Assignment:
You will create your own list of co-cultures with which you identify and then wnte an expository essay explaining how these cultural groups influence your communication with those who may be outsided your co-cultures.
To begin your Assignment, think about the co-cultures with which you identify. Review the text in which the authors provide an example of co-cultures by describing a woman named Anna who identifies herself as an American. a Native American, a Navajo, a Midwesterner, a married woman, a mother, a lawyer, a person with a yearly income of over $100.000, and a Catholic
As you think about your co-cultures. think about the following questions'
• To how many cultural groups do you relate?
• Does one take prominenece in terms of personal importance
• Would you be comfortable limiting yourself to only one co-culture?
• Why not?
How we describe ourselves and the groups that we identify withis a significant aspect of understanding intercultural communication since we do not belong to just one cultural group. It is also important to note that culture is not just a racial or ethnic designation Once you have identified your co-cultures, you can begin writing your expository essay explaining how these cultural groups influence your communication with those who may be outside of your co-cultures. Your essay must include the following.
1. List the co-cultures you identify with and would use to describe yourself
2. Explain which co-culture is the dominant one. the one you would use to describe yourself the most
3. Explain why you would or would not be comfortable limiting yourself to one co.culture as a desaiption.
4. Brief explain how these co-cultures might influence your communication