Tuesday, April 30, 2013

How can we understand culture's conflicts?


The National Center for Cultural Competence defines culture as an ‘integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts, communications, languages, practices, beliefs, values, customs, courtesies, rituals, manners of interacting and roles, relationships and expected behaviors of a racial, ethnic, religious or social group; and the ability to transmit the above to succeeding generations. This definition covers, in some way, the culture's essence; we can see that whole earth's population is formed by different ethnic group and that reflects a great cultural diversity where each group share characteristics, behaviors and common purposes.
If we research more about this culture diversity, we can found a new concept , the 'Interculturalism'; this new concept suggest live in peace and harmony, proposing positives approaches of empathy and solidarity between these groups. Is very important how we can tolerate this diversity, I realized that our own culture limits us because our ethic, moral and awareness are so different, so there are some cases that we can't tolerate or just we don't understand this cultural, and I talk about two, but there are more than two: 

1.-  Women burned with acid:



This documentary shows what happens in Pakistan,  this country is so different from what  we know about as a society, but with a heartless reality, and shows the different morality between our culture and this vision of culture but, How can we tolerate this culture diversity?, ¿How can we understand this culture? We can see the reaction of politics people, they are so indifferent with this situation, is just other case in this society, people act as nothing happened; we must add that this society is male chauvinist. I think that is almost impossible have tolerance with this case.

2.- 'Dalits' or 'Untouchables':        
                                                            

The  Dalits are a social group inside of India, Dalit status has often been historically associated with occupations regarded as ritually impure, such as any involving leatherwork, butchering, or removal of rubbish, animal carcasses, and waste. With a religious edict, this social groups is discriminated and abandoned by the Hindu's society. While discrimination based on caste has been prohibited and untouchability abolished under the Constitution of India, discrimination and prejudice against Dalits in South Asia remains. This group is a victim of violence, including mob killings and rapes; just for a religious edict, the life of this persons are vulnerable, we can't do anything with this case, just tolerate something unacceptable.

I think that is very difficult understand this diversity, maybe we can share some beliefs or behavior but is something in our mind that doesn't leave us quiet with this kind of culture. In this moment, different organization are trying  to eradicate this conflict but we know that is very difficult change this great culture.


1 comment:

  1. Maybe for the people of these cultures some cultural manifestations from west societies are the same, they dont accept them, that's something to think about

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