A Personal Cultural Analysis

The largest indicators of my culture consist of my ethnicity and urban environment. My culture is celebrating life and seasonal changes. My culture is embracing my spirituality and thanking my ancestors and the creator for my existence (not religion). I am vegetarian-pescatarian transitioning to a vegan lifestyle. Education and giving back are important in my culture. I am a very passionate person that takes self and uplifting others serious. My culture consists of annual family gatherings, kin keeping, and being a proud Black American in the skin. My mannerisms derive from my culture, such as listening before I speak, respecting my elders, and speaking up.
The root of my culture stems from interacting with my family, institutions and intergenerational practices. The social construction of my race, ethnicity, and gender positively impact my culture because society has labeled me a minority in all of those areas, thus excluding me from the dominant culture, thus making me stronger. Groups were socially constructed to create apartness to make unity a challenge. Yet, still I am comfortable with myself and I do not let outside sources alter my perception of who I am, where I am, or who I will be due to my familial impact. The dominant society through media has negatively portrayed Blacks and women, specifically Black women.
Social workers embrace diversity. In the social work profession, I will work with multiple different race, ethnicities, cultures, as well as identities. In working with different populations I have to have an understanding of the way they perceive themselves, the way others perceive them, and the way society perceives them. A social worker has to accept the different populations and have an open mind when working with different individuals to ensure their needs are met in ways that are best for