Culture: the shared set of ideas, skills, institutions, customs, attitude, values, and achievements that characterize a group of people. Who someone is and what they believe legitimately characterizes them; to say it shapes their perspective of the life they and others have would be correct. A person’s culture greatly affects their views of others and the world because of situations like discrimination, social behavior, and general beliefs. Authors such as Robert Lake, or Medicine Grizzlybear, and Pat Mora would agree with this position due to the fact that both have experienced the struggles of discrimination and differences in beliefs.So many groups of people face discrimination today based upon their culture, race, and social position.
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Not only was this an example of discrimination, it was an example of Wind-Wolf’s social life being damaged because of his culture and who he is. The mother didn’t want her own child hanging out with children of other cultures and races. Since this kid was Wind-Wolf’s first and only friend, other parents and/or their children felt the same way. Another example of how culture does impact a person’s view of the world and the people in it is in the poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora. In the poem, Mora states “viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic,/ perhaps inferior, definitely different/ viewed by Mexicans as alien” (7-9). The use of the words “inferior” and “alien” give the lines an overall negative feeling. Since she is viewed like this in society because of her culture, it would most likely cause social issues like troubles with communication and friends. All of the social problems these people may be facing is because of the differences in cultures between the two, which impacts how these people see each other. The difference in cultures can also impact a person’s view of the world and others in it. Stereotypes, not necessarily discrimination, also contribute …show more content…
In this case, the father is saying that even though his son has not been through the Western society’s definition of education at the age of 5, he has been educated of his own culture and people. Differences such as these between the two cultures have made the teacher believe that Wind-Wolf is a “slow learner” even though he just hasn’t learned their culture, yet. It has impacted how he sees his peers from Western society and how he performs at school. Another example of this is also in “An Indian Father’s Plea.” After he speaks of a tradition that they do, the father states “Although you in Western society may argue that such a method serves to hinder...we believe…” (Lake 75). Once again, the father is comparing the beliefs between the two cultures. They are doing something that those in Western society could believe is wrong, but they believe it’s right. Since these viewpoints are opposing, it could impact how the opposing parties could see each other. Because of culture, people have different beliefs and traditions, which results in how differently they see people who don’t follow the same culture as them in the world. It affects their viewpoint to a large
Not only was this an example of discrimination, it was an example of Wind-Wolf’s social life being damaged because of his culture and who he is. The mother didn’t want her own child hanging out with children of other cultures and races. Since this kid was Wind-Wolf’s first and only friend, other parents and/or their children felt the same way. Another example of how culture does impact a person’s view of the world and the people in it is in the poem “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora. In the poem, Mora states “viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic,/ perhaps inferior, definitely different/ viewed by Mexicans as alien” (7-9). The use of the words “inferior” and “alien” give the lines an overall negative feeling. Since she is viewed like this in society because of her culture, it would most likely cause social issues like troubles with communication and friends. All of the social problems these people may be facing is because of the differences in cultures between the two, which impacts how these people see each other. The difference in cultures can also impact a person’s view of the world and others in it. Stereotypes, not necessarily discrimination, also contribute …show more content…
In this case, the father is saying that even though his son has not been through the Western society’s definition of education at the age of 5, he has been educated of his own culture and people. Differences such as these between the two cultures have made the teacher believe that Wind-Wolf is a “slow learner” even though he just hasn’t learned their culture, yet. It has impacted how he sees his peers from Western society and how he performs at school. Another example of this is also in “An Indian Father’s Plea.” After he speaks of a tradition that they do, the father states “Although you in Western society may argue that such a method serves to hinder...we believe…” (Lake 75). Once again, the father is comparing the beliefs between the two cultures. They are doing something that those in Western society could believe is wrong, but they believe it’s right. Since these viewpoints are opposing, it could impact how the opposing parties could see each other. Because of culture, people have different beliefs and traditions, which results in how differently they see people who don’t follow the same culture as them in the world. It affects their viewpoint to a large