Interview Analysis

  1. Where did you grow up? What was it like to grow up there?
  2. Did you live in a house, apartment, etc? Who lived with you?
  3. Did you grow up in an urban or rural setting?
  4. Who raised you? What were their roles in your family? Did your family and upbringing reflect the typical family in your culture?
  5. What holidays, traditions, and foods symbolize your culture? 6. How does your culture view conflict? Do people openly engage in conflict? Is it viewed in a positive or negative way?
  6. Was your interviewee from an individualistic or collectivistic culture? What information helped you to determine your answer? 2. Was your interviewee from a more masculine or feminine oriented culture? Why? 3. Was your interviewee from a high-context or low-context culture? Use examples to support your answer. 4. Did your interviewee come from a culture with a low-power or high-power distance? What information helped to you determine your answer? 5. Was your interviewee from a monochromatic or polychromatic culture? Use examples to support your answer? 6. Did your interviewee come from an explicit-rule culture or an implicit-rule culture? What information helped you determine your answer?
    After choosing and answering four question above, close out the body of your essay by answering this question:
    How does knowing this information impact the way you would work with someone from this cultural background? Use an example to illustrate 2 specific tips/ideas that you've learned and could pass on to others who may work with someone from this culture.

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