Step 1, 2, 3

Step 1, 2, 3

Step 1

Q1. Where I grew up

I grew up in Beijing in China. My family.  My family is composed of three persons: my mother, my father, and me. From Kindergarten until High school, I attended a school in Beijing city. The reason why I attend Centennial College is to expand my post-college opportunities of fetching a good career.

Q2. Definition of Culture

Culture refers to the characteristics and knowledge of a specific group of individuals encompassing social habits, arts, cuisine, religion, music, and language.

Q3. Who holds status in my family?

My father is the one holding our family status. He is affectionate and supportive of everybody in the family by providing all our needs.

Q4. Definition of Success

Success refers to the accomplishment of objectives and goals or purposes.

Q5. Importance of education in my family

In my family, education is important because it has increased our social life quality by teaching us new concepts on how to tackle life problems.

Q6. Why punctuality is important to me

Punctuality is important to me because not only it teaches me to be dependable, but it also proves that I can depend on myself.

Q7. If I eat indigenous foods

Yes, I like eating indigenous foods. The indigenous food I love is dumplings because it is tasteful and is healthy nutrition. 

Q8. Did I live with my Grandparent?

Yes, I lived with my grandmother when I was a child during school holidays.

Q9. Do I participate in organized religion?

Yes, I actively participate in an organized religious activity because it shows how I value my culture.

Q10. Importance of religion in my family

Religion in my family helps in regulating our values and creates an ethical framework for our daily activities.

Q11. Roles of men and women in my family

Yes, roles are defined in our family. For instance, my father is the head and provides for our family while my mother takes care of us and does house chores.

Q12. Important holiday in my culture

An important holiday in my culture is the Spring Festival. The holiday is a crucial part of prayer offerings.

Q13. Do we speak the native language?

Yes, in my culture we speak our Chinese language. Moreover, I will teach my children the language because it will teach them to respect and value our culture.

Q14. Physical contact with my culture

Physical contact with my culture does not allow us to touch strangers. However, at the family level or friends, we can sit close, walk, or stand next to each other.

Q15. The most disrespectful thing in my culture

The most disrespectful thing is clicking fingers because it is thought to show rudeness.

Q16. The most respectful thing in my culture

The most respected thing in my culture is the holidays because they are seasons of harvests and prayer offerings.

Q17. Misconception about my culture

The worst misconception about my culture is other people saying our cultural language is ugly, they mostly argue that is made of “ching chong”. I see this being offensive about my native language.

Q18. If I have ever felt excluded because of my culture

Yes, I have ever felt excluded because of my culture; this was in a hotel where people were avoiding me because they argued we Chinese people eat funny foods.

Q19. If I remember excluding others because of culture

I have never excluded other people because of my culture; I respect all cultures of all communities in the world.

Q20. The thing I want others to learn about my culture

I would other people to know that we people from Chinese culture we are hardworking, and we love-teaching strangers our competent art skills.

STEP 2

Q1. Am I a collectivist or individualist?

I am a collectivist. In my society in China, we reflect the views of our leaders and the ancient traditional culture, rather than our views that prove that I am a collectivist.

Q2. How tolerant I am to inequalities related to power at home, work, and society.

I usually condemn all forms of inequalities in homes, workplaces, and society because power should be divided equally among all groups. Avoiding inequality prevents justice conflicts where the gap between groups such as gender fuel perceived injustice.

STEP 3

Q1. Comparison of my culture to my country culture

• Power distance- In my family roles is shared equally, but in the country level in China, inequality is being practiced by the superior authority towards polarized groups
• Individualism- Just like in my family, my country China practices collectivism where people act in the interest of a group and not themselves.
• Masculinity- Just like in my culture in China the culture as a whole ensures individuals sacrifice their leisure priorities and family to work.
• Uncertainty avoidance- My culture and China culture, both the culture, language is based on ambiguity and are difficult for other people to follow. Moreover, both cultures are developed for entrepreneurial purposes.
• Long term orientation- Both my culture and China culture; people believe that truth depends on the context, time, and situation.
• Indulgence- Both my culture and China culture people do not put much emphasis on their leisure time instead, they control the gratification of their wants.