Before I took this class, I merely understand what humanity is about. I took the class as it is prerequisite course that is required; however, when I start learning more about humanity, I found that the course is very interested. Humanity provides me significant knowledge about culture.
There are countless cultures around the world. Moreover, no any culture is the same; culture is diverse. Throughout the entire course, I learn more about different cultures such as: Egypt (chapter1), Mesopotamian (chapter1), Greece (chapter 2), Rome (chapter4)... Each culture has its own customs, arts, ideas and beliefs. Also, we can easily see the diversity of culture in a classroom as students come from different countries, have their own mother language and religion. Culture is shared, transmitted and pass on from generation to generation. This is why nowadays we can still see beautiful artworks and architecture of the Egyptians like the Pyramid, or the Ziggurat of the Mesopotamians (chapter1), as well as the first ancient Olympic Game (chapter2), which is linked to Olympic Game today. Furthermore, people can explore cultures through written language, poetry, music or dances as culture is being shared among member of social group. As a result, culture is learned and acquired. Culture is non-instinctive, as each person has to learn through experiences. The course enhances my knowledge about prehistoric cultures as well as the integration and how culture has changed and grew over period of time. Especially, as the growth of more cultures, culture tends toward integration. Culture's value, ideas, rules are adjusted and exchange among others. For example, Romans was taking part of each culture that they conquered then adjusted and created the uni...
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After finishing this course, I'm prepared and be more perceptive about culture. I am more awared in interacting with new culture. Since, each culture has its own customs and rules, a humorous word or act in my culture could be rude and hostile in other cultures. Moreover, I develop my cultural sensitivity to understand more about other cultures. It helps to adapting new culture while intercultural communicating. Likewise, accepting a new culture could enhance knowledge as well as adopting new ideas while integration. More importantly, being respect is essential, since each culture is unique. Respecting culture different makes it easier for adapting. Overall, this humanity course is not only enhances my knowledge about culture, but also changes my perspective in positive way and prepares me for intercultural adaption.
“In addition to giving special attention to the history and current situation of their own nation, [children should] learn a good deal more than they frequently do about the rest of the world in which they live” (6). In this method of education, students will be creating bonds with characteristics of cultures that they personally find good and worthy of upholding. Rather than upholding traditions of their own nation without the respect they where originally meant to give. In this way, you would find differences in other nations cultures and not see them as flaws, but as unique features you can appreciate and strive to
Culture often means an appreciation of the finer things in life; however, culture brings members of a society together. We have a sense of belonging because we share similar beliefs, values, and attitudes about what’s right and wrong. As a result, culture changes as people adapt to their surroundings. According to Bishop Donald, “let it begin with me and my children and grandchildren” (211). Among other things, culture influences what you eat; how you were raised and will raise your own children? If, when, and whom you will marry; how you make and spend money. Truth is culture is adaptive and always changing over time because
In conclusion, this book gave me a whole new view on life and how we can interact better with different people. The book emphasized that culture is key to understanding people. Sometimes it is hard to connect with others because they are indicated as different but in due time we can adjust. Every culture has their own traditions when it comes to what they eat, what to wear, dating, various ceremonies, holidays and more. Reading this book helped me become more accepting of who I am and where I come from.
I really learned a lot from this class, such as the first time Chinese immigrants moved to the United States facing lots of racial discrimination, struggling but keeping their own cultures and identity, and eventually successful in some aspects and achieve the triumphs. Nevertheless, the most interesting thing I learned in this course in that professor Stohler posted lots of articles and videos assisted us to learn more about the transnational history of Chinese in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present. He also created the discussion forum to let all his students discuss important issue every week. I think he showed consideration to those students who are really shy to talk in class, just like me. I read so many articles he provided to us every week and I believed that it is a good way to give my own opinions and also comment to other students
Learning about new cultures is my favorite thing to do. I interact well with others and enjoy networking with new people. I have found that my ability to meet new people is a trait that makes every visit I have taken to different countries an enjoyable visit. I wish to participate in this program because it has always been a goal of mine to study abroad. By participating in this program I hope to learn about another culture, make international contacts, and gain valuable international business skills.
