The course objectives that I feel I have achieved the most are to understand cultural diversity and the impact it has on human life as well as developing a greater understanding of people from other cultures and the skills for successfully interacting with them. I believe I have achieved these two because I have noticed…

Cross-Cultural Psychology taught me how to practice self reflection, helped me realize that I may not always agree with someone and that’s okay, finally taught me the different stages of intercultural sensitivity.      In blog 8, I discussed how people from different cultures express themselves through clothing and communicating: whether they say how they feel or…

My major is World Languages and Cultures with a minor in World Cultural Studies. Thus, I often encounter people from other cultures as well as read and write about other cultures.  In my experiences, people from the United Arab Emirates and people from different parts of Africa have expressed themselves the most. The express themselves…

    Generally fairy tales reflect a traditional set of shared cultural norms. This includes portraying traditional gender roles. The princesses in fairytales are typically seen as damsels in distress. Women are considered weak, even in the most powerful character roles you see their insecurities. They are overly concerned about their appearances, they often cry, and…

Autonomy means self-governing body or entity. Academically I satisfy the need for autonomy through completion of my assignments on my own time within before the due date. I am also enrolled in two online classes which often require me to learn on my own through the materials that have been given to me or the…

I am a young, straightforward, African American woman. I am an intelligent, hardworking college student. I am a compassionate wife and friend. I am a dependable family member. Statements 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 are associated with independent construal of self. Statements 2, 4, 8,9, and 10 are associated with interdependent construal of self….

The process of looking for the correct answers to the questions I answered incorrectly on exam one made me realize that I need to find a more efficient way to take notes, and I need to be thorough when I am reading the chapters. I could have answered most if not all of the incorrect…

To be frank, I cannot say that I am a bad student nor say that I am a great student. I believe this because as I have moved up in the education system from high school to the present I have slacked off with the effort that I put into my courses. In high school,…

After looking over the course objectives, I believe that they will be beneficial to in many ways. My major is World Languages and cultures with a concentration in World Cultural studies and a minor in International Studies. In the near future, I will be working with people from all over the world as well as…