Writing Homework Help

part one 

Instructions: 

Please think about your own lived experiences and culture to create your own “Culture Sketch”

A: Age and generational influence: When you were born, what were the social expectations for a person of your identity? Do you identify with a particular generation (Gen Z, Millenial, etc)? How have generational influences shaped your values and worldviews?

D: Developmental or other disability: Do you identify as someone living with a visible or non-visible disability or live with someone who does? How does ability status affect individual opportunities, if at all?

1. R: Religion and spirituality: Were you brought up in a religious or spiritual household? Do you have a religious or spiritual practice now? How were your values and goals shaped by your religious or non-religious upbringing?

Ethnic and racial identity: What do you consider your race or ethnic identity? How do other people identify you? How have your experiences with your own race/ethic identity shapes your world views?

1. Socioeconomic status: What social class did you grow up in and what do you consider your social class now? 

Sexual orientation: How has your upbringing shaped your views of sexual orientation?

1. Indigenous heritage: Do you belong to a Native tribe or nation? If so, do you seek to connect or reconnect with your Native community?

National origin: How has your nationality affected your life and opportunities?

1. Gender: What were/are the gender-related roles and expectations for you in your family of origin? What are the gender role expectations in your current family, in your work, and in relation to your other cultural identities? 

Now think about the video you watched on the “Danger of a Single Story.” Reflect on your Cultural Sketch and explain what is the danger of a single story? What might viewing someone based solely on their membership in a specific group lead to?

1. part two

Instructions

1. This week, we will be focusing on how individualistic and collectivistic cultures are portrayed.  Please find an article/photo/post/podcast/video about a person/group of people from an individualistic culture and an article/photo/post/podcast/video about a person/group of people from a collectivistic culture. NOTE: Culture doesn’t have to be explicitly mentioned in the article/photo/post/podcast/video.  Please embed your photos/videos. If you have found an article or podcast, please include the links to them.

Analyze EACH article/photo/post/podcast/video separately and answer the following questions for each:

1. Briefly describe the article/photo/post/podcast/video 

Provide a detailed analysis of how the article/photo/post/podcast/video portrays individualism/collectivism in your own words.

1. How does the article/photo/post/podcast/video relate to other topics in cross-cultural psychology besides just individualism and collectivism?

Why is it important to understand how culture is portrayed in this article/photo/post/podcast/video?