Hello class! Here is Tuesday's post updates. Enjoy!
Blondie talks about overlapping cultural identities. She mentions a friend who celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah. My question is this - what cultural identity do you think your friend mostly identifies with?
Cherry has already blogged three times. Good job! One thing that I liked that she mentions that she has broken through the limits of her culture. Why do you think this was the 'best thing you ever did'?
Chocoyuko has blogged twice. She mentions in one of her posts that eating rice everyday is important to her culture. How do you think this differs from American culture? And, why is it so important to eat rice everyday? (Maybe you can enlighten us).
Daron Story talks about how he 'somewhat' agrees with Ruth Benedict. He mentions how alcoholism may not be learned given similar circumstances across different people. Daron, do you agree that alcoholism can be genetic in certain people? If so, do you also think this can be a learned behavior? How do you think each impacts an alcoholic?
EMadden11 agrees with Ruth Benedict. She thinks that we learn through observation and accepted behaviors. She mentions that what is acceptable in America may not be acceptable in another country. EMadden11, have you had personal experience with this?
Licizpieciz also agrees with Ruth Benedict. She thinks that we are creatures of our culture. Licizpieciz, how can you directly observe that someone is picking up on their culture?
Molly McMuffin gives a comprehesive account as to why she agrees with Ruth Benedict. Molly - what about twins that were in separate families who reunite years later, only to find out that they have similar manurisms, inflections in their voice, and similarities in other behaviors?
Zamoradesign has posted twice already. He talks a bit about venturing out from one's ascribed cutlture. My question is actually your question to the class - IS it, in fact better to become multicultural and more tolerant?
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Twins that were seperated and reunited years later often engage in similar behaviours because some of their characteristics aren't learned behaviours but something that is genetic I suppose. There seem to be various studies indicating that a lot of our characteristics/qualities are things that are acquired from our families and are part of our genetic dispositions rather than being learned through society...I once wrote a paper on sexual preferences and whether that was a learned or genetic behaviour and I am sure there are other issues that also have the same question asked..is it learned or is it genetic?
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