“Culture is a person’s way of life.”
-John
“Culture is tradition.”
-Shannon
“Culture is people coming together to celebrate differences.”
` -Ann-Marie
Working
through this course I have learned that culture is the coming together of
others to learn about and share their life experiences with others. The definitions
and reflections that I received from others seem to share that same sentiment. Of
the three definitions one includes a person’s way of life which includes the daily
choices that they make. It also includes the traditions that they practices and
the ones they choose not to take part in.
Each
definition that I received, if evaluated separately, leaves something out but
if all three of these definitions were to be combined into one they would
encompass a pretty accurate definition of what culture means to me. It is more
than just the choices that a person makes, or the traditions that they
practice, it is how they come together to share these experiences with others
and to learn about why and how others do those same things. My definition of culture
would include all of these things and more. Every aspect of a person’s life is affected
by their culture from the way they choose to live to the way they treat others
and/or accept others into their lives.
One
thing that I noticed is that most people did not discuss diversity when
relating a definition about culture. I believe that diversity is an extremely important
part of culture. As people we have to understand that everyone, though they
have similarities, also has differences and we have to learn to accept those
difference so everyone can feel like they belong.
I like your point that culture is to share people’s life experiences with others. The word ‘share’ can stand for many meanings. It also indicate the ways that how we give reaction to each other when we know we are all different. In school we always teach children ‘sharing is caring’, as we are one and we are many. Also you inspired me that making choices can also affected by one’s own culture. This is true because we are influenced by the what we learned and taught since we were young and related to where are exposed to. Good post!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very nice and well put together blog. I believe that all of your responses to culture are correct in their own way. I do not believe that there can be just one correct answer for the definition for every culture has their own definition of how they look at culture and what it means to them.
ReplyDeleteYour blog was very informing. I like your cultural umbrella culture does include the color of our skin, our nationality, our social-economic status, our gender and our educational level; the words are the same yet in each culture they all are seen differently. I think many of us think culture and diversity has the same meaning; this was my thought until about four years ago when i took my first culture class.
ReplyDeleteI had not seen the cultural umbrella diagram before. That was really interesting depiction of culture and everyone's definition of culture is a little different. Like you said that if you combine the three definitions you can create a more complete definition of culture.
ReplyDeleteDiversity is an extremely important part to culture. The differences within all of us defines our individuals culture. Your post was refreshing to read. The cultural umbrella really captures the definition perfectly.
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