Personal Cultural Aspects

Day 2: How does your culture contribute to the way that you interact with your social world? Culture is one of the primary reasons we act the way we do. There are many types of cultures like professional, national, religious, family, and educational. Your family culture is the number one type of culture that affects you in your adult life. It shapes the foods you enjoy, the activities you like to participate in, and specific belief systems you take part in. Additionally,

While culture, in a general sense, can be defined as the collective arts and customs of a population, it is also important to consider the broader collective aesthetic of said community. Being such, it is necessary to understand culture before interacting or entering a society as this allows one to better understand tradition and the attitudes towards various aspects, such religion and customs. When I look at my own culture, there are various aspects that shape my daily interactions with society at large and how I approach a situation. As a white male of a higher socioeconomic standing, I am afforded some level of impunity and status within my contemporaries, this due to the history of America and the culture that has been developed. Being that I wish to attend Lund University for the study abroad experience, there are

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

The cultural events in a person's life shape them into the person they are today. Throughout a person's life they experience events that change them culturally. These events can be either positive or negative. I went through a cultural experience when I went from Maine to Maryland.

I have always embraced people from other cultures. I have never turned up my nose to them. I often ask about their foods and the different traditions that they have. I have a coworker that is from India which we have become good friends. When I see her eating or drinking something that I am not familiar with, I’ll inquire and she explains to me. She always ask if I want to try some of the foods that she eats. Sometimes I do and other times I don’t because of the spiciness of the food. I even have done some of the concoctions that she has made. One in particular, a little bit of apple cider vinegar, honey and a cup of hot water, I drink daily.

Diversity is a very significant part of my life, so to hear that Wellesley celebrates women of all different cultural backgrounds is one the biggest attractions that Wellesley has to offer for me. As a woman who comes from a family that consists two different languages and multiple minority races, it is often hard for me to feel represented and included, let alone celebrated. For many people, when they hear the word “diversity” they envision only a group of minorities. For myself, diversity is not just about including those with brown skin, it is about the exchange of all cultures and ideas. From political views, to language, to food, to pop culture, the exchange of these ideas makes for a diverse community and it is clear to me that Wellesley represents this idea of sharing experiences. I much as I love when I see faces that look like mine, I am equally thrilled when I encounter an opportunity to learn about someone else’s

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.

I was born and brought up in a nuclear family that consisted of my parents and an elder sister. From young, my father had a full time job and was the breadwinner of the family while my mother stayed home to take care of both my sister and I. All immediate and extended family members are Chinese and my grandparents came from Anhui and Xiamen, bringing along their cultural values and traditions from China to Singapore. Chinese culture has been found to originate about 5,000 years ago (Chinese Government's Official Web Portal, 2005). It has been passed through numerous generations and continually evolving as each generation embraces it. The cultural practices of my southern Chinese ancestors, local ethnicities in

(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

Psychologists use a wide range of ways to deal with, comprehend and clarify human behavior. The social/cultural point of view otherwise called sociocultural, is one method used to grasp why people act the way they do. This method looks to comprehend human behavior and identity improvement by inspecting the standards of the social gatherings and subgroups in which the individual is a part of. (Nevid, 2003) These principles are regularly unwritten rules that assist to direct a person’s activities. Race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social class, family conventions, associate gatherings, and age are a portion of the subgroups that may impact somebody 's behavior. (Ellyson, et al., 2014) The sociocultural method is stating that individuals behave a certain way due to their social and cultural connection. Individuals are influenced by other individuals they are around on a regular basis. Social forces are very influential in determining the behavior of individuals; however, they are frequently overlooked or underestimated. (Ellyson, et al., 2014) This perspective asks questions about why we obey people with authority, how we enter and maintain relationships, and what standards we consider appropriate, such as gender roles. The social/cultural viewpoint additionally advises us that we are impacted by components that are more extensive, yet generally as essential. (Nevid, 2003) By setting the investigation of the person in his or her cultural and social connection, a

Culture can shape or form the way that any person thinks.For me, culture is also very important. I have my family, which even though I moved around alot, has always been there for me. Also is religion because no matter where I go it is always present and has always confused me. The last thing is video games, for all of the times that I have played them.Of everything that makes me me, culture is a huge deciding factor.

Globally, people’s culture has an effect on their point of view. Robert Lake’s essay, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, Santha Rama Rau’s Memoir “By Any Other Name,” and Amy Tan “Two Kinds”, all have to do with cultural perspectives. Culture somewhat has an influence on people’s perspective on the world.

Culture! We are always encountering other cultures and our own. There are traditional dances, foods, religious beliefs, upbringing, and etcetera. Our own culture and those around us shape who we are. I come from a culturally diverse background because of my two parents and community. On my mothers side, she is from the Philippines and my father is from Mexico. From their different civilizations and life style brought a little piece from each side on how I was raised.

Cultural region is a place or area where people share one or more of the same cultural characteristic, such as a language or religion. An example of cultural region in my life would be found in where I live, in Tehachapi, CA everyone in this town speaks the same language, English. Cultural diffusion is the variety of different cultures coming together and becoming one by sharing ideas/beliefs or switching over and trying new methods. My example for cultural diffusion is found in my family, both my parents were brought up to believe in different religions but when they got married they had to adapt to one religion and because of that they learned new methods and they also created new ideas on how to function as a duel culture, to raise our family. Cultural ecology is the study of relationships between human cultures and the environment in which they live and interact in. An example of cultural ecology would be, the human race, our race is quite remarkable, we have the ability to live and function in our environment and survive it unlike any other species. We can change and adapt to wherever we live and by doing that the human race has survived for a very long time. Cultural interaction happens when cultures collide or “interact” resulting in either changes for the better or worse. A personal example for this would be when my mom and dad got married they were both from different religions and so that resulted in certain traditions given up and new ones that our family now

Every December, my household is filled with excitement, from lighting the candles on the menorah and making potato latkes for Hanukkah, to hanging lights and decorating the Christmas tree with ornaments. Raised by parents who were brought up in both Jewish and Catholic faiths, embracing many cultural traditions and different religious beliefs has been the norm in my family. Being blessed with grandparents who share their Jewish and Italian customs, my siblings and I were the beneficiaries of many special traditions shared for generations in our families such as, my grandfather annually proclaiming the Christmas season by hanging a giant sign on the front of his house saying “Buon Natale” and playing the dreidel games on Hanukkah.