The Importance Of Co-Culture

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The word Culture is not a word that can be defined easily. The book defines culture as “the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn.” (p. 37). The word co-culture is defines as a group within an encompassing culture with a perceived identity (p. 38). According to the website www.carla.umn.edu/culture/definitions.html the definition for culture is “the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.” Co-culture was defines as “People who are part of one culture, but live and practice another culture…show more content…
Growing up has helped me understand that not everyone is like I am. Every person in this world has their own set of beliefs and ideals. I have never had a problem when it comes to meeting strangers; I mean at a certain point your best friend was a stranger once. I believe that meeting and interacting with new people is very important for our development in life. Culture does not make a difference for me when it comes to meeting people. When I first moved to this country and I didn’t speak the language I really appreciated those who took the time to get to know me, and were patient with me. I remember them and a lot of them are still in my life for the simple fact that they accepted me even though I was a stranger to their culture. I would be a straight up loser if I did not accept or tolerate people from other cultures, since I am different myself. I do consider myself open minded. In the dance world in which I’m part of, there are a lot of people that even though we share the love for dance, we are different in the way we carry ourselves. If I was not open minded I would have a lot of difficulty sharing my time with them. I think that the only time in my life that I have stereotyped was when I was in 6th grade (it was my first year ever in the U.S.) I thought that all Mexicans in this country would be like me or at least like the Mexicans I know from Mexico but I was surprised to see that they are different. Some do not even speak the language. I don’t really follow or agree with the stereotypes people give in this country I just think is plain stupid, plus (and this is maybe a Cultural thing) my mom always taught me to Never Ever categorized or Judge anyone by the way they
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