Lessons About Cultural Differences Essay

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Multi-Cultural Competence

The author of this brief reflection and response has learned a great deal when it comes to multi-cultural competence and learning about the same. This brief reflection serves as a recitation of what lessons were learned, why they are important and what the author must and will keep in mind as the learning continues to evolve and thrive. Among many other things, the author has learned that the learning never stops and there are a number of reasons for this. While it is possible to become well-versed in cultures and what makes people different, it would be a mistake to think that there is a point where the learning is no longer necessary or that the changes to culture stop happening.

Learning Explained

The author of this response has learned a few things about culture as part of the learning that has been completed thus far. First, there is nothing wrong with being proud of one’s culture. Indeed, many people hearken to the homeland in which they were born or the same area from which their ancestors came from. However, there is a fine line between pride in such details of one’s history or the history of one’s ancestors and being improper.

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The author of this response has come to know this as being cultural humility. In other words, the author is proud of the culture from which the author comes but the author also understands that there is nothing elite, superior or “better” about that culture as compared to anyone else. All people have a right to celebrate their heritage and a line is cross when it becomes anything resembling elitism or who is “better” than anyone else (Waters, 2013).

Another thing I learned is that cultural learning is something that can be done in high levels but it is something that never really stops. It is not as if it is a large book that can be completed and then there is nothing else to learn. One reason for this is complexity and variations. There are so many variations and manifestations of culture. Even people within the same culture are going to vary based on the unique facets of their family, their upbringing and how they develop and grow into adults. Beyond that, cultures are always changing. For example, the American culture during the Revolution and just after it was first formed….....

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