar, M. (2014).
Skills practice | persuading an audience using logos, pathos
and ethos.
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