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(Arredondo, 2017; Arredondo & Glauner, 1992) DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL IDENTITY ‘A’ Dimensions ‘B...

(Arredondo, 2017; Arredondo & Glauner, 1992) DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL IDENTITY ‘A’ Dimensions ‘B’ Dimensions ‘C’' Dimensions = = " g — ~ //' S, N/ educational \; \ background y \ age ; : A \ - geographic location / \ race/ethnicity 3 j [ \ d hobbies/recreational | historical ender. g Interests “ moments/eras disabilities relationship status \\ / social class religion/spirituality \ / RECORDED WITH SCREENCAST \¢ | MATIC AN work experience  DlMEF?SlONS * The A dimensions are more visible demographic characteristics about which stereotypes are more easily formed, and as a result, most of the A dimensions (e.g., age, disabilities) are protected by laws. RECORDEDRII2 sexzzneast (@) arie  This dimension indicates first of all that all individuals must be seen in a context; we do not exist in a vacuum. The C Dimension grounds us in historical, political, sociocultural, and economic contexts indicating that events of a socio-political, global, and environmental form have a way of affecting one's personal culture and life experiences. These forces may be legacies from historical incidents such as the Holocaust, slavery, and anti- immigrant acts of recent years.The effects of these incidents may prevail for generations. The time one is born is a historical moment that will never happen again. MUY It INEATT @ MATIC  FRAMEWORK OF A PERSON (Asma & Pedersen, 2003; Hofstede, 1994; Murray & Kluckhohn, 1954) INDIVIDUALLY DERIVED Loving; creative, ingenious, etc. Peopleware: unique “No one is exactly like me”” Religion, values, clothing, language, rituals, eating styles, Software: laws, patterns COLLECTIVELY LEARNED e te, educhtig L iy g technology, architecture, etc: with the members of my family and community.” HUMAN GENETICS Instincts, sénse of survival, Hardware:_common hunger, sexuality, five senses, “Every person in the.world needs need for love, anger, is born, some of the same things | need. RECORDED WITH must d|e SCREENCAST (@ ) MATIC  “A total way of life held in common by a group of people who share similarities in speech, behavior, ideology, livelihood, technology, values, and social customs”. The word “culture” is from Latin “cultura” which means ‘to cultivate’. Culture is that which shapes us; it shapes our identity and influences our behavior. RECORDED WITH SCREENCAST MATIC  DEFINING CULTURE CGASI; MATIG  Symbol 3 anything that is used to stand for something else JURUEURVI ) LHEEN G ::rl ™) IMATI -[‘énguage a system of words and symbols used to communicate with other people |9 REURDEURYIE) Values culturally defined standards for what is good or desirable HRLE DAY NURIV Norms culturally defined expectations of behavior RECORDEDMI T EEREERCAST O MRV L A LA A A R T S— Folkways norms that dictate appropriate behavior for routine or casual interaction. Johnson =] | WANTED!: s Mores norms that dictate morally right or wrong behavior SCREENCASY O MATICE Y Nt RELURUEURYII  Culture is learned Culture is Culture is dynamic / integrated adaptive Characteristic of CULTURE Culture gives meaning to reality Uil INEATT @ MaATIC  CULTURAL ACQUISITION Enculturation Assimilation Acculturation * the process of learning the * when two cultures * If enough of the cultural rules, guidelines, customs, compete and the minority markers of language, values, and skills to culture gradually loses all tradition, and food from participate in a society. of the markers that set it the minority culture are » begin from when you are a apart as a separate culture maintained for the baby in the first place members to be able to * Informal & Formal recognize themselves as a distinct culture MATIC  LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Im| L [ WoRrLD Language arises and is shaped by culture FOOTBALL TOVRNAMENT [ US.A" ] vs.[ENGLAND + The terminology used by a culture primarily reflects : that culture's interests and concerns Xk &,. F oy o Vsl For instance, while Inuit in the Arctic Circle have o more than |3 terms for different types and S conditions of snow, people in the subtropical region N\ may have only two. :. = I ’ The cultural environment that people grow up in. ; i affects how they interpret the world around them. 7 @ e =\ > PCORDTD © Original Atist = I o Repfod@tigi'fights obtainable from JEAST @ MATIE www.CartoonStock.com  WORLDVIEW = The concept of worldview has its roots in the old German word ‘weltanschauung’ which means a system of thought or an extensive ideology. It refers to how people perceive and conceive the world around them. * Worldview refers to individual and societal cultural values. It