Cultural Conflict and The Cultural Conflict and The Reasons Behind Them Reasons Behind Them

Azael AbundisAzael Abundis

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What I’m looking for What I’m looking for

What is culture, how does education What is culture, how does education influence Culture conflicts, and what influence Culture conflicts, and what is the psychology behind the conflicts is the psychology behind the conflicts those differences bring. those differences bring.

The Reason Why I Choose This TopicThe Reason Why I Choose This Topic

Studying relationships across various Studying relationships across various cultures can give us important cultures can give us important insights of the mechanisms and insights of the mechanisms and consequences of social change within consequences of social change within cultures, this is also one of the major cultures, this is also one of the major themes of the social sciences, but it’s themes of the social sciences, but it’s rarely investigated by psychologists. rarely investigated by psychologists. It doesn’t just give us a look at It doesn’t just give us a look at people around the world, It also gives people around the world, It also gives us an insight to ourselves. us an insight to ourselves.

Culture Culture Culture, in itself can be defined as the quality in a person or Culture, in itself can be defined as the quality in a person or

society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. and in another version is defined as that which is excellent and in another version is defined as that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc. in the arts, manners, etc.

I see it as a way of living, and passing down of ones I see it as a way of living, and passing down of ones ancestor's qualities that ensured their survival.ancestor's qualities that ensured their survival.

LanguageLanguage

Another important factor is the language we Another important factor is the language we speak shapes our thoughts and cognition, we speak shapes our thoughts and cognition, we don’t all think the same way. Some multi don’t all think the same way. Some multi language speaking people have more knowledge language speaking people have more knowledge or understanding then other single language or understanding then other single language speaking people for the increased amount of speaking people for the increased amount of vocabulary. I also think if a person is bilingual vocabulary. I also think if a person is bilingual that persons personality when thinking in one that persons personality when thinking in one language is different then when thinking in the language is different then when thinking in the second language. As if the person has two second language. As if the person has two personalities. But I would like to do more research personalities. But I would like to do more research on that topic. on that topic.

CULTURE SHOCKCULTURE SHOCK

When you leave home and all the things that When you leave home and all the things that are familiar, and you encounter many new are familiar, and you encounter many new and confusing situations which you are not and confusing situations which you are not accustomed to. Those situations naturally accustomed to. Those situations naturally

create stress. And the reaction to this create stress. And the reaction to this stress is called culture shock.stress is called culture shock.

Some symptoms are frustration, mental Some symptoms are frustration, mental fatigue, disorientation about how to work fatigue, disorientation about how to work with and relate to others, boredom, lack of with and relate to others, boredom, lack of motivation, and sometimes physical motivation, and sometimes physical discomfort.discomfort.

The Rolls of ManThe Rolls of Man

The Male partner in the majority of cultures The Male partner in the majority of cultures around the globe is usually expected to around the globe is usually expected to work hard to sustain his family, to always work hard to sustain his family, to always be in charge and to have the order in the be in charge and to have the order in the household. He is also expected to have the household. He is also expected to have the proper leadership skills needed to ensure proper leadership skills needed to ensure his family's success. In many societies the his family's success. In many societies the male must prove his manhood with custom male must prove his manhood with custom rituals. This will prove he is capable of rituals. This will prove he is capable of ensuring his family’s future survival.ensuring his family’s future survival.

The Role of WomanThe Role of Woman This is not appliable to all cultures but In This is not appliable to all cultures but In

the majority of cultures the female is the majority of cultures the female is usually expected to be in charge of the usually expected to be in charge of the house hold if the husband is not present. house hold if the husband is not present. And must take care of the family’s needs, And must take care of the family’s needs, food, clothing and sanitation. She is food, clothing and sanitation. She is responsible for taking care of her sick responsible for taking care of her sick children and to ensure proper education children and to ensure proper education needed for survival is thought to her needed for survival is thought to her offspring. But when the husband is present offspring. But when the husband is present she must be under submission of her him she must be under submission of her him and support him in his decisions. and support him in his decisions.

