Pashia Cashw: What Is The Culture Shock?

In “Even Anthropologists Get Culture Shock” by Conrad Kottak p. 103, he talks about the culture shock he received during his first field experience as an anthropologist student in another country. The thesis of the article is Conrad’s first visit to Arembepe, Brazil and the culture shock he went through. The thesis is stated. “Brought up in one culture, intensely curious about others, anthropologist nevertheless experience culture shock, particularly on their first field trip.” I do feel that Conrad’s thesis was engaging. He was very descriptive and provided details on certain events that made me as a reader want to continue reading the article. The description he provided when he first arrived to Brazil and stepped off the plane to the smells

After reading through the chapter on the DMIS stages (denial, defense, minimization, acceptance, adaptation, and integration), I would say that personally, I fall under the “acceptance” stage. “This stage represents an individual’s ability to recognize and appreciate cultural difference in terms of both people’s values and their behavior” (Cushner, McClelland, Safford, Pg. 152). As it states, the individual experiencing acceptance is “beginning to demonstrate the ability to interpret phenomena within a cultural context”, I believe that this is a fitting sentence for myself. Being that I am from a rural prairie town in the middle of nowhere in Oklahoma, and the only people where I lived were other Senecas like my family and friends, I did not experience a cultural shock until I was in the sixth grade and had moved to Florida. In this town in Oklahoma, it was rare to even see someone described as “white”, as racial prejudice is still rampant throughout Oklahoma against Natives and basically, everybody who isn’t. I was taught to be accepting and welcoming throughout my life, and I believe that made the transition into a new cultural system much easier.

Culture is a big part in today’s society. Everyone is worried about the culture, as they follow it to avoid being judged by others. In the memoir, tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, culture plays an important part in the story. The way Peter, Mitch’s brother, and Morrie, Mitch’s college professor, act when faced with disease or even death in Morrie’s case. Culture looks down on how Morrie reacts to his “life sentence”, as Morrie should not be happy, excited, and so open with everything. On the other hand, Peter is more culturally accepted, but not fully accepted, as he separates himself from his family and friends during his illness. The way our judgmental culture negatively affects society and how one acts is shown through this

The feeling of culture shock, defined by macionis as “personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life”, is in part due to our closed mindedness. In general, we want to believe that our way of doing things is correct, so when we come across something that contradicts it, we become uncomfortable. This discomfort is most common and obvious when traveling abroad. In some South American countries it is normal to hug and give a kiss on the cheek when being introduced to someone. To an American, this would be considered an invasion of personal space and may be met with hostility, causing a

Government and accreditation authorities have also incorporated cultural competence in strategic planning of health services in Australia (Victorian Department of Health 2009, 2011a, 2011b)

A time I experienced culture shock was when I was seventeen years old, within my own country just states away from all I knew,Southern California, to a different, less diverse south- Louisiana. My experience may not be too extreme considering the United States holds many of the same values across the country, but one cannot argue that it is culturally different in other aspects that will support my shock. Up until age 17, I had lived in cities only within Southern California being exposed to a life of learning appreciation for diversity. Then came a drastic move to a rural,small town near the swamps, and their lifestyle was obviously different yet so similar because, well it is America and as a whole we’re unified. My cultural assumptions gave

The typical American will come from a mix of different cultures, ages, races, lifestyles, or genders. That is why as a society we should be more education on a culture that may differ from

After reading through the chapters there is one thing that really suck out to me and it came from Chapter 1. It was the idea that culture has really changed the way we look at our relationships. If you were to skim over the first few pages you would see how they are different now days compared to 50-60 years ago. It also talked about what might be causing the change in our culture. Even though some of our parents and grandparents don’t like to hear about this “new” style of relationships, this information is true and how generations are now dating.

Second characteristic I acknowledge to be important is the effect therapist appreciating the influence of culture. On Corey’s textbook, he describes the characteristic as being aware how their culture revolves around them and yet respect outside cultures. Therapists don’t show a sign of bias for example: social class, race, gender, and sexuality or outside norms. We never think culture comes into play in a work setting with clients. Some jobs interfere more than others on culture differences. In therapy no one can predict who can be walking into the room that are culturally different from the therapist. At this point therapists should have a sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity of their culture. Differences between the therapist and

In Cultural Connections, An Alternative to Conflict Resolution, by Rosemary Traore, she discusses the conflict within intergroup conflict, where it stems from and how it can be beneficial. Intergroup conflict can occur when a group of individuals from different backgrounds work and live together. These conflicts can be caused by concepts such as prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. In order to combat these conflicts, a diverse group of people should be formed with a diverse set of leaders, the group members should be given positive labeling to help encourage positive behavior, and members should have reinforced self-esteem. Programs that will help with conflict are diversity classes, conflict resolution classes, self-esteem counseling, and team building exercises. These programs will reduce conflict and create a more positive and trusting environment among group members. Similar to Marilynn B. Brewer article “The Phycology of prejudice: In-group Love or Outgroup Hate” intergroup discrimination and conflict is stemmed from the environment in which one participates in while growing up and identifying yourself as an adolescent. When groups devised of people from all different backgrounds and experiences come together, there is bound to be conflict from time to time. Is learning to deal with this conflict and the concepts that influence conflict the key to creating a more harmonious environment for everyone in the group?

Summary: The movie is set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. The story begins when several people are involved in a car accident. You learn rather quickly that there are many connected stories about race, class, family and gender. We are then taken back to the day before the crash, seeing the lives of several different characters, and the problems each encounters during that day. Some of the characters include a racist LAPD cop named John Ryan who is trying to get medical help for his father. A socialite named Jean and her District Attorney husband Rick are robbed and carjacked at gunpoint by two black men. One of the black carjackers is named Anthony who uses this race both to his advantage and as an excuse. A black television director Cameron Thayer and his wife Christine have grown up in more privileged environments than many other African Americans. Detective Graham Waters, an African-American detective in the LAPD is disconnected from his mother, who suffers from a heroin addiction, and criminal younger brother. Farhad is a Persian storeowner who is afraid for his safety. Lastly, there is Daniel who is a Hispanic locksmith looking to seek protection for his daughter.

Culture Shock or Cultural Adaptation is a major issue facing the non-Indigenous staff, who are working in ATSI community and Aboriginal children who are attending a non -indigenous service. We see it in possible symptoms like desiring to leave or feeling the need to indulge or feeling tired and unreasonably strong feelings of anger and sadness, and depression may result from any smallest and silliest of things (Culture shock) .

the return of the invitations, the proposed intervention implementation date will be in early October. Prior to implementation the involvement of stakeholders is important as their support will facilitate successful program implementation and not thwart efforts (Curly Cupp & Vitale. 2016, p.160), which will include principals, teachers, The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) president, school food service manager and board members. In an effort to attain buy-in from the stakeholders, the benefits of the program will be highlighted as well as the value of their participation to the program.

I appreciate your thoughts on this week’s topic. You managed to highlighted many of the important topics discussed by Young (1990), such as how traditional liberal autonomy fails to consider limitations of oppressed groups; and how complete autonomy and citizenship is denied to those who are considered “dependent”. Amongst those who are considered dependent are : poor people, women, mentally ill, and children (Young, 1990, p. 54)

Cultural differences effect many aspects of our daily lives. With the many different cultures embedded in the United States, it is important that everyone has an understanding and respect for the melting pot that is encountered daily in our communities, workplaces and schools.