Cultural Frames
This week we are discussing cultural frames, that is defined as " the structure we impose on reality based on our background and experience" (Remland 2015). In simple terms I see the world differently compared to someone from Germany. For example When i think of New York i dont think of it as the greatest city in the world or the city that never sleeps, to me New York is my local city that i have access to and its always too crowded and full of tourist 24/7. I only go to new York if im going to sporting event or seeing a concert because i dont see it as a tourist attraction. Now the German kid who visits New York will treat it as if i would be treating any of the cities in Europe that i have visited, as this great place that is unmatched to any other city, they can appreciate the city for what it has to offer they dont see it through my eyes. The same goes for me when i am in another European city the locals probably dont look at their home city as a treat to be in because they are constantly there.
Within cultural frames there are cultural dimensions a cultural dimension that is explained in the textbook is Individualism. Hofstede explains individualism as " the measure of the extent to which people in a culture are expected to do their own thing or act as a group" ( Hofstede 2009). He also explained it in a way that is easy to comprehend and he used a example of if you are in love with a individual but your family does not approve, how far does it have to go for you to either listen to your family or just do your own thing. I find that i can relate to this because my father was not the biggest fan of letting me go on this trip and i usually value his opinion, so it took alot for me to think about whats best for me and not let him influence my decision. Then one i arrived on this trip i was surrounded by students who really want to be here and that makes me feel very reassured. I realized that i had to mature and do my own thing and not let others influence me in the decisions i would make.
Another element of cultural framing is Ingroups/Outgroups, Hall's explains this as " people who share similar cultural background can communicate more easily with one another and more able to create a distinct ingroup experience" (Hall 1963). A example of a ingroup experience would be the people we meet in our hostles. We seem to be drawn more towards anyone who is from the states obviously or who speaks english because the language barrier isnt there. We end up hanging out with people from the U.K and the states. As Sarah stated we found ourselves kind of excluding others who did not speak any engish because of the aggravation of trying to communicate with them. So now week three is over i am starting to realize how the locals and europeans as a whole start to think compared to how us americans would think in most situation.
Within cultural frames there are cultural dimensions a cultural dimension that is explained in the textbook is Individualism. Hofstede explains individualism as " the measure of the extent to which people in a culture are expected to do their own thing or act as a group" ( Hofstede 2009). He also explained it in a way that is easy to comprehend and he used a example of if you are in love with a individual but your family does not approve, how far does it have to go for you to either listen to your family or just do your own thing. I find that i can relate to this because my father was not the biggest fan of letting me go on this trip and i usually value his opinion, so it took alot for me to think about whats best for me and not let him influence my decision. Then one i arrived on this trip i was surrounded by students who really want to be here and that makes me feel very reassured. I realized that i had to mature and do my own thing and not let others influence me in the decisions i would make.
Another element of cultural framing is Ingroups/Outgroups, Hall's explains this as " people who share similar cultural background can communicate more easily with one another and more able to create a distinct ingroup experience" (Hall 1963). A example of a ingroup experience would be the people we meet in our hostles. We seem to be drawn more towards anyone who is from the states obviously or who speaks english because the language barrier isnt there. We end up hanging out with people from the U.K and the states. As Sarah stated we found ourselves kind of excluding others who did not speak any engish because of the aggravation of trying to communicate with them. So now week three is over i am starting to realize how the locals and europeans as a whole start to think compared to how us americans would think in most situation.
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