cultural and social literacy/ cross cultural study

Question 1

Who is a cultural and social literate person?

Answer 1

someone that can communicate across diff societies. Aware of their own place in society

Question 2

Characteristics or cultural and social literate person?

Answer 2

• sense of personal, social and cultural identity
• concern about micro. meso, macro worlds
• empathise from diff s+c
• interested in welfare, right and dignity of ppl
• understand continuity and change and way it can impact on future

Question 3

What does a cross cultural study include?

Answer 3

other ways of thinking/living

examine culture from other perspective, beyond your own cultural bias

Question 4

Tips for effective cross cultural studies:

Answer 4

• avoid making value judgements: show concern for rights, welfare and dignity of all ppl
• stop being a tourist: look beyond the exotica and look for behaviour that adds meaning and understanding about ppl’s lives.
• offer cultures with respect and dignity
• avoid ethnocentrism ( thinking your culture is superior)
• embrace cultural relativism (reason for what they are)