I was born in Denton, Texas and the beginning of my left I lived in a small town in Texas named Sanger. In this small town majority was white farmers. Looking at the population now it is 76% white, 17% Latin and 3% black. Even if my small town wasn’t that well diverse I was brought up to care and respect everyone. My family taught me to treat everyone the small poor or rich, black or white. In my teen years my parents got divorce and my dad took my brother, sister, and me to Brandon, Florida. This was different from where I was from. Houses where very closer. There were more of a diversity here. It was strange to see more blacks at first because I only remember one black family in Sanger. I love going to Church in Texas but when I moved
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In Texas we had a big family and here was smaller. My family in Texas never talked or push someone away because they are different. My step family would talk and treat others in ways I didn’t agree. I believe my dad is and was instrumental in supporting your development of your cultural identity. My step great grandma would say racist things and I would get upset. My dad would tell me about how things were like in her days of growing up and she was taught to be that way. I started to understand her behavior but didn’t totally accept it. I am glad my father directed me in the right way to accept …show more content…
Five stages of development describe how a person sees, thinks about, and interprets events happening around them from an intercultural perspective. Looking at this data I believe I am on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity stage is Adaptation. I believe I am at this stage because I am able to understand others beliefs. Like I understand how older White people can talk negative about blacks and I can understand how my husband believe females should not work on cars. I also am able to adapt to change in my own culture when I married my husband who is Hispanic and have different benefits and practices. I don’t work on cars anymore and my family started to do a tradition for Puerto Ricans that is done around Christmas with collecting glass. I am still learning about this tradition and confuse but interested. I love learning about different
In Texas we had a big family and here was smaller. My family in Texas never talked or push someone away because they are different. My step family would talk and treat others in ways I didn’t agree. I believe my dad is and was instrumental in supporting your development of your cultural identity. My step great grandma would say racist things and I would get upset. My dad would tell me about how things were like in her days of growing up and she was taught to be that way. I started to understand her behavior but didn’t totally accept it. I am glad my father directed me in the right way to accept …show more content…
Five stages of development describe how a person sees, thinks about, and interprets events happening around them from an intercultural perspective. Looking at this data I believe I am on the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity stage is Adaptation. I believe I am at this stage because I am able to understand others beliefs. Like I understand how older White people can talk negative about blacks and I can understand how my husband believe females should not work on cars. I also am able to adapt to change in my own culture when I married my husband who is Hispanic and have different benefits and practices. I don’t work on cars anymore and my family started to do a tradition for Puerto Ricans that is done around Christmas with collecting glass. I am still learning about this tradition and confuse but interested. I love learning about different