Unit 4 Mini-Lesson: Culture
One of the most important concepts you will study in this class! Don’t miss out!
– Hayden
The Final Stretch!
Hey class!
We’re entering the final stretch in this course…congratulations!
As you finish up unit 4 and look towards our final unit, I remind you to stay diligent and focus on your Intellipath scores. Your discussion board posts make up 20% of your final grade, which means every single person in this course can still earn a passing grade, even if you have missed all of the discussion board posts thus far. AIU does a great job making sure no one gets left behind, so take advantage of this and get your grade up today!
Likewise, if you are not pleased with your grade, the best course of action would be to re-do any of the lessons in Intellipath that you missed points on.
As always, I invite you to email or text me if you need any help. I am here to help you pass this course, so please let me know how I can help you over the next 10 days as we wrap up this course.
-Hayden
hcoombs@aiuniv.edu
503-779-8457
DB Post
- Describe a misunderstanding that occurred due to differences in culture, personality, or emotions. What happened?
- How was the misunderstanding resolved?
One of the first fights that my wife and I got into when we were dating was because I called her a brat.
Now, before you judge me and say that I was being a bad boyfriend, I have to explain myself. Growing up in a house full of boys, we were called (and called each other) every name in the book. Being called a brat was far from the worst thing someone could say to me. In fact, the word “brat” was somewhat of a playful term, something we would laugh about.
My wife, on the other hand, was raised by her grandpa who is her hero. The word “brat” was pretty much the meanest and worst thing he could say when she was a child. So to her, that word carried a lot of emotion behind it.
Because of the differences in our cultures, this word carried very different meanings. To me, it was another way to tell someone they were being a punk. To my wife, it was an expression of the highest disappointment. This is where the miscommunication occurred.
When I called her a brat joking around, it hurt her feelings and she withdrew. I got frustrated because she took it in the worst way possible. We had a small fight because we were annoyed with each other. After we both calmed down, we were able to explain why we were each frustrated. I learned that “brat” is not a word I could use when goofing around and she learned that I didn’t mean it in the way she took it. We haven’t had to fight over something like this again because I never use that word…even when she is being a brat 😉
Hayden Coombs 