2. Some roles and responsibilities of family members include; being there for one another, no matter what. Our parents are responsible for being good role models, teaching us how to be civilized people, and guiding us toward our life away from home.
3. The home is always welcome to family members but it is not required that you stay there after adolescence nor is it required to move out once considered an adult. I feel that your home should always be welcome to you if you run into some sort of issue or problem in life. Home is home, it is wear the heart is. It should not be something that is forbidden after turning a certain age.
4. The cultural norms for dating are very open with my culture. Religion is not a factor, nor is race. It is about the person as a whole. Does this person possess good morals and goals? It is these morals and goals and qualities of a person that matter. Age is also not a factor as long as the person is a overall good person and has good intentions with the other person.
5. Marriage proposals are relatively traditional for the most part. The man asks the woman. My culture does not disagree with anything that may occur out of the ordinary though. If the woman were to ask the man or if it was a mutual discussion that came about, that is fine too nothing is shunned. It does not need to be the typical man ask the women situation, this is a social norm that has just become custom in our culture.
6. A typical wedding consists of white dress, black tux, grooms men, brides maids, ring, flowers, cake, etc. The typical American wedding, except it is not necessary to be wed in a church. I personally would like my wedding to be outside in the middle of a forest, this is not looked down upon either what ever the choice of those to be wed is just fine. People spend so much money on weddings these days, which much of the spending is sort of unnecessary in my eyes.
7. Divorce is an unfortunate occurrence that is not looked highly upon for the families sake but, sometimes people change and relationships don't work out so if the couple gave it their best shot and are doing what's best for their happiness then divorce is what is necessary. I personally think that people rush into marriage most of the time. There is no rush to get married, I feel that people should wait it out until the time is right.
8. Hopefully the ex couple can come to an agreement upon what each person will get.
9. Homosexuality is not a problem at all. What sex people are attracted to is their own business and they cannot change the way they feel. No one should be made fun of or neglected for a part of who they are.
10. I feel the same way as my culture about gender roles. There are certain things women do better than men and certain things men do better than women.
question: Is there something about your culture that you highly disagree with? If so what and why do you disagree with it?
I feel like there is not enough to disagree on in my culture. I agree with a lot of the norms my culture teaches, a perfect example is I like thinking that one day a typical proposal will allow for some man to get down on one knee and propose to me. Maybe it's just because I'm so used to the norms and have been brought up and taught to live by what they are, but I'm ok with them all, I just can't think of one specifically I'd highly disagree with. I do agree with you about the gender differences thing- there are obviously things males and females can do better than one another, but I also think each gender could be recognized more for trying something they're known not to be good at- like women doing all the outdoor work, and men doing all the indoor work.
ReplyDeleteThere is not much about my culture now that I disagree with. I do disagree with how the gender roles use to be with the woman staying home and the man working because I would have a hard time being a stay at home mom if I didn’t choose to be. I am glad that things have progressed enough so that this is not the social norm.
ReplyDeleteI wish more people were accepting of homosexuality or alternative sexual identities. Many people are accepting of these, but many still are not. Mostly this is due to religion. I grew up in the church and I thought the whole point was to show love to other people and accept them for who they are. Not everyone in the church is unaccepting but I wish everyone would practice what they preach. I also think that women are still discriminated against but mostly in terms of financial issues. If a woman is doing the same job as a man, she should be paid the same amount. I also wish families weren't so exclusive. I think friends should be considered part of the family and that we should be able to accept people into our homes and treat them like they are our family.
ReplyDeleteUmm I think for the most part I am pretty happy and comfortable with the ways of my culture. That is why it is my culture..
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the educational system with many aspects. For instance, I don't think analytical writing should be favored over creative writing at any level of schooling. Also, I don't enjoy how many high schools and colleges value foreign language courses more than History, English courses, or Political Science classes. Also, in terms of school in general, I wish we would drift away from the "grading system." Personally, I think grades are a very subjective statistic. For instance, I don't think there is much of a difference between a 3.2 GPA compared to a 2.7 GPA. The differenc could be having a few more easier teachers compared to a few more tougher teachers. Nonetheless, a person with a 3.2 GPA can get you into graduate school sooner or later, but a person with a 2.7 GPA most likely will have a very tough time trying to get into graduate school. So I wish the education system would change in many ways.
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