Up until this course, I never really realized how culture has an extreme impact on how people function in their daily lives. Moreover, I was blind to the fact that culture can be the reason why people may act in certain ways. I’ve said this time and time again that growing up in the south was an learning experience that helped me become the person I am and have the [perspective that many have not had to experience. Because of my experiences I think that I can provide a perspective that some people in my own culture may not understand. As a growing therapist, I understand the importance of knowing and understanding the many different cultures that may present in treatment. By having knowledge we can provide the best care possible to our clients.
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From the four characteristics the one that stood out was educational success and financial success. I remember the person I interviewed describing the importance of education and financial success to support their families. The Jewish culture also places emphasis on marriage and building a family to create the next generation. For the interview project I completed with a person from the Jewish community, she reported that family is a major part of her culture. The article written by Schlossberger & Hecker (1998), explains this point by saying, if a Jewish couple does not reproduce, Hitler wins in a sense. I found this extremely interesting perspective of reproduction. In terms of the enormous emphasis on self-expression, Langman (1997) explains that Jewish people are highly verbalized and the lack thereof is seen to be harmful. In addition to the values listed, Jewish people value their native language and culture in general. In the interview faith made her value for he culture known and how important it is for her and her family. This is seen by the motivation to explore their culture by ways such as birthright, which is visiting the Jewish native country of Israel. …show more content…
According to Lazar, Litvak-Hirsch, & Chaitin, (2008), the Holocaust has become one of the most fundamental events that occurred which created pillars of national trauma within the Jewish culture. In addition, the Holocaust created the idea in Jewish culture that Jewish peopled need to be strong and ready to successfully overcome any aggressors (Lazar etal., 2008). Inh other words their experience of the Holocaust shaped the Jewish people to be stronger and willing to fight for their culture. I find it interesting how events in time can create a cultural response. For instance, with Americans when 9/11 occurred our American Identity became stronger and more united. In the article, it was discussed how the Holocaust imp acted different generations of the family. In some cases where generations had both parents who were victims of the Holocaust, they perceived their parents as, “less accepting of independence, reported less positive self-perceptions, and according to their peers, demonstrated poorer adjustment during military basic training in comparison to young adults who came from families where only one parent was a second generation of Holocaust survivors or whose family had no direct connection to the Holocaust (Lazar et al., 2008)”. I believe the same reactions Americans had during 9/11 was the same reaction for the Jewish culture and the Holocaust,
From the four characteristics the one that stood out was educational success and financial success. I remember the person I interviewed describing the importance of education and financial success to support their families. The Jewish culture also places emphasis on marriage and building a family to create the next generation. For the interview project I completed with a person from the Jewish community, she reported that family is a major part of her culture. The article written by Schlossberger & Hecker (1998), explains this point by saying, if a Jewish couple does not reproduce, Hitler wins in a sense. I found this extremely interesting perspective of reproduction. In terms of the enormous emphasis on self-expression, Langman (1997) explains that Jewish people are highly verbalized and the lack thereof is seen to be harmful. In addition to the values listed, Jewish people value their native language and culture in general. In the interview faith made her value for he culture known and how important it is for her and her family. This is seen by the motivation to explore their culture by ways such as birthright, which is visiting the Jewish native country of Israel. …show more content…
According to Lazar, Litvak-Hirsch, & Chaitin, (2008), the Holocaust has become one of the most fundamental events that occurred which created pillars of national trauma within the Jewish culture. In addition, the Holocaust created the idea in Jewish culture that Jewish peopled need to be strong and ready to successfully overcome any aggressors (Lazar etal., 2008). Inh other words their experience of the Holocaust shaped the Jewish people to be stronger and willing to fight for their culture. I find it interesting how events in time can create a cultural response. For instance, with Americans when 9/11 occurred our American Identity became stronger and more united. In the article, it was discussed how the Holocaust imp acted different generations of the family. In some cases where generations had both parents who were victims of the Holocaust, they perceived their parents as, “less accepting of independence, reported less positive self-perceptions, and according to their peers, demonstrated poorer adjustment during military basic training in comparison to young adults who came from families where only one parent was a second generation of Holocaust survivors or whose family had no direct connection to the Holocaust (Lazar et al., 2008)”. I believe the same reactions Americans had during 9/11 was the same reaction for the Jewish culture and the Holocaust,