Week 3

Something that we discussed this week that I thought was intriguing was when we discussed cultural diversity in family systems. Every aspect of your culture can influence how you think, act, learn, etc. Cultural diversity can be the basis of how you are reared. It can be the difference between how your family acts and how the "neighbors" act. It will change how you react towards people from other cultures. You could live in the same town, but still have a different cultural diversity from someone else in the same town. Culture can be defined as values, rules, customs, beliefs, practices, habits, combination of attitudes and behaviors. I thought it was really interesting how we discussed that you can choose the 'type' of culture you raise your children in. You can choose what values, beliefs, and attitudes you teach your children. There are some outside forces that will teach them things that you don't want them learning, but you have the power to choose what type of culture is developed within your home.