A Personal Cultural Analysis

Cultural baggage is when a person’s own behaviors or beliefs can hinder or interfere with someone else culture without them knowing it. An example is when I had an Amish patient and Amish women let the men do the talking and I would always try and talk to her forgetting about their culture because it was different than mine.

Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings, wide roads, newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA, it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my classes at the elementary level since all they spoke was English. Los Angeles is a city of great diversity, therefore it is believed to be the perfect place for any person arriving from another country to not feel like a foreign, such believe

My biggest concerns as an ECE candidate are my language barrier and my cultural background. I think Korea is a very conservative country because it seems that there are only one standard of success, beauty, and etc. It has been continuously changed as the generation changes, but still, there is not enough understanding of diversity. Since there is one standard for each area, most people think different with others means something is wrong. There is a lack of understanding and acceptance of differences, so many people compare themselves with others to identify themselves and judge others with their own perspective easily. I have lived in that culture for 30 years. If someone asks me, “What cultural competence specifically means to you,” I could

I. Four topics prevail in the study of cultural psychology: A. The experience of the interpersonal world during childhood being shaped through: 1. Function, size, composition, social density, and boundedness of the community; 2. Practices and strategies of parents (as well as alternative caregivers, if any); and 3. Type and quality of age-graded activities. B.

Many people have different views on culture and what it includes. I think culture is a mix of many things that become a norm for a group of people over a long period of time. I think that culture is a mix of music, food, traditions, and relationships. Cultures also bring together a group of people who hold the same values and beliefs, an example of this would be any religion. Culture affects all areas of a person’s life as it affects the way they view people, make relationships, make decisions and in general how they live their life. While most cultures have existed for many years, they are not static. Many traditions are held to but there are still changes as more generations are joining and the older ones are passing away.

Have you ever wanted to view the world through another person’s eyes? Well, recently I received the chance to do just that. I was able to take a quick glimpse into the Asian culture and see their view on family, culture and life in general. Truth be told, my views and thoughts on their culture was way off. In this study, I was able to interview sung (sun) on his view of the Asian culture. After applying the communication concepts of verbal and non-verbal communication, I found that Asians are more of a formal and direct culture than mine and a few others as well.

The culture that I best identify as is the American culture. The aspects of this culture that shaped my personality is the music, growing up listening to modernized genres of Rap hip-hop, pop, and soft rock music. Another aspect that shapes my personality is food I eat from my culture. Being an African-American, my cultural foods that I grew up eating was known as ‘soul food’, which included: cornbread, black eye peas, sweet potatoes, collard greens, and fried chicken. In addition, the banal foods within my cultural society also contributed to my personality, such as, pizza, hamburgers, hotdogs, and other common foods. In addition, my cultural religion also contributes to my society, I grew up in a Christianity background where my grandmother would constantly read and teach me the bible and its lawful commandments to abide by. This aspect significantly shaped my personality.

(Origin) When thinking about my family and our roots I identify my family’s places or origin as Germany and Ireland. A majority of my family is of German ancestry and the one exception is my grandmother and she is Irish. I identify these too places as where my family came from due to stories that I have hear from family members and to the traits that each member of my family carries. A majority of my family are all blonde hair, with blue or brown eyes which have a lot of similarities to people from Germany. My family as very few of the traits from the Irish side but the only ones the I have been told are that some people in our family freckle a lot

The band was playing loud with the help of a tambourine and an accordion, large families were dancing in circles around the stage under the hot sun, and when they needed a break everyone gathered around the authentic Mexican cuisine food truck, Taqueria Leos, and ordered some tamales with pineapple salsa on the side.

One main limitation that comes with this tool is the lack of multicultural aspect to it. It would be possible for a counselor to impose his or her own culture through interpreting the drawing based the culture. It is important to look at culture in which you are working in, to properly explain pictures children draw. Also, this test can potentially be subjective and have low validity.

After viewing the video, I had never thought about defining my culture or interpreting the culture of others from concrete, behavioral, or symbolic perception. At this point in my life, I would define myself as an individual who incorporates a mixture of concrete and symbolic gestures to define myself culturally. When I initially meet an individual, I typically interpret their culture by their appearance or behavior. It is not until I have the opportunity to get to know them on a more personal level that I may get to know their belief systems or values.

The concept of culture is something that defines many aspects of one’s life. From physical objects to different ways of thinking, culture adds significance to human life and makes groups of people distinct from one another. Culture is essentially a group of people who come together with similar interests and points of view. According to the Center for Advanced Language Acquisition of the University of Minnesota, “culture is defined as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization.” From a more sociological perspective, culture is a way in which people come together in order to fulfill their needs. These shared patterns and ideas identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.” Culture is one of the things that sets the United States apart from the rest of the world. Not that the rest of the world is not cultural, but the circumstance here is different. Many people of different cultural backroads come to this country in search of a better life. As a consequence, the United States has become a place where many cultures merge together like a colossal pot soup.

This dialogue with Mr. C will impact my interactions with other individuals from within his cultural background. Being able to interact with him and learn about who he is and what his life is like really showed me how different people can be. Though one may assume certain stigmas about a culture does not mean that everyone within that culture share in the same beliefs and values.

Even though my parents lived here in Canada for more than twenty four years, my cultural background is a combination of Iraqi and Russian decent. At the age when I was capable of talking, my parents immediately taught me how to speak in Aramaic. Aramaic is an ancient language that was spoken by Jesus Christ. It is a combination of Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin. So I started talking in Aramaic and had no idea what English was. When I started first grade, I was put into ESL to improve my English in order to better communicate with staff and peers.

Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. Culture is important because it allows people to maintain a unique identity society. Many cultures have common interests, while others may have customs that differ greatly from that of another. Technology has had a huge impact on present day cultures. Many culture have been altered including my own, and some have been created due to the rise of technology. Cultures differ so greatly that someone belonging to one culture may not agree with the values of another, which then causes social and ethical issues. My culture shares many similarities with others around the world; most of which have connected more people in recent years than ever before. Cultural gaps, and lack of