Continuation on Culture...

6th February 09

Hello hello..
Some of us didn't do our homework on researching what these terms mean, so , anyway, here is what we got after googling around.

1. Ethnic Identity - Ethnic identification describes the relationship that exists between an individual and a group with whom the individual believes he or she has common ancestry based on shared individual characteristics, shared sociocultural experiences, or both. An individual may identify with an important person, eg, a parent or a friend, with a group from which he or she draws values, eg, family or co-workers, or with a broad category of persons, eg, ethnic or occupational groups. Ethnic identification can exist at the individual, family or group level.

2.Enculturation - the process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by which he or she is surrounded, and acquires values and behaviours that are appropriate or necessary in that culture.The influences which as part of this process limit, direct or shape the individual, whether deliberately of not, include parents, other adults, and peers. If successful, enculturation results in competence in the language, values and rituals of the culture.
The process of enculturation is related to socialization. In some academic fields, socialization refers to the deliberate shaping of the individual, in others, the word may be used to cover both deliberate and informal enculturation.

3. Acculturation - A process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. Although acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group, accult uration can be reciprocal--that is, the dominant group also adopts patterns typical of the minority group. Assimilation of one cultural group into another may be evidenced by changes in language preference, adoption of common attitudes and values, members hip in common social groups and institutions, and loss of separate political or ethnic identification

Following on , we were all asked to gather and sit at the front of the auditorium since it was pretty hard for Ms. Cheryl to handle the noises made by us, the baboons. We were told to write down 'what characteristic/personality/physical aspect' that could define us. Some of us in the class had to step forward after being called by ms cheryl to present on our following 'definition of ourselves'.

We really enjoyed this opening up session as we got to hear some box-office, 5 stars stories such as the one from Jewel. I must say,a very, very interesting and awesome way of cheering up the whole atmosphere in the auditorium.

Alrite, it is my cue to stop writing now. My fellow friends, remember to find and do your homework on the terms given by Ms Cheryl yea?