Question

1.Describe how people in your culture respond to stressful or conflictive situations, as opposed to persons in another group. Write a narrative paragraph.

2.What does forgiveness mean? Define and give examples from your own experience. Is it the same as to pardon? Explain your answer.

3.Conduct an unscientific survey with approximately 20-25 people via e-mail or by phone to find out how many people support the death penalty and how many oppose it. Create a chart, add up the results

Answer 1

I was born and raised in the United States and my culture is what is described as individualistic. In fact, most Western countries are characterized an individualistic culture, which means the we oriented around the self, and value being independent instead of identifying with a group mentality. In stressful situations, therefore, we tend to tackle the problem by ourselves and may feel ashamed to admit that we need help from others. In fact, stress maybe regarded as something shameful in the first place, indicating that we are unable to effectively cope with a situation. In other cultures, however, reaching out to others is not a sign of weakness but a natural response to stress. In collectivistic cultures, dependence and
co-operation are considered more important. It has been established that seeking social support is an effective coping mechanism, and it is something I would personally like to do as well.
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