Cultural Values In My Life

Throughout my childhood I could never say I had the most exciting life, even now I can still say that about my daily routine. Although my family put effort into nurturing me into a well-rounded member of society since youth, I never felt any change or progress personally; it was more as if I simply adapted to whatever expectations my elders had of me. I know this feeling did not apply to me only, in fact, I was once in a classroom full of fifty-two people who accommodated to whatever came their way.

I think that my family and the culture in which I grew up has really shaped my identity and lived experiences. I grew up in a very liberal household (my parents lived in Ithaca for many years before I was born) and I was always encouraged to keep an open mind and look at various controversies from a liberal perspective. This aspect of my life has shaped me to be an open-minded and liberal thinker. My parents also taught be to embracing of all differences rather than being judgmental. Growing up, our family activities included going to Gay Pride rallies and church services, even though we were Hindus. My parents wanted to expose me and my sister to a variety of people different than ourselves so that we would learn how to accept and embrace

As I grew up in all other countries, I now have a whole new vision for the world as well as my teen life. I learned a lot, mentally and socially. The language spoken was not the same. I lived elsewhere and learned to communicate with many people and to assimilate into a culturally diverse society. In itself, all of these experiences were a lesson in connecting myself with the ethnic background which my parents influenced the most.

My family, its culture, and religion have all had a major impact and have shaped me to be the person I am today. My parents and grandparents are from Guyana, South America and my great-grandparents are from India, which makes me and my siblings, first generation Americans. Having a taste of both the East and West Indian community has influenced my religion (Hinduism), my moral ethics and values, culture, traditions, and decisions. My individuality has stood out from the majority of my classmates throughout the school because I am the only person who has my background. My heritage and culture has re-enforced my ability to have different perspectives on the world. Even though, my birth and upbringing has been in the United States. Although, I have an East and West Indian descent, I have family members in many other areas of the world. I have also traveled many places across the United States and Canada. For example, driving across the country to the Mid-West as truely shown different eye opening perspectives. Even though we are in the same country, the Mid-West has a completely different culture and outlook on life. This visit helped me to

My family's traditions and food also has an impact on who I am. My family has always been the ones to go all out on holidays and gets all the family together and eats a lot of food. The main holidays for my family are birthdays, Thanksgiving New Years and especially Christmas. A majority of my childhood memories are of all my family just being together for holidays and eating my grandma?s famous tamales. I feel

My family’s background has influenced me greatly. It’s helped me learn to appreciate life and not take things for granted. The reason for this is because my parents were poor. Both had to drop out of school in the third and fourth grade to go work in the fields to help my grandparents and their families put bread on the table. They moved here to the United States from Mexico in their early 20’s completely empty handed with no skills in many fields to show for and no education. They knew they were at a disadvantage and it was going to be difficult to build from scratch in their new country, but they knew that here in the U.S. they had many more opportunities to make something out of themselves and not let my siblings and I go through the same

Life is a consistent movement. People have experienced their childhood in a wide range of neighborhoods, schools, and with individuals from a wide range of foundations. One’s surroundings during their childhood make quite a bit of their identity today considering where they grew up. Through the greater part of the adjustments throughout one’s life, or maybe as a result of them, one has to keep up and gain a one of a kind identity and qualities.

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My path was never set for me growing up. I was not raised by parents who would dress me up in college gear, parents who would research the top schools, or had a school fund account set aside for me; due to this I lived and attended one of the most economically challenged city and school district in the U.S. Although, I was not the most privileged person growing up my ethic background and community influenced me both positively and negatively in ways of culture, language, and my view of the world. The face of my community was weak, old, and crumbled, but it was rich in culture.

As we become immersed in our own culture, it can be challenging to grasp the difference in cultural pattern taxonomies orientations of other cultures. Cultural pattern taxonomies has been defined in the textbook, Communication between Cultures, “as the dominant beliefs and values of a culture.” Cultural value orientation varies among cultures and ultimately affects the way we communicate interpersonally.

The sibling culture I experience weighs more on the collectivist culture. This is because my relationship with my siblings is primarily grouped based. We value group cooperation and harmony rather than a competitive spirit or individual desire. Evidence of this is depicted as we work together to complete the task of finishing our chores. We constantly split chores and alternate. We also work together to help each other out, both academically and emotionally. As a middle child, I have experienced helping out my younger brother and receiving help from my two older sisters. Interdependence and mutual support is a big part of my collectivist culture. Whenever there are decisions to be made, as siblings, we always communicate with

The environment, family, and community I have grown up in has shaped me as a person. So far, I grew up in the same house all seventeen years of my life. My personality has grown and molded over the years of middle school and high school based off the lessons I have learned and the things I’ve been through.

Values are those things that are important, meaningful and valued by an individual, a group of people, or an organization. Whether we are aware of them or not, every individual has his or her core set of values, which consist of many different kinds of values. Each individual’s value system is different from one another because individual’s values are built up through one’s life experience, environment, and family background.  Values are important to us because they reflect our personal moral standards, shape our behavior, and guide us through long life journeys.  Since we live in a highly connected society, each person’s value system does not only affect one’s own life, but also affects many other people and the

My parents as well as my extended family have been crucial in providing the foundation for my beliefs, attitudes and values. I grew up

The biggest aspect of my language’s culture and values that are different from what I have learned in 102 that I found most interesting was the drinking habits. Hearing the Hispanic students come in and talk about drinking was so strange compared to my culture. Here in our country it is such a big deal. I thought it was funny how they think it is so boring here without dance clubs and night entertainment. They are so used of being active and having a good time together with friends and family we don’t do many things like that. Our special occasions of getting together are their normal. I also learned that places like “Hollister” is worth a lot more there than here. People from other countries that wear brands such as “Hollister” are considered to have more money.