The first person that I interviewed was a male in his
late forties. He is a credit systems manager. He and I went to high school together. His
definition of culture and diversity was “the lifestyle and family values that
have been instilled and passed down from generation to generation. Even though
my lifestyle is different from the one I grew up with, I am still who I am and
my family accepts me as I am.” He is gay and his family has never wavered at
his revelation.
The second person that I interviewed was a female in
her middle fifties. She retired from teaching 3 years ago and has been doing a
wide variety of activities since. She defined culture and diversity as “culture
is how you were raised. The people around you, your home, your beliefs, your
mannerisms are all a part of your culture. We are all raised differently; some
of us are raised in similar settings; some completely different. Diversity is
what makes us unique, different, and special. Diversity helps us to learn and
grow from others.”
The third person that I interviewed was a female in
her mid-twenties. She teaches high school science classes and is about to move
to a new school district. She sees culture as “my family and my family’s
beliefs and values. We are distinctive and exceptional because of our past
generations. Diversity is the encompassing of others and their lifestyles and meshing
together as life carries on.”
With all three people, family and how they were raised
seems to be a defining factor. All three, regardless of age, are all family –
oriented. I feel I am close to my immediate family but feel rather disconnected
from the others since we are all so far away. This all seems to be fitting into our readings and assignments.
Hi Lori!
ReplyDeleteI like how all 3 people that you interviewed represent diversty. You discussed how family has played a huge role in each person's culture and differences. I really enjoy reading your posts and learning new things from you! Thanks for sharing!
Lori,
ReplyDeleteIt is true that our upbringing and our current way of life will affect the way we reason and the comments we give on issues or discussion. I am also very close to my immediate family and somewhat close to others, like my sisters and my mum; we communicate on phone every week. They are a part of this project. An insightful post.
Lori,
ReplyDeleteYour post made me think of my brother, who now lives in Texas. While I am sure he still holds culture aspects from our family culture, he has gained new cultures and traditions from his in-laws and within his nuclear family. Thanks for the reminder; I often feel as though he has changed so much, and then we see him.
Family culture is what provides us with our foundation to build our community culture and diversity.
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ReplyDeleteLori,
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to see that all of the three seem to look at cultures as something formed in families. Since I tend to focus on big ethnic groups when thinking about cultures even though there are many types of cultures, it is good to read examples that people define cultures like them. I wonder if different cultures have unique tendencies in how their people define culture and diversity.
Aya