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Stress, Health, and Wellness
COL 103Chapter 12
Professor Jackie Kroening864-646-1430
864-646-1425 (PSY office)www.lifetour.com
Becoming Comfortable in a World of Diversity
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Race – Traditionally, biologically determined physical characteristics that set one group apart from another
Asian Americans, Blacks, Hispanic, Whites, Native American
Ethnicity – Shared national origins or cultural patterns
Puerto Ricans, Irish, Italian American, American Indian
Culture – The learned behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes that are characteristic of an individual society or population and the products that people create
Building Cultural CompetencePREPARE
ORGANIZE
WORK
EVALUATE
RETHINK
Accepting Diversity as a Valued Part of Your Life
Exploring your won prejudices and stereotypes
Developing cultural competence
Checking your progress in attaining cultural competence
Understanding how your own racial, ethic, and background affects others
Prepare: Accepting Diversity as a Part of
Your Life Culture Competence – Knowledge of others’ customs, perspectives, background, and history
We tend to form relationships with others who are similar to us
Seeking out other people we: Learn a great deal about life
New ways of thinking about family, relationships, and the value of education.
Grow as humans Are challenged
Because of diversity in the work place, we learn diversity sensitivity will improve our work life.
Organize: Exploring your own Prejudices and
Stereotypes Prejudice Evaluations or judgments of members of a
group that are based primarily on membership in the group, and not on the particular characteristics of individuals
Stereotypes Beliefs and expectations about members
of a group that are held simply because of their membership in the group (“women don’t drive as well as men” and “white
men can’t jump” )
Exploring your own Prejudices and
Stereotypes Where does prejudice and stereotypes come from: Parents and relatives Organizations Media Peers
Try It 2, page 317 (10 min.) Get into groups of 3 or 4 and discuss
your answers to “Try It 2” (15 min.)
Work: Developing Cultural Competence
Exploring your own prejudices and stereotypes (First Step)
Study other cultures and customs Travel Don’t ignore people’s backgrounds
none of us is color blind Impossible to be completely unaffected by people’s
racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Don’t treat people as representatives of the groups to
which they belong Don’t make assumptions about who people are. (Try It
3 Page 318) 10 min. Accept differences
Evaluate: Checking Your Progress in Attaining Cultural Competence
Do you make judgments about others based on external features
Who are your friends Do you openly express positive values
relating to diversity Are you educating yourself about
history of different cultures
Evaluate: Checking Your Progress in Attaining Cultural Competence Do you give special treatment
Do you recognize all people have the same basic needs
Do you take to much pride in your own heritage that you look favorably on others
Can you understand life through others perspectives
Rethink: Understanding How Your Own Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Background Affects
Others All of us question ourselves about who
we are and what we are about Bridging the surface difference
between you and others can result I n the development of close, lasting social ties
Making Friends
Invest time in others Reveal yourself Let others know you like them Accept other as they are, not as you
would like them to be Show concern and caring Not everyone makes a good friend
R-Word: Relationships
Trust Honesty Mutual support Loyalty Acceptance Loyalty – implies that partners are
supportive of each other, even in times of adversity and difficulty
Willingness to embrace change
Being a Good Listener
Stop talking Demonstrated that you are listening Use reflective feedback – listener
rephrases what a speaker has said reflecting the meaning
Ask questions Admit when your are distracted
Loneliness
Subjective state in which people do not experience the level of connection with others that they desire
Become involved in campus activities Find a study partner Know that you are not alone in your
loneliness Take advantage of orientation and first year
social events Take a job on campus Loneliness is subjective and temorary
It is Not Just Talk
Subject is “I” and Not “You” Statements that cast responses in
terms of oneself and one’s individual interpretation
Avoid being judgmental
Try it 5 page 327 (10 min.)
A win-win proposition
Stop, look, and listen Defuse the argument Don’t get personal Listen for the real message Show that your are listening Acknowledge you are angry Ask for clarification Be explicit Life is not a zero-sum game (winners and
losers)
Changing Relationships:Surviving Ending
Do something – anything Accept that you feel bad Talk to a friend or relative Write about the relationship Talk to a professional
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