concerns your value-oriented philosophy about life and general framework for understanding the world. o r@ s JAJ-LH.J\AI”:J = Worldview informs how we understand and act An tha infavmatian wn racaiva (Cavéar 9. HAalmae  CULTURE VS WORLDVIEW Culture is "broadly defined as a common heritage or set of beliefs, norms and values. It refers to the shared and largely learned, attrit.mtes of a group of people” Worldview involves how people perceive (United States DeparFment of their relationship to the world, including Health and Human Services, 2001). their values, beliefs, and assumptions (Sue, 1981). Ui B ez (@) warie  Ethnocentrism: the belief that one’s worldview is the norm. Involves 3 Stages: Denial: one denies other worldviews resulting from lack of contact with other cultures and ethnic groups. ETHNOCENTRISM * Defense: the belief that one’s worldview is superior to VS all others ETHNORELATIVISM * Minimization of Differences: an individual trivializes other worldviews by believing that differences don’t exist Ethnorelativism: the movement towards acceptance and integration of other FECORDEDR ) worldviews DIHEEN AN @ waric  Ethnocentrism: the belief that one’s worldview is the norm. Involves 3 Stages: Denial: one denies other worldviews resulting from lack of contact with other cultures and ethnic groups. ETHNOCENTRISM * Defense: the belief that one’s worldview is superior to VS all others ETHNORELATIVISM * Minimization of Differences: an individual trivializes other worldviews by believing that differences don’t exist Ethnorelativism: the movement towards acceptance and integration of other worldviews  VALUE ORIENTATION orientations is the Cultural val ue of a me! mbers "dimensions that important and [N der particular group [what] guides it values, desirable.. W hat s, forms the of it s in di vi du al the behavior fo r gr ou p no rm s. and dictates basi s th at ar e d e e m e d appropriate lifestyles " for group members.. CP ME AL an d He lm s (1990) p- 106) AsT (4  VALUE ORIENTATION THEORY P Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck (1961) identified five areas: Human Nature: What is the basic nature of people? Man-Nature Relationship: What is the appropriate relationship to nature? Time Sense: How should we best think about time? Activity: What is the best mode of activity? Social Relations: What is the best form of social organization? e There is a wide range of within group differences in these value orientations that are “"~ influenced by generational status, gender, class, geographic location, and acculturation,to  WORLDVIEW PERSPECTIVES: CULTURE CLASSIFICATION Value preference | Analyticall 1 Relational/ | Low context High context View of human nature Objective/ Subjective/ materialistic spiritual Concept of self Individualistic Extended Relation to nature Mastery/domination Harmony/communion Activity Doing Being Time Monochronic Polychronic Social interaction Independent/ Interdependent/ individual collective Logic (way of thinking) Linear Circular -z ukPistemology Cognitive Affective 250 Bt i Competition Cooperation  VALUE ORIENTATION METHOD (VOM) TO HELP UNDERSTAND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES A | 6-question oral survey used for formal research about cultural differences or informally in training to help people become aware of and work with cultural differences at the individual and institutional levels. ccuz iVe hich of these people has the best idea about how children should be taught? [Your answer: ] ““hich/dt these people has the next best idea? [Your answer: ]  To become culturally compe(enL counselors must Counselors are urged to consider the complexities explore how their worldview involved in conceptualizing a influences their own counseling client’s worldview and how it practice. influences perceptions and behaviors. WORLDVIEW AND EFFECTIVE COUNSELING Recognizing that no one theory or approach is equally effective The Scale to Assess World View (SAWV) (Ibrahim & Kahn, 1984; across all cultures, he suggests Ibrahim & Owen, 1994) is a that an integration of theories useful tool for clinical practice. may be a solution.  MULTICULTURALISM Multiculturalism is a social perspective that is committed to publicly recognizing and respecting many cultures and cultural identities. 7 points: recognition of the abundant diversity of cultures; respect for the differences; acknowledging the validity of different cultural expressions and contributions; valuing what other cultures offer; encouraging the contribution of diverse groups; empowering people to strengthen themselves and others to achieve their maximum potential by being critical of their own biases; and ey, ‘dr g rather than just tolerating the differences in order to M= Pring/abbut nity through diversity.