Blog 1: Cultural Diversity

In the image above we see people introduce themselves throughout their cultural norms. I chose this image because I think its a great way to depict what the course is about and how I understood the first two chapters in the textbook.

How will the course objectives be personally useful in the future?

This course will be personally be useful to me and my career because Cross-Cultural Psychology explains how culture plays into ones psyche. Someones Culture,Region, and even age makes up a large portion of their mannerisms and behaviors. I hope to join the Navy when i’m done with my undergrad and become a Naval Psychologist. The military has many people from many different places and backgrounds; This would be a great place to apply the information i learn in this course hands on.

Expectations and what I hope to gain:

I hope to connect the information that i learn in this course to my experiences and the experiences of others. I hope to gain a greater understanding of more cultures than the ones that I already do. I also hope to be able to be understanding of other cultures and not have biases from my own culture.

How to be successful in PSYCH420?

I am a self proclaimed procrastinator; so waiting until the last possible moment was my usual go-to. Having now transitioned to online classes has actually benefited me in ways i did not believe possible. I bought a giant calendar (because let us be honest, those small agendas only get used for a week or two and then are abandoned). I have written every due date for every class in a color coded for that one specific class. I have learned the art of pacing ones self. I work a little each day, feel less stressed with the work load, and over all more accomplished. I want to use that same technique with reading the text, and see if that works for me.