Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Final Week, question 2

While we spent a lot of time talking about concepts this semester, there was one that I felt we could have covered more. Rather, it's not a concept, but a chapter. I know that I talked in my earlier post that I enjoyed talking about the cultural communication chapter, but I think we should have spent more time on it.

Cultural indifference is such a problem in this society. I feel that while we live in a country that accepts people of all different backgrounds, we are still so culturally ignorant. We can sit here and say that we accept them and they should have the freedom to express themselves, but we still look down on those who are so very different than ourselves. The idea that we could truly accept someone for being different, and not look at it as a threat to our own selves would be a wonderful change that I think we should try and embrace more, and we can do that by educating people about other cultures, and spending more time teaching people to embrace that which is different.
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  1. jrmskaterDecember 8, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    I thought that chapter was a little sugar coated as well. While it had much to say about how cultures differ, it could've given us a little bit of a reality check as as far as cultural conflicts occurring. I feel like they only focused on how you can be a better intercultural communicator and how to avoid problems. Cultures are very different. What happens when you actually experience an intercultural conflict?

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  2. COMM 105 STUDENTDecember 8, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    I could not agree more with you. I feel very passionate cultural indifference or ethnocentrism as being one of the biggest reasons why this country still faces cultural problems. Some groups feels oppressed, some groups feel entitlement. I hope that one day we can truly feel as though we are all equal members of this society. I think this class could really benefit from actually taking a good look at the way different groups interact with each other. I know that this might fall more under the sociology category, but I think it is an important aspect when communicating with other people.

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