Cultural Background
Cultural Background Summary
The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning, which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871), a British anthropologist, culture is that complex whole, which includes knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation through the learning process. Every culture is unique, but similar in many ways. No culture is like another culture. Some areas that are similar I have noticed are their commitment to their families, religion and education. Some differences that I have noticed are language barriers and family values. This paper will emphasize the various sources that play a part in my cultural background. I was born in the state of Mississippi in a small town where the population was a mixture of White, Black and Hispanic. Everyone seems to get along. My father and mother raised six girls and two boys with me being the next to the oldest of the siblings. From the age six through twelveth grade I attended the Tylertown public school. In 1988, I graduated from Tylertown High School. After graduation my life’s journey began. My family, religion, customs, and traditions definitely played a fundamental role in my beliefs, ethnics, and behavior. I was grounded with firm beliefs in the Pentecostal faith. As in my teenage years, I participated in religious activities and traditions in the home. These activities challenged me to become a devoted follower of that doctrine and incorporate it into every aspect of my personal and professional lives. My cultural background plays a role in the contributors that has formed and fashioned me into the person I am today. Consequently, I continue to live my life with those same qualities and have also passed them down to my children in the
The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning, which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871), a British anthropologist, culture is that complex whole, which includes knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation through the learning process. Every culture is unique, but similar in many ways. No culture is like another culture. Some areas that are similar I have noticed are their commitment to their families, religion and education. Some differences that I have noticed are language barriers and family values. This paper will emphasize the various sources that play a part in my cultural background. I was born in the state of Mississippi in a small town where the population was a mixture of White, Black and Hispanic. Everyone seems to get along. My father and mother raised six girls and two boys with me being the next to the oldest of the siblings. From the age six through twelveth grade I attended the Tylertown public school. In 1988, I graduated from Tylertown High School. After graduation my life’s journey began. My family, religion, customs, and traditions definitely played a fundamental role in my beliefs, ethnics, and behavior. I was grounded with firm beliefs in the Pentecostal faith. As in my teenage years, I participated in religious activities and traditions in the home. These activities challenged me to become a devoted follower of that doctrine and incorporate it into every aspect of my personal and professional lives. My cultural background plays a role in the contributors that has formed and fashioned me into the person I am today. Consequently, I continue to live my life with those same qualities and have also passed them down to my children in the