Dominant United States Values and Cultural Patterns

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Complete the Values Checklist and compare your answers to the dominant U.S. cultural patterns discussed in Chapter 8 of our text. Then address the following questions: How do your values compare to the dominant United States cultural patterns? Which three values on this list are the most important to you? Can you identify when and where you first learned these three values? Do these three values affect how you communicate? If so, how? Do these three values affect your intercultural communication? Jandt, F.E. (2013). An introduction to intercultural communication: Identities in a global community (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purpose To compare your own values to those identified as dominant United States cultural patterns. Instructions Place a “+” in front of the statements you personally agree with, a “-” in front of those you believe are not true for you, and leave blank those with which you neither agree nor disagree. _____ 1. I believe in a personal God (i.e., a God I can know personally, like a friend) _____ 2. Human life is the most unique form of life. _____ 3. Humans have power to control the plants and animals of the earth. _____ 4. Science helps people. _____ 5. You can tell something about a person by their possessions. _____ 6. Buying things on credit (credit card, car loan, etc.) is okay. _____ 7. Work gives me a feeling of accomplishment. _____ 8. Work should be serious business. _____ 9. An active, busy life can be a satisfying life. _____ 10. It’s important to organize and plan your time. _____ 11. It is more important to focus on achieving short-term goals than long-term goals because the distant future is uncertain. _____ 12. Change is good. _____ 13. New, improved products sell better than old ones. _____ 14. Time should be managed responsibly. _____ 15. We should use the present to work for a better future. _____ 16. People are born with the potential for good and evil. _____ 17. People can make decisions for themselves. _____ 18. People can change their behavior. _____ 19. It’s important to have an identity that is based on yourself and not on other people. _____ 20. It’s important to decide goals for yourself. _____ 21. Everyone should have equal opportunity. _____ 22. It’s fun to keep in touch with trends (e.g., fashion, hairstyles, and “cool” clubs). _____ 23. I’m proud of my country. _____ 24. I’m willing to fight for my country.
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