Graded Assignment
Value Differences
As you make friends outside your family circle, you may be exposed to people who hold values and beliefs that are different from what you’ve grown up with. How can you navigate interacting with all these new people? In this assignment, you will research the value and beliefs of different cultures, consider your personal values, and analyze an interaction you’ve had with someone outside your own culture.
Part 1 Instructions
Use the internet and other resources to conduct research on the different values and beliefs of different cultures. There are hundreds of thousands of cultures in the world, so focus on three to four that are new to you. Some aspects of culture you can search for that relate to values and beliefs may be as follows:
• religious beliefs
• family values and structure
• how people communicate with one another (not just language spoken, but body language, gestures, do they touch a lot, are they reserved, etc.)
As you conduct your research, write down each source you find and take notes on the cultures you learn about in your Health Notebook.
Part 2 Instructions
You were also born into a culture with its own values and beliefs. What would you consider to be your core values?
Part 3 Instructions
Every day, people from different cultures meet and interact with one another. Think about a time you met someone with different values and beliefs from yours. How did you interact with that person?
Be sure to respond in complete sentences and use proper spelling and grammar in your responses.
Total score: ____ of 40 points
1. List at least three different sources in the space below.
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2. Think about the cultures you researched. Choose three different cultures you read about during your research, and identify and describe at least three core values or beliefs for each culture.
Culture 1:
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Culture 2:
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Culture 3:
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3. Identify and describe at least three core values and beliefs that you hold.
Value/Belief 1:
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Value/Belief 2:
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Value/Belief 3:
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4. In no more than one page, describe a time you met someone with different values and beliefs from yours. What did you talk about or do together? Did your value differences come up at all? Were they a problem, or were they a positive influence on your interaction?
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5. Is there anything you would do differently now? In no more than one page, describe how you might improve how you relate and interact with people whose values differ from your own. Why is it important to develop healthy relationships or have healthy interactions with people of different cultures?
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