What is Culture
Understanding culture means appreciating the values, beliefs, and practices of a group, which can be achieved through self-reflection, direct experience, and open communication.
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Knowledge Checks
Q: Culture is an ongoing process and something that is learned and not innate.
A: True
Q: Seeing things that are different than our culture as strange, wrong, or lesser than is referred to as _______.
A: Culture Bias
Q: Culture nationalism is the strong desire that your culture is better than other cultures.
A: True
Q: _________ i something that signifies a group of people based on ethnicity, nationality or the region of the world in which they are from.
A: Large culture
Q: Breaking stereotypes to further identify one’s beliefs and values beyond their ethnicity and/or nationality is understanding someone’s _________.
A: Small culture
Q: Cultural traditions that are passed on to you from older family generations can be referred to as:
A: Folk culture
Q: Americans tend to follow a process, stick to the point, and strive to get things done quickly. This is a characteristic of ______.
A: Low Context Culture
Q: Being able to empathize about where people come from, how their culture is ingrained in them, how they communicate, and non-verbal cues are all important aspects of operating in the military alongside other members, partner nations, and amongst the local populace in other countries.
A: True
