I do agree with anthropologist Ruth Benedict that we are “creatures of our culture”. As we grow up we are surrounded by our culture and learn from how others do things. We watch people in our same culture do things in a certain way and we do the same since that is what we see growing up and are told how to react. The things that we believe are true are learned from our culture and we belief what we see happening. I also agree that our habits, beliefs and impossibilities are shaped by our culture as well. We learn from seeing others do things, our parents(family), friends and teachers. They are all part of our culture and they shape us into the people we are today. When we are born, we are exposed to a certain culture and learn about that culture and how to do things. One way to break through the limits of our culture would be to learn about others culture and to get a better understanding on how they do things. Also by parents exposing their children to different cultures growing up can make them more culturally diverse and that can break the limits as well.
Hey Roro,
ReplyDeleteI also agreed with Ruth Benedict’s idea that we are “creatures of our culture”. I like how you mentioned that we learn from seeing others do things, such as our family, friends, and teachers. I remember that my parents also told me that I needed to “set a good example” for my younger cousins, and I was also unsure why they told me to do that, but I can see now that the younger a child is, the more they observe and take in what others do. They are not sure what is right or wrong, but if they see someone being very polite and respectful, they will likely repeat that behavior. The same thing goes for if a younger child continually observes people being rude and disrespectful, they will more likely than not repeat that behavior. Good point!