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Invisible Parts of Culture - =Less obvious aspect of culture that aren't distinguishable by sight
such as values gender roles, expectations, and social status
Visible Parts of Culture - =Obvious Aspects of culture such as clothing, flags, food, performing
and visual arts - are often essential to culture and are well worth celebrating, as happens during
International Day and other school festivals.
1. Time and its control - =Americans are the most time sensitive people and we are the ones who
put emphasis on time. People in other cultures have a more relaxed view of time. Ex: Hospitals
and how they are forever rushing
2. Task vs Relationship- - =People in American culture are more concerned with getting a task
done as opposed to getting to know the person they're performing the task for. In other cultures,
people focus on building relationships first.
Change - =because American culture is new, Americans Link Change to progress Development
and growth and are always looking for something New and Improved. Other cultures are
reluctant to accept change.
4. Personal Control Over Destiny - =Americans believe that they have control over what happens
to them as oppose to in other cultures where they believe your life is pre-written and things like
illness and unfortunate circumstances. Fait and Carma
5. Self-Sufficiency - =To succeed without depending on others shows supreme self-
determination, self-reliance, and self-confidence. The concept of being self-sufficient, however,
doesn't translate into all languages and the trait is not valued in many other cultures. People from
Hispanic and Asian cultures, who have strong attachment to families and communities,
emphasize a skillful use of the bonds between families and friends when making decisions and
getting things done.
6. Status- - =Americans' insistence on collapsing social hierarchy leads to our preference for
informality in social interactions, demonstrated in a well-known tendency to use first names
when we address others, even with strangers. This degree of informality can make people from
, some other cultures uncomfortable, especially when there is a perceived status difference
between people, as in patient/family/doctor
language - =Americans are low context communicators, so the words we speak are expected to
deliver everything that's important during verbal interaction. We pay far less attention to factors
such as body language and the context of what is being said. In high context cultures, gesture,
body language, eye contact, pitch, intonation, word stress, and the use of silence are as important
as the actual words being spoken in conversation.
8. Individualism - =The belief that each individual's interests takes precedence over that of the
groups. American Culture people are more concerned with being the one bright shining star, As
opposed to others where people want to be one of seven stars that make up the big dipper.
Race - =Grouping of humans based on physical or social qualities into categories generally
viewed as distinct by society.
2. Ethnicity - =State of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition.
minority group - =category of people who experience relative disadvantages as compared to
members of a dominant group
achievement gap - =- State of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition.
prejudice - =Unfair Judgement about a group of people. Based on beliefs actions or emotions.
Bias - =prejudice preference or action
Stereotype - =cognitive Schemas that- process information about others, beliefs about traits
characterizing typical group members, influence emotional response to group members, imply a
lot of information about people.
Invisible Parts of Culture - =Less obvious aspect of culture that aren't distinguishable by sight
such as values gender roles, expectations, and social status
Visible Parts of Culture - =Obvious Aspects of culture such as clothing, flags, food, performing
and visual arts - are often essential to culture and are well worth celebrating, as happens during
International Day and other school festivals.
1. Time and its control - =Americans are the most time sensitive people and we are the ones who
put emphasis on time. People in other cultures have a more relaxed view of time. Ex: Hospitals
and how they are forever rushing
2. Task vs Relationship- - =People in American culture are more concerned with getting a task
done as opposed to getting to know the person they're performing the task for. In other cultures,
people focus on building relationships first.
Change - =because American culture is new, Americans Link Change to progress Development
and growth and are always looking for something New and Improved. Other cultures are
reluctant to accept change.
4. Personal Control Over Destiny - =Americans believe that they have control over what happens
to them as oppose to in other cultures where they believe your life is pre-written and things like
illness and unfortunate circumstances. Fait and Carma
5. Self-Sufficiency - =To succeed without depending on others shows supreme self-
determination, self-reliance, and self-confidence. The concept of being self-sufficient, however,
doesn't translate into all languages and the trait is not valued in many other cultures. People from
Hispanic and Asian cultures, who have strong attachment to families and communities,
emphasize a skillful use of the bonds between families and friends when making decisions and
getting things done.
6. Status- - =Americans' insistence on collapsing social hierarchy leads to our preference for
informality in social interactions, demonstrated in a well-known tendency to use first names
when we address others, even with strangers. This degree of informality can make people from
, some other cultures uncomfortable, especially when there is a perceived status difference
between people, as in patient/family/doctor
language - =Americans are low context communicators, so the words we speak are expected to
deliver everything that's important during verbal interaction. We pay far less attention to factors
such as body language and the context of what is being said. In high context cultures, gesture,
body language, eye contact, pitch, intonation, word stress, and the use of silence are as important
as the actual words being spoken in conversation.
8. Individualism - =The belief that each individual's interests takes precedence over that of the
groups. American Culture people are more concerned with being the one bright shining star, As
opposed to others where people want to be one of seven stars that make up the big dipper.
Race - =Grouping of humans based on physical or social qualities into categories generally
viewed as distinct by society.
2. Ethnicity - =State of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition.
minority group - =category of people who experience relative disadvantages as compared to
members of a dominant group
achievement gap - =- State of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural
tradition.
prejudice - =Unfair Judgement about a group of people. Based on beliefs actions or emotions.
Bias - =prejudice preference or action
Stereotype - =cognitive Schemas that- process information about others, beliefs about traits
characterizing typical group members, influence emotional response to group members, imply a
lot of information about people.
