COM125

Instructions

Gender

and

Culture

Paper:

This assignment asks you to examine your

own cultural identity

-

to describe how you define yourself as a cultural

being

-

and to show how that affects your communication style. The

following questions are to help you construct that definition. You don't

need to answer every question, and there may be points you include in

your paper that aren't addressed by these questions, but these can be

used as starting points.

·

What are my racial, ethnic, national origins?

·

How does my gender and class define me?

·

Are t

here particular myths, rituals, or stories I remember from

childhood that have helped to define me?

·

How does my personal cultural profile affect my relationship to

American culture?

·

How does my personal cultural profile affect how I communicate

with friend

s and family, or in other experiences like an internship,

the classroom, or a club?

Apply a minimum of three communication terms from our book to

explain the context of your responses with application of how your

communication behaviors are impacted regard

ing the questions above.

·

Some aspects of communication style you could comment on are:

o

Topics you frequently find yourself talking about

o

Use of nonverbal communication

o

Use of language

o

Affinity for or dislike of argumentation or conflict

o

Channels of commun

ication you use

·

This

paper

should

be

2

-

3

pages

in

length.

·

This

paper

should

include

a

minimum

of

three

specific

citations

from

our

textbook.

This

paper

should

be

written

in

MLA

format

and

include

a

works

cited

page.

Use book and reference!

Instructions

Gender and Culture Paper: This assignment asks you to examine your

own cultural identity - to describe how you define yourself as a cultural

being - and to show how that affects your communication style. The

following questions are to help you construct that definition. You don't

need to answer every question, and there may be points you include in

your paper that aren't addressed by these questions, but these can be

used as starting points.

 What are my racial, ethnic, national origins?

 How does my gender and class define me?

 Are there particular myths, rituals, or stories I remember from

childhood that have helped to define me?

 How does my personal cultural profile affect my relationship to

American culture?

 How does my personal cultural profile affect how I communicate

with friends and family, or in other experiences like an internship,

the classroom, or a club?

Apply a minimum of three communication terms from our book to

explain the context of your responses with application of how your

communication behaviors are impacted regarding the questions above.

 Some aspects of communication style you could comment on are:

o Topics you frequently find yourself talking about

o Use of nonverbal communication

o Use of language

o Affinity for or dislike of argumentation or conflict

o Channels of communication you use

 This paper should be 2-3 pages in length.

 This paper should include a minimum of three specific citations

from our textbook.

This paper should be written in MLA format and include a works cited

page.

Use book and reference!