From my first blog post I said that I wanted this course to help me with my future and cultural diversity. I said that it will help me in my career as a psychologist because I will need to know how to navigate different people from different cultures. From then I feel I do have a better understanding and respect for other cultures. This class has helped me gain insight with other cultures and minorities to understand that they are different and accept their differences. I have noticed some of my cultural bias when doing the archived items as well as the other course material throughout the semester. I believe I can use the models and theories learned and incorporate them into my professional work.
Blog 9
The main thing I feel I am learning from this class is about different cultures which is the objective learn about different cultures. One recent blog post touched on the differences between Japanese and Americas when it comes to expressing ourselves. Japanese people show more emotion through their eyes even their emoticons are different. Different cultures will express themselves differently. Which took me into Assignment Takeaway 4, were we talked about gender advertising in different countries. While the two that I studied where similar it still can show the difference in the vulture through generations. How men and women express their selves in life and advertising has changed through generations based on the norms set by the society. Instead of the traditional stereotypical gender roles like in the 50’s where women had to take care of the house and children and be a housewife without much identity without men. Now, women are breadwinners, independent, trying to become more equal because of old precedents and current ones that hold women back. The learning message for me is that depending on the customs or norms of the society that is how the society will act for the most part and even when there is change the society shifts with the change.
Blog 8
From the article it compares Japanese people to Western Caucasian people and Japanese people focus more on the eyes than the mouth for forms of displays of emotions. I thought it was interesting that even in emoticons for texting the Japanese use symbols that focus heavily on the eyes versus American’s who focus heavily on the mouth.
I have noticed how people from different cultures of my own express showing love differently. A friend of mine told me their father never told him that he loved him verbally but he never questioned it. His father was from a different country and moved here to give his family a better opportunity than the one from their home country. His dad worked majority of the time until his passing. My friend however my friend knew his dad loved him through the things he did like provide for his family. My family however says I love you a lot, whenever we leave each other it is apart of our goodbyes. My expectation of his dad would be that he was a cold person but he was actually very sweet and kind. He is a lovable man so I did not quite understand why I love you was not something said but that is due to my family saying it. I think the display rules can come into play because while I am not knowledge in Hispanic or Caribbean culture I know Western culture is different from a lot of countries so in their country verbally expressing love may not be the norm.
Blog 7
I think fairy tales have reflected the cultural norms and values for certain time periods. For example, the common fairy tales like Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, etc. they are old commonly told stories and for a very long time women were looked at as damsels in distress that needed saving by a Prince so they can live happily ever after. As we’ve progressed as we have seen our Disney princesses progress as well, like Princess Tiana was trying to have her own restaurant and that was her dream, not falling in love with a Prince. Even in other stories like Mulan, Tangled, Brave, etc. they are more geared to the Princess lead not only wanting to fall in love. They fought and showed that women can be just as strong as men and do not need to only want to long for being a wife.
Princesses Tiana had a positive influence on me because she was the first time that I could remember that one of the Princesses was Black. Not only was she black but she had dreams and goals she wanted to obtain, she did not just want to be a Princes wife unlike her best friend Charlotte. She had to grow to love him and she still lived out her dreams. This was good for me because I was raised to be independent.
Blog 5
The statements associated with independent construal of self that I put I think would be numbers 1,5,7,8, and 9. I say those numbers because number one is I am Kori which is completely independent to myself. Being kind, unaffectionate, funny, and laxed are traits that I have that others may not.
The statements associated with interdependent construal of self would be numbers 2,3,4,6, and 10. I say those numbers because being 21, Black, a woman, a Pisces, and being a college student all stems from specific groups that share the same experience.
I had it split evenly but I think interdependent because I do not know myself like I should, I put generic answers because I was not 100% sure who am I but I am finding out.
I would say “be unique” is the better saying for me because in hindsight I want to be myself and I like to be able to be free in my actions. Playing a role gets tiring when you are not feeling like yourself.
Blog 4
Overall I did not do that bad on the test originally. From the process of going back over what I did wrong helps because I can see what I did wrong and why. This process helps me see what I can do to study better for the next test. This feedback can be very for test taking and my learning. Many classes you take the test and that will be the end of it or you can see what you got wrong but I would be left wondering why it was wrong. This is a great process for my learning because it makes it more of a learning experience than and pass or fail situation.
Blog 3
*I also used a different website because it was not working with my computer and I spelled empathetic wrong
When taking the NEO personality test I had trouble getting a score because I was not sure what to add up. So I googled it and came across something similar with the Big Five Personality test and for that my results for openness was low as well as conscientious and extraversions. My agreeableness was in the middle and they did not Neuroticism but they had natural reactions which are similar and I scored high in that. I feel like my personality has been consist for the most part since middle school but from elementary into middle school their was a shift because I was very outgoing and I was not shy but it changed. I know with the neuroticism when I was younger I could sing in front of anyone and talk to anyone without much fear but now I hate being the center of attention and I get extremely nervous in public and doing things that requires not being around people I am comfortable with.
Blog 2
I choose these pictures because the first one is of my sister and she suffers mental illnesses that is part of the reason I want to go into the helping field. The other two pictures are of my parents and I at my high school graduation. They are my drives to keep going while pursing my degrees, they are helping me pay for my education as well as the ones who always believe in me. They are the reason it is possible for me to be in college right now, not only do they help me pay for it, they have instilled in me my whole life that I could do it and they made things possible for me to be able to get accepted as well as stay motivated to graduate. They also helped me figure out what career path to take because they saw qualities in myself that I did not always see and I am forever grateful.
Blog 1
This course can help me in the future because this course is going to teach me about cultural diversity and how it impacts others’ lives. Having an understanding and acceptance for other cultural will help me navigate and be a better psychologist when I know how to handle people who I do not relate to. I hope to gain skills and knowledge on being culturally diverse.
In this picture I am taking notes on the PDF about the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity and I was writing my paper while reading and taking notes. I chose this image because this was the first assignment for this course and I thought it was a representation of how I prepare for those types of assignments.