Week 3 – Conflict and the Effects of Culture
In your initial post, please address the following:
Describe a situation, either personal or professional, where you interacted with a member of a different cultural group. Identify the cultural group(s) to which you and the other person belonged.
Remember from lecture that culture involves not just ethnic groups or language differences, but can also include differences in values, beliefs, and norms that result from living in different parts of the same country or state! Culture is simply what a large group of people has in common.
Explain the differences in language, beliefs, values, norms, etc. that were noticeable in your interaction. Make sure to remain professional and nonjudgmental in your description.
Assess how the cultural differences that were noticeable in this interaction affected communication.
Finally, evaluate how you might have behaved differently in this situation given what you learned in class so far.
In order to engage in an active discussion environment, submit your initial discussion post by Wednesday. For detailed grading criteria, refer to the Discussion Rubric.
