Cultural Diversity and Identity: Understanding Your Cultural Roadmap

1. COURSE TITLE TCOLE Course # AND UNIT TWO BCCO PCT #4 PowerPoint BCCO PCT #4 PowerPoint

2. About Your InstructorCourse Facilitator - Mentor George D. Little A.S. & B.S. Criminal Justice & Sociology B.S.CJ Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio M.S. Criminology & Counter-Terrorism University of the State of New York 2012 T.C.L.E.O.S.E. Professional Achievement Award Certified Crime Prevention Specialist (C.C.P.S.) TCLEOSE Basic Instructor Certificate 1984 TCLEOSE Master Peace Officer 1991 MP Special Operations Operator Counter-Terrorism 1988 Graduate Drug Enforcement Administration Academy 1977 42- years Law Enforcement Experience 39-Years Teaching & Instructor Experience

3. Learning Objectives Learning Objective Learning Objective Learning Objective Learning Objective Learning Objective

4. Unit Goal 2.0. To examine one’s own cultural diversity and how your identity impacts your relationships with others “Cultural landscapes testify to the creative genius, social development, and the imaginative and spiritual vitality of humanity. They are part of our collective identity.” UNESCO

5. 2.1. Define the term culture Values, beliefs, and behaviors common to a large group of people to include: • Shared language • Folklore • Ideas and thinking patterns • Communication styles • Similar “truths” and life expectations

6. The definition of culture includes: • Body of learned beliefs, traditions, principles, and guides for behavior that are shared among members of a particular group • Culture serves as a road map for both perceiving and interacting with the world • It is not inherited but instead shaped by the social context in which we learn

7. Comprised of core elements that help define us as individuals Examples: Economic class Education Geographic location Language Life experience Military experience Marital Status/Domestic Partnership Parental Status Religion Values 2.2. Discuss the Cultural Perspective

8. 2.3. Explain where our “cultural programming” comes from • Culturally programmed by age 3 • Born into culture and programmed in our belief system • Acceptance without question

9. Additionally: • Culture determines our behavior and attitudes • No one is culture free • Most cultural rules are never written • We interpret other people’s behavior through our own cultural software

11. 2.4. Describe your cultural “road map” as it relates to your current behaviors and attitudes Culture can be defined as the body of learned beliefs, traditions, principles, and guides for behaviors that are shared among members of a particular group. Culture serves as a “road map” for both perceiving and interacting with the world.

12. 2.5. Explain stereotypes and their role in cultural diversity • Misinformation • “Mental Tapes” • “Mental File Process

13. 2.6. List examples of “cultural rules” • Each culture sets expectations or “societal rules” for expected behavior • Cultural rules provide a framework for imparting meaning • We learn these rules as children • By following these rules we reduce conflict

14. Many of these rules become internalized subconsciously and enter our day to day behavioral actions. They become habits. Examples: • Ethics and habits • Making friends or enemies • Sense of time and punctuality • Male/female roles and relationships • Manners and showing respect for others

15. These cultural rules are so ingrained that when we see someone violating or behaving contrary to one of these rules we interpret the behavior as wrong. List some examples of these rules…

16. 2.7. Describe the strategies in building “cross-cultural competencies” • Effectiveness across national, state, organizational, team and interpersonal barriers • Successful cross-cultural players are generally flexible and possess a broad behavioral repertoire

17. 2.8. Demonstrate “cultural filters” on automatic Cultural filters act in the following ways: • Automatic responses • Refer to our “mental file” instead of information gained from knowledge or experience • Reticular Activating System (RAS)

18. Comprised of following qualities: Environment Time Action Communication Space Power Individualism Competitiveness Structure Thinking 2.9. Describe the Cultural orientation Model

19. 2.10. Discuss the development of Diversity Competence These competencies consist of 4 areas: • Awareness • Knowledge • Skills • Action/Behavior

20. Awareness… • Recognizing differences as diversity • Respect benefits of differences • Acceptance of differences • Understand historic effect • Clear sense of personal culture • Understand personal impact of organizational culture • Recognize similarities

21. Knowledge… • Factual information • Identify differences • Exposure • Learn • Explore

22. Skills… • Take personal responsibility • Point of view • Cross-cultural communication • Problem-solving • Conflict management • Work effectively

23. Action/Behavior… • Teach • Show patience • Develop personal plan

24. 2.11. Solve scenario problems on “culture clash” Class Exercise

25. 2.12. Summarize how culture relates to the dimensions of diversity model as described in Unit Goal I • Better understanding • Recognize • Appreciation • Point of reference • Convey message

26. END Part 1 Completed

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30. Exam • Graduation THANK YOU & STAY SAFE