Examining One’s Own Culture
Before you can begin to understand another culture, it is important to examine your own culture and what makes it unique to other cultures. For this assignment, you will select one “culture” that you self identify as belonging to and write a minimum of two pages on it. For example, if you are a gay, Cuban, catholic man, you could write about Cuban culture, LGBT culture, or Catholic culture; it is your choice.
In the paper, you should:
Describe the culture in detail including
The history of the cultural group
Contemporary issues experienced by the cultural group
Your personal connection to the culture
Identify how your selected culture meets the definition of a culture provided in this module
Describe the aspects of the culture including:
Characteristics
Traits
Norms
Traditions
Papers should be a minimum of 2 pages in length and a maximum of 3 pages in length, double-spaced with 1 inch margins using 12pt Times New Roman font. Students should NOT include your name, course, instructor name, heading or anything else (Canvas uploaded the paper under your student profile so I will know who wrote the paper. This will allow you to write 3 full pages.
You must use use external sources in your paper to support the information and assertions you make in the paper.
You MUST cite your sources properly, both parenthetically and on a reference page (reference page is not included in the page count).
You must use APA for your citations.
You must support the statements you make in paper. For example, if you say “My culture values family connections.” you must provide support and evidence for this statement using external sources. How does the culture value family connection? How is it demonstrated within the culture? Give an example to support your assertion.
If you research your culture but are struggling to find external, citable sources that provide support for your personal experiences, then you need to consider if the experiences and examples you are using are actual aspects of your culture or simply just your personal experiences that are not related your culture.
This is an academic paper therefore you should use proper writing conventions (spelling, grammar, consistent tense, etc) in it. You should avoid overly casual language in the paper.
Papers will be graded on the following:
Content
Sources and/or supported statements
Organization and structure
Writing conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc)