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Intercultural Competence. Cultural Identity Theory. Stranger Theory. Communication Acculturation Theory. Cultural Taxonomy.

Are these new pages you are suggesting you would like to add to Wikipedia? Or are these connected to other pages? Ajungle (talk) 01:53, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Intercultural Competence is a page already but it needs a lot of work as it does not have a lot of information. Cultural Identity Theory, Stranger Theory, Communication Acculturation Theory, and Cultural Taxonomy are all pages that are not in existence at all yet, that I would be interested in starting to develop. I found some of the topics from the main Intercultural communication page on Wikipedia and looked to see which topics I could find some information from the APU database. Do you tell me which topic to focus on, or do I just choose one? Missdublove (talk) 21:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

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Please comment on what you plan to do with the topic after receiving this response. Ajungle (talk) 04:13, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

I am planning to revisit my article and edit it to make it sound like more of an informative article instead of a paper.

Assignment 5
I am starting a new page for cultural identity theory. I already created another talk page labeled bibliography that lists the starting sources I have found to support this theory.

Assignment 6
Cultural Identity Theory Cultural identity refers to a person’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or group. This process involves learning about and accepting traditions, heritage, language, religion, ancestry, aesthetics, thinking patterns, and social structures of a culture. Normally, people internalize the beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of their culture and identify themselves with that culture. The culture becomes a part of their self-concept (Lustig, 2013). However, some recent studies have noted that existing cultural identity theory may not account for the fact that different individuals and groups may not react to or interpret events, happenings, attitudes, etc in the same ways as other individuals or groups. Myron Lustig notes that cultural identities are central to a person’s sense of self. That is because cultural identities “are central, dynamic, and multifaceted components of one’s self concept” (Lustig, 133). Lustig also points out that cultural identities are dynamic, and they exist within a changing social context. As a result, a person’s identity changes as do one’s ongoing experiences in life (Lustig, 135). Other researchers describe cultural identity as referring to the content of values as guiding principles, to meaningful symbols, and to life styles that individuals share with others, though not necessarily within recognizable groups (Boski et al, 2004). In addition, Boski et al point out that most books and studies have ignored cultural identity as a theoretical construct in the field of cross-cultural psychology. Instead, books and journals report works on the theme of social identity. Social identity is described as a sense of “We-ness,” or attachment to a group that one is a member of, and by comparison to others. The sense of “We-ness” remains culturally empty, however. Even with natural groups, it is portrayed in trait-attributes, “which is not different from those used to characterize individuals” (Boski et al, 2004). There is, however, research evidence about the social (ethnic) vs. cultural distinction (Sanchez-Burks et al, 2000). This study found that the task-oriented cultural style was generally more favored than the task-plus interpersonal alternative, particularly among Anglo-American participants, for whom ethnicity did not matter. Mexican and Latino participants, however, showed some degree of favoritism toward ethnically similar participants (Sanchez-Burks et all, 2000). It seems that there are different viewpoints regarding cultural and social identities. Cultural identity is defined as the identity of a group or culture or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one’s belonging to a group or culture. Further, Cultural identity is similar to, and overlaps with, identity politics. New forms of identification have been suggested to break down the understanding of the individual as a whole subject into a collection of various cultural identifiers. Such identifiers can result from various conditions including: location, gender, race, history, nationality, language, sexuality, religious beliefs, ethnicity, aesthetics, and even food. In places like the U.S. and Canada, where the people are ethnically diverse, social unity is primarily based on common social values and beliefs. However, some critics of cultural identity declare that cultural identity based upon difference is a divisive force in society. In addition, cultural identity may be defined by the social network of people imitating and following the social norms as presented by the media. Therefore, instead of learning behavior and knowledge from cultural or religious groups, people may be learning social norms from the media to build on their cultural identity. Language may also be an important factor in culture identity. The communication that comes with sharing a language promotes connections and roots to ancestors and cultural histories. When young people are severed from the ideals and positively sanctioned statuses, feelings of alienation or social isolation may develop. These feelings can result in undesired treatment and status. This process results in personal marginalization, and it may lead to social marginalization which includes that person’s relative economic, employment, educational, and cultural loss compared to those around him. This provides a second source of alienation from mainstream society. This can cause an individual to experience extreme discomfort called ego identity discomfort. Because external sources have too much control, the individual cannot construct a personal definition of him/her self. The person is then motivated to identify with an alternative social group such as a drug subcultural group. Such groups provide opportunities to resolve identity problems. Identification with such a group reduces the person’s ego identity discomfort, or it helps to solve identity problems. Scholars today are focusing on the basic elements of social organization (race, ethnicity, gender, and social class) in their theory and research. In the case of drug subcultures, it is reported that Anderson (1998) discovered that the composition of the drug subcultural groups differed between blacks and whites. Blacks described neighborhood and school based groups as securing an improved social status and reputation. On the other hand, Anderson (1998) found that the drug subcultural groups reported by whites differed. These groups were located at nightclubs, bars, colleges, high schools and around the neighborhood. Some of these groups were “other” activity oriented, such as college groups or the entertainment industry, and these groups had a “very strong” interest in drugs. Whites reported using many different drugs, from alcohol and cocaine to marijuana and heroin. These differences are significant, and such differences could alter the cultural identity theory. This is due to the fact that different groups, such as blacks and whites, perceive events and problems in different ways.

Assignment 7
I have not yet done assignment 7 because I sent my article to the Wikipedia people to look at and they told me I need to make it sound less like an essay before I can put it out, so I am working on making it sound less like an essay and more like an informative article.

I have officially moved my article to the main space. Missdublove (talk) 05:54, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

These are all of the changes I have made for 7 & 8

Cultural identity refers to a person’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or group. This process involves learning about and accepting traditions, heritage, language, religion, ancestry, aesthetics, thinking patterns, and social structures of a culture. People internalize their beliefs, values, norms, and social practices of their culture and identify themselves with that culture. The culture becomes a part of their self-concept [1]. Cultural identities “are central, dynamic, and multifaceted components of one’s self concept” [2]. They also exist within a changing social context. As a result, a person’s identity changes as do one’s ongoing experiences in life [3]. It also refers to the content of values as guiding principles, to meaningful symbols, and to life styles that individuals share with others, though not necessarily within recognizable groups [4]. Most research has ignored cultural identity as a theoretical construct in the field of cross-cultural psychology. The theme of social identity is focused on instead. Social identity is described as a sense of “we-ness,” or attachment to a group that one is a member of. The sense of “we-ness” remains culturally empty, however. Even with natural groups, it is portrayed in trait-attributes, “which is not different from those used to characterize individuals” [5]. Research shows that there is a distinction between the social (ethnic) vs. cultural [6]. The research found that the task-oriented cultural style was generally more favored than the task-plus interpersonal alternative, particularly among Anglo-American participants, for whom ethnicity did not matter. Mexican and Latino participants, however, showed some degree of favoritism toward ethnically similar participants [7]. Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one’s belonging to a group or culture. It is similar to, and overlaps with, identity politics. New forms of identification have been suggested to break down the understanding of the individual as a whole subject into a collection of various cultural identifiers. Such identifiers can result from various conditions including: location, gender, race, history, nationality, language, sexuality, religious beliefs, ethnicity, aesthetics, and even food. Cultural identity may be defined by the social network of people imitating and following the social norms as presented by the media. Instead of learning behavior and knowledge from cultural or religious groups, people are learning social norms from the media to build on their cultural identity. Language may also be an important factor in culture identity. The communication that comes with sharing a language promotes connections and roots to ancestors and cultural histories.

I like what you're doing, and I like your perseverance! Good edits to make it more encyclopedic. I'd suggest you add it to the page Cultural identity and add a section under Formation of Cultural Identity. The existing section presents only one theory. Add your contribution but frame it as another theoretical approach to understanding cultural Identity. Good work. Ajungle (talk) 06:54, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

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Assignment 9
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Assignment 10
Based on the feedback I received from the Wikipedia community and my professor, I am moving information from my Cultural Identity theory page over onto the cultural identity page to help expand that instead of having its own separate page.


 * Your changes cannot be found on Cultural Identity. Your addition is valuable and I hope you do add your information in. Ajungle (talk) 15:56, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Cultural Identity Theory


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Assignment 8
I added my name to BCLopez09 and will add it to Heatherc43 when she updates her page to I can add myself to it.

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