In conclusion, Human Development class in really worth to take because it helps most of the majors and even in the real world to be more successful and be more productive than ever. Also, It makes people be more open-minded and not to be ignorant when they encounter different kind of people in different kind of age they have.
It is important to come to the mindset of learning of the different cultures, and hold onto the humanity of treating others how one would want to be
Over the course of this class I have pieced together many things about my own life that before went unnoticed. I am now able to see things in a bit of a different light. Now that I have been introduced to the realm of psychology I understand some of the reasons for behavior around me. I have learned that there is a reason for most everything and a lot of our behaviors and mental processes can be explained through psychology. Studies have been conducted for many years to try and pinpoint the source of our behavior and it is not something that most people think about every day. Having a better understanding of why we operate the way we do will help me to better understand myself and the others around me.
Also, how other cultures have had a phenomenal impact on how I view everyday situations and how I draw conclusions, whether it’s about an ethnic group, my own and others or about hot topics in the news. Before this class I did not realize cultural relativism. I really was ethnocentric because I never took the time to evaluate other people’s cultures independently of my own. While I think it is normal for people to judge their peers, coworkers, etc. based on their experiences I also feel it would be beneficial for all of us to take the time to try and understand the sociological point of view of others that are not familiar to us or view things very different from us. The tools I have learned in this class seems to have made me a better listener and emphasizer because I have caught myself listening to people just to hear them and not just to respond. The change in my outlook about being intertwined in society has improved my communication skills at work and at
Anthropology gives us a chance to expand ourselves as human beings. I find that the information I left this class with will be a guideline for many different parts of my life and will help me to see things in different views. It will help me to uncover various parts of my own culture and how our everyday perception and understandings is blocked by not knowing what else is out there.
I think it is important, and even more so after this course, to look holistically at psychological conditions and states and at the interactions between biological, cognitive, social, and environmental factors and how they contribute to psychological health or disorder. I have become particularly fascinated by the concepts surrounding the biopsychosocial perspective and of psychoneuroimmunology. The latter is extremely interesting and seems potentially revolutionary in how we conceptualize or utilize the mind-body connection. I now intend to take more advanced classes related to that as I progress though my academic career. I also hope to take classes and learn more about developmental psychology and social psychology. Stemming from these personal interests, although the text and some of the films did expound on this, if there is anything I wish the course had gone over more it would be related to exploring in even greater depth how culture and environment can shape psychology both cognitively and physically. Understanding and researching the multitude of components involved in overall health would benefit and contribute significantly to public health policy, I believe. This course did, however, provide a good foundation to pursue further knowledge
I was in definite need of a course like this because before I started taking this class I had no idea of the simple concept of the different beliefs between Hinduism and Judaism. I had heard of the different religions vaguely in high school, but was never actually taught about them. I didn’t even know that Jews did not eat pig because they thought it was a descendant of the devil. If I weren’t to know that, somewhere down the road I might have offered one of my Jewish friends a ham sandwich and that would have been a very embarrassing situation. I now believe that I am a better informed American about fellow man in other parts of the world, but I still hope to learn more about them because I feel that we have only scratched the surface in class.
I wasn 't quite sure what I was getting into when I first enrolled in Intercultural Communications. I had assumptions as to the goals of the course such as I would be learning about the way cultures interact with each other, learn about communication in general, or I would be learning about the ways we use communication through our culture. I think that I achieve the latter goal, but I also gained knowledge about more then just my culture. I came to realize that there is more to a culture than just language, appearances, and customs, which are aspects of culture that could be seen above the waterline, or they are more noticeable/obvious to someone outside of that culture. There are aspects of culture that are below the waterline, or more
The term “culture” refers to the complex accumulation of knowledge, folklore, language, rules, rituals, habits, lifestyles, attitudes, beliefs, and customs that link and provide a general identity to a group of people. Cultures take a long time to develop. There are many things that establish identity give meaning to life, define what one becomes, and how one should behave.
Within the past few weeks of being in this course I have noticed an increase of aspects that I was unaware of that were affecting me. I have learned that I am not good with self-discipline, which then leads to stress that I am not very good at coping with. After participating in the activity in class about learning to say “no,” I have realized that I am they type of person that doesn’t know how to say no to others. I have been able to practice mindfulness and it has impacted me in a positive way with my relationship with others.