Describe your family (origin, class, education…………etc). Your neighborhood-other
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Question
Describe your family (origin, class, education…………etc). Your neighborhood-other factors: religion-disabilities-social class… The first time I became aware of my cultural background was when.... do you identify yourself with any group? As I was growing up, I was taught that people who were different from us were.... As I was growing up, I was taught that people who were like us were... At time I was mistreated because of my own difference was when.... I feel most comfortable when I am around people who... I feel least comfortable when I am around people who.... The memories I have of differences affect my life/work/relationship by... Can you relate any of your tastes in: music, food, clothes, furnishing, and activities to culture or class? How about mode of expression? Am I aware of my biases and prejudices towards other cultural groups, as well as racism? Am I knowledgeable about the worldviews of different cultural and ethnic groups? How do I react when a person I encounter does not speak my language? Do I seek out face-to-face and other types of encounters with individuals who are different from me? How the above information helped shaped who you are and how you see the world around you.
Explanation / Answer
Each individual’s socio-cultural milieu casts a lasting impact on his/her growth and development. According to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems theory, the five environmental systems interact with an individual and shape his/her personality. The systems are-
This theory succintly points out the role of culture in one's development. The theory enumerates the roles, norms and rules that shape one's development. This theroy points out that not only the biology but also the ecology of an individual, effecte the development of an individual.
I would like to share my experience about interactions with people form different cultural backgrounds.
My first interaction and realization about the role of culture was when I started going to school. There I realized that my fellow students belong to different cultures, as a result their world-views are different from that of mine. As macro-systems interact with the individual only through the micro-systems, my parents helped me deal with the anxieties of interacting with people of different backgrounds I never felt that they are different from me. Luckily, for me, no negative memory is associated with such interactions. Because, my micro-systems (parents and teachers) always was helpful in making me understand that there may be people form different backgrounds, I never faced any difficulty in accepting such individuals. If I ever meet people, with a different langauge, I try an understand and communicate either in sign language or in a manner which is easily understood by them.
Because I was lucky enough that there were no conflicts in the information that I recieved through the various ecological systems, I am open and welcoming of the people around me.