The culture I was raised in by my parents is Mexican culture, which has been fundamental in developing my behavior and values. There is a lot of things that I like about my culture; its familiarity, compassion, friendliness, and tight-knit relationships. However, I dislike the dependency of social hierarchy, and corruption within Mexican government. These various components, values, and behaviors of the Mexican culture are influenced by its collectivism, high context communication, and high-power-distance distribution.
How is the culture of Mexico collectivistic? According to Floyd (2017)
“people in a collectivistic culture are taught that their primary responsibilities is their families, communities, and employers.” Attributes commonly associated …show more content…
Its power is not distributed evenly, and “people in such cultures are taught that certain people or groups deserve to have more power than others” (Floyd, 2017, p. 45) A lot of Mexico’s citizens live in poverty, and are subject to high power authorities. Employees blind obey the order of a superior, which leads to less employee-employer communication according to decision-making and goal-setting processes for the company. Hierarchies exist within the Mexican culture. Luckily for my extended family back in Mexico, they are wealthy and they live in a prestigious state in Mexico full of universities, so they do not have to suffer through such a high-power distance. But hierarches do exist for the poorer individuals, and they suffer through social injustice and corruption because of it. Drug cartels are rampant amongst Mexico, because of the powerful drug kin that pay off the police to remain silent. High power distance cultures do not question authority and they are highly respectful and polite towards authority. This is ingrained into my values. My parents have taught me to always be polite and respectful towards authority figures and to value my teachers. I’m extremely polite to my teachers, and I respect them tremendously. I do not interrupt my professors during class lectures unless I have an impeding question, or if they ask for classroom participation. I like the high-power distance culture because it has taught me important values, but I dislike it when it encourages social inequality, low communication within the work force, and
How is the culture of Mexico collectivistic? According to Floyd (2017)
“people in a collectivistic culture are taught that their primary responsibilities is their families, communities, and employers.” Attributes commonly associated …show more content…
Its power is not distributed evenly, and “people in such cultures are taught that certain people or groups deserve to have more power than others” (Floyd, 2017, p. 45) A lot of Mexico’s citizens live in poverty, and are subject to high power authorities. Employees blind obey the order of a superior, which leads to less employee-employer communication according to decision-making and goal-setting processes for the company. Hierarchies exist within the Mexican culture. Luckily for my extended family back in Mexico, they are wealthy and they live in a prestigious state in Mexico full of universities, so they do not have to suffer through such a high-power distance. But hierarches do exist for the poorer individuals, and they suffer through social injustice and corruption because of it. Drug cartels are rampant amongst Mexico, because of the powerful drug kin that pay off the police to remain silent. High power distance cultures do not question authority and they are highly respectful and polite towards authority. This is ingrained into my values. My parents have taught me to always be polite and respectful towards authority figures and to value my teachers. I’m extremely polite to my teachers, and I respect them tremendously. I do not interrupt my professors during class lectures unless I have an impeding question, or if they ask for classroom participation. I like the high-power distance culture because it has taught me important values, but I dislike it when it encourages social inequality, low communication within the work force, and