I think it makes them feel better about themselves. Another reason is that you can see yourself in the joke a little bit. I think of comedians that joke about racial issues, sexual preference, or appearance. Most of the time that comedian is represented in that joke. My thought goes immediately to Chris Rock who jokes about black people, or Gabriel Iglesias who jokes about Mexicans and overweight people, who he likes to call fluffy.
to be able to liase and negotiate with others enables a communication that can be used for all reasons and all parties, being able to pass on information to every agency involved in a full and precise manner. Communication is also the key to allow us to express emotions, needs and feelings freely and confidently knowing there will be someone who will acknowledge us and will help us meet our needs. 1.2 Making sure you have effective relationships in the work place and establishing them enables you to support other people and also for them to support you in times of need. Creating a positive working environment in which everyone experiences job satisfaction, children's and young peoples development is supported, adults work together as a team aiming to provide the best possible service they can. Communication in the workplace also helps provide easy transitions such as new children/young people or new staff settling in to the environment and this helps to manage the situation sensitively.
7- As a group African Americans are active, expressive , colorful, emotional, often humorous, more nonverbal, distinctive,stylized, open, demonstrative,and possses a positive outlook on life. These are caractheristics that really differ from one person to another even in one family not just in the society that means you can find in the optimist and the pessimist ,
To what extent have your perceptions of belonging been influenced by the texts you have studied? Refer to your prescribed text and at least one other text of your own choosing. Belonging or feeling as though you are an important part of a whole, is an essential part of an individuals’ understanding of life. If an individual does not feel as though they belong either to a group, place or community it can lead them to feel unsatisfied with their lives. This perception of belonging has been influenced by both Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ and Shaun Tan’s graphic novel ‘The Arrival.’ Cultural identity often plays a large role in our sense of self and allowing us to feel as though we belong.
Some other means are written letters, telephone calls, emails, picture cards and even interpreters. Also sometimes the best ways of communication are the old fashioned ways like face to face spoken communication. By using different means of communication it can empower individuals to promote their own rights and views. There are also lots of different needs that have to be met as well as lots of different ways to communicate. Needs such as Deafness which will have its own method of communication such as the use of sign language or picture cards or written
Culture Appropriation After reading through the different articles and text, I’ve come to the conclusion that culture appropriation is basically not having enough thought to someone else’s culture. There is much confusion when it comes to the meaning of cultural appropriation. The literal meaning begins with Culture-Anthropological: the sum total of the attainments and learned behavior patterns of any specific period, race or people; Appropriation's meaning is to take for one's own use. It can be taken and used in many different ways, such as comical, offensive, or even just plain wrong. Me personally, I’ve found some funny but mostly it’s just offensive and lack in poor taste.
Unit 4 Assignment 1: Power and Communication It is becoming more and more important that we as a people need to learn how to effectively communication with each other. While there are many ways to say the same thing in English (American English), there is too much slang and with how we now communication because social media. We find ourselves faced with a form of discrimination that is for the most part overlooked. Nonverbal and verbal discrimination. What is language discrimination?
For starters people have a tendency to label anything that is different from what they are not used to. Other reasons include behaviors learned from their parents, social groupings or even from what they have learned from their own experiences in dealings with others from different cultures or beliefs. 6. Define culture. Is culture limited to racial and ethnic backgrounds?
Belonging is an inevitable human quest that drives an individual for better or for worse. It is a concept that deals with the human need or desire to feel a connection with a person, place or community. Perceptions and ideas of belonging, or not belonging, vary within each individual and can be shaped by personal past experiences and relationships. Individuals may find the tensions between their identity and their context damaging. Many texts explore the positive aspects of belonging but many texts explore the negatives; alienation, and obstruction, or the impositions that are incurred by belonging.
It is interesting to learn about other cultures. The information that I have learned about diversity has helped me, because many people are different and have different beliefs. By not understanding the differences, it can lead to discrimination and prejudice. This is why it is important to fully