What are some of your culture shock experiences in cultural variation as part of a dominant culture or subculture?<\/p>\n
One example of a culture shock I’ve experienced deals with the Jewish community in my neighborhood. As a kid I grew up in the Bronx, in a predominantly catholic neighborhood. I’m almost certain I don’t remember any other religious groups in my neighborhood. As I grew older i moved to upper manhattan. Here is when I began living in a community that was of mixed religions. At first i was confused to there practices especially when it came to the sabbath. This is a holy day in which there are various activities in which they abstain from. Cooking, writing, knitting, turning on a light, these are just a few things in which an orthodox jew does not do on the day of sabbath and at first it just seemed odd to me.\u00a0I later realized it was a part of there religion and I felt bad for judging them.<\/p>\n
What are some norms present in the society that you find it very hard to get accustomed to or one which you are expected to play a role in but wish could change? Why or why not?<\/p>\n
One norm in society that i wish could change is the view of mental health and men in society. I remember growing up i was raised to believe that as a boy it was wrong to express\u00a0 my feelings. That I’m supposed to “suck it up” or “be a man” when it came to pain , both physically and emotionally. While i can say that the stigma is gradually changing I would love it totally abolished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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