Foundations of Early Childhood

  My interviewees included older male, a young female and my friend who is French. Their definitions included the common references of race, religion, family traditions, and language. Mixing were family relationships, work, emotions, and economic status (Edwards, 2010) . Joe, African American male 59, defined culture as a way of life for any group of people and diversity as differences among a group of people. Shay, female, Bi-racial, 5, defined culture as” The way I take care of my Papi and love everyone in my family”. Cristel, female, French, 31, states “Culture involves a person’s race, religion, and their way of life, language and family traditions. The various groups of people and their customs and beliefs are characteristics included in diversity”. Culture is complex, as it defines and influences our social identities. To fully understand one’s culture it is necessary to lay aside any presumptuous attitudes about a person’s race, socio-economic status, sex...

My Family Culture A description of the three items you would choose  Choosing three items to take on a journey that will most likely be permanent presents a difficult challenge. Other than my family what items are needed for this journey to the unknown? The three items I chose were: My Bible Photos of family during family gatherings My bean pot and beans (to plant) How you would explain to others what each of these items means to you I would take my Bible to insure our family is able to maintain a connection to the cornerstone of our culture, our faith in God. The photos of family celebrating happy and sad times to help with  feeling connected to my extended  family. The bean pot was my son’s idea, when I shared this assignment with him his reply was “You have to take some beans, because you don’t know what kind of food will be available. Your feelings if, upon arrival, you were told that you could only keep one personal item ...