Assignment:
Instructions
Gender and Culture Paper: This assignment asks you to examine your own cultural identity - to describe how you define yourself as a cultural being - and to show how that affects your communication style. The following questions are to help you construct that definition.
You don't need to answer every question, and there may be points you include in your paper that aren't addressed by these questions, but these can be used as starting points.
• What are my racial, ethnic, national origins?
• How does my gender and class define me?
• Are there particular myths, rituals, or stories I remember from childhood that have helped to define me?
• How does my personal cultural profile affect my relationship to American culture?
• How does my personal cultural profile affect how I communicate with friends and family, or in other experiences like an internship, the classroom, or a club?
Apply a minimum of three communication terms from our book to explain the context of your responses with application of how your communication behaviors are impacted regarding the questions above.
• Some aspects of communication style you could comment on are:
o Topics you frequently find yourself talking about
o Use of nonverbal communication
o Use of language
o Affinity for or dislike of argumentation or conflict
o Channels of communication you use
• This paper should be 2 to 3 pages in length.
• This paper should include a minimum of three specific citations from our textbook.
This paper should be written in MLA format and include a works cited page.
Use book and reference!