Cultural Analysis

Every culture has its own individual attributes that make them unique and special in their own way. Through the years with every new generation culture changes, therefore, creating new subgroups, as individuals adapt themselves to changes. As Wright-Tillet (2012) mentioned, that human beings are not one-dimensional (Wright-Tillet, 2012). Therefore, various things must be taken into account, when meeting an individual, as culture is part of a label of what makes a person. On the other hand, some individuals manage to maintain their cultural beliefs, language, religion, while also having to assimilate to popular culture. As Kahn (2015) mentioned, “we carry remnants of our cultural heritage with us and when we communicate with others we either …show more content…
By nature, we are judgmental, although there is a difference between being judgmental and being passionate about worldviews and hurting other’s feelings. As King (2014) mentioned, that people are afraid of variety, and for this reason people feel that they must label everyone, to fit a mold of what is considered to be normal (King, 2014). What is considered normal? As do we, not all possess our own attributes and qualities that make us all unique. Why is it difficult to accept those that might be of diverse background? Could it be a lack of exposure? Or perhaps beliefs that were ingrained in us at a young age? Everyone has their reasons for they think the way they …show more content…
The issue is about Muslims vs. Muslim extremists. Individuals that have carried out terrorist attacks around the world have unfortunately hurt individuals who are genuine Muslims that follow the teachings from the Quran. Although, I can argue that various other individuals who have claimed to be a part of any religion have changed what they have been taught in their religion and, perhaps twisted it a little to accommodate to their views on life or to justify atrocities, as in this case. The dilemma is that by my husband saying that he is Muslim, or speaking Arabic can lead to both internal and external attributes. For instance, some internal attributes displayed by others in the community may be how others judge him or treat us. External attributes would be making assumptions on situational factors, such as, as terrorist attacks. As the external attribute that occurred at my workplace led for the FBI to further investigate and interview my husband, despite not working at my workplace. Therefore, my husband has had to make changes in order to assimilate to life now, which makes it difficult for him to be a Muslim. It hinders an individual from being who they truly are, and slowly lose the authenticity that makes an individual different. My husband does not just identify as Muslim, but he associates himself to the following social identities: a family man, soccer fan, basketball fan, and an