How assumptions shape who we are today
We are who we are today because of learned behaviors, core values, and principles. This is all taught to us at a young age mostly by our parents. We know that some things are good and bad based on the life lessons we have experienced in our own lives and of others. “Our cultures exist within larger structures called 'worldviews'. Worldviews as "beliefs and assumptions by which an individual makes sense of experiences that are hidden deep within the language and traditions of the surrounding society. These worldviews are the shared values and assumptions on which rest the customs, norms, and institutions of any particular society. " (LearningForward, 2009) For me, my High School volleyball coach is one …show more content…
I try to be aware of what I can and cannot say and even do around people I don't know very well. “Since worldviews contain and shape cultures (shared starting points and currencies or values), working effectively across cultures requires some understanding of the soil from which cultures come -- the seedbed called worldviews.” (LearningForward, 2009). Worldviews, with their set meanings, can be the “seedbed” from which new shared meanings happen through culture.
Assumptions influencing knowledge of intercultural communication
Assumption is defined in the dictionary as “a thing that is assumed to be true”
It is normal to make assumptions day to day. We need to understand that most of our knowledge is based on opinion rather than researched and studied concepts. We don’t exactly check out our assumptions we make every day, casing us to then to place unnecessary and untruthful things in our minds. When we make assumptions about others we may be laying a flawed foundation for our understanding of the relationship. If we don’t truly understand others perspectives and culture, how can we communicate? We would be thinking in our own culture the whole time. It’s an unfair process and very selfish. Americans take this stereotype the most as we think English is the only language that matters. This is why it is so difficult for us to communicate.
We are who we are today because of learned behaviors, core values, and principles. This is all taught to us at a young age mostly by our parents. We know that some things are good and bad based on the life lessons we have experienced in our own lives and of others. “Our cultures exist within larger structures called 'worldviews'. Worldviews as "beliefs and assumptions by which an individual makes sense of experiences that are hidden deep within the language and traditions of the surrounding society. These worldviews are the shared values and assumptions on which rest the customs, norms, and institutions of any particular society. " (LearningForward, 2009) For me, my High School volleyball coach is one …show more content…
I try to be aware of what I can and cannot say and even do around people I don't know very well. “Since worldviews contain and shape cultures (shared starting points and currencies or values), working effectively across cultures requires some understanding of the soil from which cultures come -- the seedbed called worldviews.” (LearningForward, 2009). Worldviews, with their set meanings, can be the “seedbed” from which new shared meanings happen through culture.
Assumptions influencing knowledge of intercultural communication
Assumption is defined in the dictionary as “a thing that is assumed to be true”
It is normal to make assumptions day to day. We need to understand that most of our knowledge is based on opinion rather than researched and studied concepts. We don’t exactly check out our assumptions we make every day, casing us to then to place unnecessary and untruthful things in our minds. When we make assumptions about others we may be laying a flawed foundation for our understanding of the relationship. If we don’t truly understand others perspectives and culture, how can we communicate? We would be thinking in our own culture the whole time. It’s an unfair process and very selfish. Americans take this stereotype the most as we think English is the only language that matters. This is why it is so difficult for us to communicate.