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Culture and Cultural Identity

Culture and Cultural Identity. The importance of identity Who am I?. I am…. I am…. I am…. I am…. I am…. Multiple Identities. I am….

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Culture and Cultural Identity

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  1. Culture and Cultural Identity

  2. The importance of identityWho am I? I am… I am… I am… I am… I am… Multiple Identities I am…

  3. Definition of Identity: “the reflective self-conception or self-image that we each derive from our family, gender, cultural, ethnic, and individual socialization process” (Ting-Toomey).

  4. Three levels of identity (Hall):Personal (what makes us unique)Relational (our relationships with others)Cultural, Communal or Social (large-scale communities such as nationality, ethnicity, gender, religious or political affiliation)

  5. Selected Social IdentitiesRacial Identity – a socially constructed idea that still persists in the United StatesEthnic Identity – derived from a sense of shared heritage, history, traditions, values, area of origin, and sometimes languageGenderIdentity (different than sexual identity) – how a particular culture differentiates masculine and feminine social rolesNational Identity – the nation/country one was born into ( or a sense of place)

  6. Identity in Intercultural Interactions“Cultural identity is a focal element in intercultural communication” (Imahori and Cupach).In intercultural communication, participants will have to search for a middle ground between their different communication styles.With so many intercultural marriages, many US youths consider cultural diversity as a normal part of social life. “There is a growing willingness—and ability—to cross cultures, where one’s personal identity is shaped more by cultural preferences than by skin color” (Kotkin and Tseng).

  7. The dark side of identityStereotypes- categorization that mentally organizes your experience with, and guides your behavior toward, a particular group of people.Prejudices – are deeply held negative feelings associates with a particular group (anger, fear, aversion, anxiety).Racism – an extension of stereotyping and prejudice. The belief that one race is inherently superior to another; “genetic endowment.”Ethnocentrism – one’s own culture is superior to any other.

  8. Learning Exercise Cultural Interview: Due Monday, April 19th

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