In the area I live in, there is a mix of many different cultures. I’ve lived in the same area for almost 14 years and I've seen different culture groups grow and others slowly decrease. The language the was usually heard when I first moved in has also changed throughout the years and has had an impact on the type of people I now interact with on the daily basis. With the different cultures growing and moving into the neighborhood I live in I have begun to see a change in the type of local shops, clothing, and food. Even at the local schools, I can see the changes in culture and how schools try to have better interactions with the children. In social situations, there are things I’ve learned from the different culture such as holidays and
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When it comes to the girl's role in the Hindu or Muslim culture, they must follow the tradition of wearing a hijab. The role they follow in their culture is seen as their social identity that the women go by to fit the norm of their culture. Although this tradition is a contrast to what is expected of the girls in the Latino culture there are some similar roles they have to go by. The girls from each culture follow the old tradition of doing what their mothers do such as going out to grocery shopping or doing the laundry. Although these are not necessarily rules that those in these cultures must follow by there are instances in which either elders or religious leader see these traditions as rules. The rules that people in these cultures have to follow are also known as, the generalized other, which describes the time kids begin to understand their roles within their …show more content…
Hindus and Muslims own many of the shops in the area I live in so going out to buy vegetables or go to get your eyebrows done is an opportunity to have an encounter with different cultures. During these encounters, it is common to hear people from other cultures interact and greet others in their respective language. The frequent encounters encourage people from other culture to want to be able to greet each other in each other’s language. There are other social interactions such as when Muslims have their annual festival at a local park and anyone from different cultures are invited to attend and
When it comes to the girl's role in the Hindu or Muslim culture, they must follow the tradition of wearing a hijab. The role they follow in their culture is seen as their social identity that the women go by to fit the norm of their culture. Although this tradition is a contrast to what is expected of the girls in the Latino culture there are some similar roles they have to go by. The girls from each culture follow the old tradition of doing what their mothers do such as going out to grocery shopping or doing the laundry. Although these are not necessarily rules that those in these cultures must follow by there are instances in which either elders or religious leader see these traditions as rules. The rules that people in these cultures have to follow are also known as, the generalized other, which describes the time kids begin to understand their roles within their …show more content…
Hindus and Muslims own many of the shops in the area I live in so going out to buy vegetables or go to get your eyebrows done is an opportunity to have an encounter with different cultures. During these encounters, it is common to hear people from other cultures interact and greet others in their respective language. The frequent encounters encourage people from other culture to want to be able to greet each other in each other’s language. There are other social interactions such as when Muslims have their annual festival at a local park and anyone from different cultures are invited to attend and