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Assignment:
Assignment:
Submit a to 2-page critical reflection in which you respond to the following:
Describe a person you interact with on a regular basis who:
- Does not share your cultural background
- Challenges your assumptions or beliefs and/or subscribes to beliefs you may not hold (Some possibilities are a colleague, acquaintance, family member, someone in a service or retail position for an establishment you frequent, or a member of the public you serve in your job.)
- Identify the challenges that you have faced in connecting and creating a relationship with this person. What steps do you need to take to overcome these challenges and develop an authentic relationship with this person?
- Do you think this person wants/would welcome developing a more connected relationship with you? What disadvantages might there be for them in forging a closer relationship with you?
- Considering your professional role, how will you create a cultural "third space," as described by Abumrad, when interacting with people who are different from you?
- What are the advantages of cultivating professional relationships with others outside your culture in this way?
RESOURCES
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Winters, J. (2002, May 1). Why we fear the unknown. Psychology Today.
Abumrad, J. (2020, June). How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany [Video]. TED.
Kline, M. (2016, March 8). Celebrating our differences, connecting through our sameness. The Higher Ed Workplace Blog.
Tapia, A. T. (n.d.). Viewpoint: For diversity to work, recognize differences, not just similarities.