Growing up in a small town with a population of 8,448 people and counting, you don’t get to see too many different faces. You have your average, middle class, white family that lives down the road, you have your country families, and then there are about 4 families that are of a different race. That’s not very much for such a small town. Growing up and realizing that I had expensive taste and the only place you can work that’s five minutes away is fast food, which I did not want to do because I would not like to gain 50 pounds from my job, I got a job at the Levi Strauss and Co. at the Monroe Outlets. It’s a great job with tons of perks. I get to work with my close friends, we get a free item if we make the month, and it’s right by an Auntie Anne’s. It couldn’t get much better than that. …show more content…
I’ve had some German families, Asian families, Hispanic families, and even Nigerian families. It’s a really unique experience to learn all the types of people that come to Cincinnati just to purchase jeans that you could get at Kohl’s for about half the price sometimes. I thought that I had one of the most frightening customer experiences after close one time. It was my manager Erika’s last day closing, and around 8:58, just two minutes before we closed, a woman came into exchange some jeans. This woman asked for no help and stayed until about 9:10 when she was finally ready to exchange her jeans. At Levi’s, managers are the only people who can make returns and exchanges, so my other coworker Brandon and I just started cleaning jean walls and the
Although we live in a democratic nation, many job opportunities are offered mostly based on race, nationality, and social class. The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara illustrates how the society limits lower class citizens, mostly African Americans in New York, from career prosperity. The undemocratic economy system in America positions the values of money and limits career opportunity based on social class difference. Bambara demonstrates the harsh realization of reality for the financially unfortunate kids after they went to “F.A.O. Schwarz”, an expensive toy store in New York. Miss Moore took the children on a field trip to Fifth Avenue to show them the important economic issues many Americans currently faced. Miss Moore’s effort is to teach the children about how much ...
The goal for my ethnographic study is subjected to the study of the people of Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is a place that varies from city to city, but still attracts many of the same people. Everyone knows the weird people that wear ridiculous things to do their normal routine of shopping. That is why I have chosen to do my mini ethnography one day while shopping as an insider at the local Wal-Mart in Auburn, Alabama. Wal-Mart is a large center for shopping that attracts many different types of people, while creating an environment within itself.
Nordstrom possesses a distinct and reputable image that effectively differentiates them from their competitors. Nordstrom is known throughout the retail sector as the leader in customer service. Nordstrom regards their customers as extended family and treats them as such. In addition, Nordstrom utilizes devoted sales associates for serving customers in an array of fashions. They possess the most liberal return policy that is highly regarded among customers. Also, sales associates will call in orders for merchandize not on hand free of charge. Recently, Nordstrom has
Culture consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a group or society. Through culture, people and groups define themselves, conform to society 's shared values, and contribute to society. Thus, culture includes many elements of language, customs, values, norms, mores, rules, tools, technologies, products, organizations, and institutions. As elements, values and beliefs determine what is true and just in the society. Example, the American dream is to have a family, be wealthy and work hard. Then come the written rules called the norms. These define how to behave in accordance with the society. Example: The road stops signs, swimming pool “no running” signs and the no smoking area boards which are to be followed. Symbols and language are another indication that help people understand the world. Example: Sports uniforms,
Culture is the pattern of thinking and behavior in which people living in a particular social group learn, create and share. Through this, others can distinguish to which society does a person belongs to. The way a person dress, the way he talks and how he thinks about something shows his identity. This essay will look at how juvenile prison culture shapes the life and gives meaning to a young man called Dude. The essay will further look into specific aspects of culture, such as kinship and family and the guidance they provide, or not, that affects how his life gives him meaning. Including connections to the prison system. I will also expand on the idea of pollution in the Detroit community and on how one interprets that can give a child less
The universality versus cultural specificity debate both have aspects that make sense and can be applied to childhood development. On one side, supporters of the argument for the universality of parenting suggest that certain types of parenting styles will produce the same child development outcomes in different cultures. On the other hand, the argument for cultural specificity states that different parenting practices vary from culture to culture, and that culture ultimately determines the outcomes of child development. Each culture has specific styles of parenting that instill values on children particular to that culture. Each individual has characteristics of what their parents taught them, which gives every individual their own personality. Both sides present logical information on the cultural impacts of parenting on child development outcomes.
According to Webster’s Dictionary, culture is defined as tradition or a way of life. It is also a defining principle in how we live our life and the type of people we become. The Salish Indians of the Montana and Celie, the main character of the book The Color Purple, are two examples of cultures that made them who they are. Celie is a poor, black, woman growing up in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-twentieth century. The men have constantly put her down, through beatings and rape, for being a woman with no talent at all. Her husband’s lover comes to town and gives Celie a chance to see a culture where a woman can stand up for herself and teaches her that love is possible. The Salish on the other hand have a culture that has gone on through the ages and still is a part of each person today despite the obstacles they have had to face. Culture does shape us because from birth it is what tells us our ideals, laws, and morals that we live by each day.
Childhood history has a lot to do with how we live as adults because certain childhood events
The Role of Culture in Shaping us as Individuals Culture has a big impact on how we all fit in as individuals in today’s society, and since this assignment is about that I decided to include some of my own experiences to illustrate my point of view and compare it with those of my classmates and some of the readings. My family and I moved to United States in 1998 from Albania. My parents believed that I and my sister would get a better education here and also it would be useful and interesting to learn another language and its culture.
Since high school, I have become a dental assistant helping others to improve their smiles. Prior to that, I helped people with their orders at a local restaurant. No job is too big or too small. I have realized that there are many paths I can take here in this great country. The best thing about this country is that the only limitation to how far you go on the path you choose is yourself. With the right amount of motivation, I can adapt and become anything I set my mind
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition defines Culture as the “shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.” (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition)
That summer after school I just wanted to find a job and start making some money. Going to college for anther four year was something I thought I could not handle. I final got a job at UPS unloading trucks. At first I thought how hard could it be? But every day I would come home exhausted from working in the heat. And then when I got tiny pay check, it hit me. From then on I decided that manual labor was something that I could not do the rest of my life and I could definitely not support a family on that income. A job behind a desk in the air conditioning was what I wanted.
As far back as I could remember, I was always in a rush to grow up and be responsible. I was about thirteen when I realized I wanted a job, so I could have my own money. I’d even fill out applications online, lying about my age but it never worked. A few birthdays went by and I was celebrating my sixteenth birthday and a few weeks later; I received my first retail job. My very first job was at a popular teen store called Aeropostale. I learned and experienced a lot working there and made friends as well. Although, I got what I desired, I often had uncertainties once I really got the feel for the part-time position. In life, people leave and things change and by the end of my employment, I would soon look back and realize it.
It’s lucky for me to have parents who can support me to go to school and have a happy life. I see the miserable life of those people and I feel more than ever that I should work hard so that I’m not wasting my advantages. That’s the most important thing I learnt from this job. And it’s good to learn it before too late.
Culture is the social behavior and norms found in a particular group of people and society, defined by everything from language, religion, food, habits, music, and values. In one line, culture is the people's way of life. Culture is also the distinction between nature and nurture. The term nature means what we get biologically or naturally and the term nurture means how our surroundings shape our identities. People genetically get some ability and similarity just like their family members. But in some case, their culture may be similar or different. If a child born in an Indian society and raised in the European society, that child may follow European culture more effectively. Cultural sociologists study for how different cultural elements