Some of the Differences Between Life at Some of the Differences Between Life at Home and Life in a New Place are Home and Life in a New Place are

ObviousObvious

languagelanguage climateclimate religionreligion foodfood educational system educational system absence of family and close ties absence of family and close ties

Other Differences are Not as ObviousOther Differences are Not as Obvious

how students relate to teachers how students relate to teachers how people make decisions how people make decisions how people spend their leisure time how people spend their leisure time how people resolve conflicts how people resolve conflicts how people express feelings and how people express feelings and

emotions meanings of hand, face and emotions meanings of hand, face and body movements body movements

These Differences Cause Feelings of These Differences Cause Feelings of Uncertainty and AnxietyUncertainty and Anxiety

"Am I speaking properly?" "Am I speaking properly?" "Will I be a successful student?" "Will I be a successful student?" "Will I find friends?" "Will I find friends?" "Should I discuss my personal beliefs or my political "Should I discuss my personal beliefs or my political

opinions?"opinions?" "What does it mean when someone looks directly into my "What does it mean when someone looks directly into my

eyes?" eyes?" "Should I trust this friendly stranger?""Should I trust this friendly stranger?" feeling isolated or alone feeling isolated or alone sleeping too much or tiring easily sleeping too much or tiring easily finding it difficult to sleep finding it difficult to sleep suffering body pains, especially in the head, neck, back and suffering body pains, especially in the head, neck, back and

stomach stomach wanting to return home feeling angry toward local peoplewanting to return home feeling angry toward local people

Neisse's Notion of Five Kinds of Neisse's Notion of Five Kinds of Information About The SelfInformation About The Self

Ecological selfEcological self-- The self as directly perceived with respect to the The self as directly perceived with respect to the immediate physical environment immediate physical environment

Interpersonal selfInterpersonal self-- Directly perceived, is established by species- Directly perceived, is established by species-specific signals of emotional rapport and communication specific signals of emotional rapport and communication

Extended selfExtended self-- Based on memory and anticipation Based on memory and anticipation

Private selfPrivate self-- Appears when we discover that our conscious Appears when we discover that our conscious experiences are exclusively our own experiences are exclusively our own

Conceptual selfConceptual self-- ‘Self-concept' draws its meaning from a ‘Self-concept' draws its meaning from a network of socially-based assumptions and theories about human network of socially-based assumptions and theories about human nature in general and ourselves in particular nature in general and ourselves in particular

Was I Able to Answer my Was I Able to Answer my Question?Question?

Yea in a way I was able to find that the conflicts Yea in a way I was able to find that the conflicts arise from our lack of self-conscious and arise from our lack of self-conscious and awareness, but also that it is caused by the way awareness, but also that it is caused by the way we are raised up as. Therefore we never truly we are raised up as. Therefore we never truly understand the place in which another person understand the place in which another person stands, what they feel, or what they are going stands, what they feel, or what they are going through. Its our job to make sure we are all through. Its our job to make sure we are all treated as human beings. Not as something weird treated as human beings. Not as something weird and strange. We must change the way we think. and strange. We must change the way we think. And open up our minds to new people and their And open up our minds to new people and their way of life. way of life.

My Conclusion My Conclusion

In our society today it is looked down upon to act in a racist In our society today it is looked down upon to act in a racist manner but what we learn in our personal life with our manner but what we learn in our personal life with our parents and other associations such as school peers and parents and other associations such as school peers and the random people we encounter in public. What we look at the random people we encounter in public. What we look at as bad seems to be remembered more then what is good, as bad seems to be remembered more then what is good, like cursing words for example. We know it is wrong to use like cursing words for example. We know it is wrong to use them but they always seem to stick to us. The same thing them but they always seem to stick to us. The same thing happens when it comes to differences in cultures. We won’t happens when it comes to differences in cultures. We won’t ever get rid of those conflicts unless we eliminate all the ever get rid of those conflicts unless we eliminate all the small things that lead to it. Example the use of black and small things that lead to it. Example the use of black and white, nationality, and the use of other words that cause a white, nationality, and the use of other words that cause a rise or lowering in a race’s pride. We all are individuals and rise or lowering in a race’s pride. We all are individuals and its up to us to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling we get its up to us to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling we get when we come across a completely different person and or when we come across a completely different person and or differences in culture.differences in culture.

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