Columbian Social Customs
INTRODUCTION Many people travel to different countries unaware of the cultural customs. Not becoming familiar with the country's basic customs before visiting can be unintentionally offensive. It is always a good idea to take the time to educate yourself on the basic social customs of the country being visited. This report has been written on the various social customs in the country of Columbia. The following questions are discussed in this report:
⦁ What are the attitudes towards touching?
⦁ What are the gestures that indicate agreement?
⦁ What is the basic unit of social organization? Basic family or extened family?
⦁ Do women work outside of the home? What are their occupations?
⦁ What religious groups do Columbian people belong to? …show more content…
Family comes first before anything else. Familys act as a source of support and advice. In fact, loyalty is shown to families over anything else. In fact, the loyalty shown for their family in business is even more important than work ethic. While the Columbian's are extremely family oriented people they do not typically live under one roof. They tend to live very close by to one another and visit frequently with one another. Divorce is extremely rare in Columbian family's due to the fact that the Catholic church frowns upon it. While Divorce is legal it is very rare because of social stigma from the Columbian community so people tend to just stay married. In the past, men were expected to financially support their families. The male role was to be providor, disciplinarian and maintain a dominant role in the family. The man was expected to maintain family pride and position in the community. Women would typically stay home to raise their children, tend to the family and put their husband's wishes before their own. Today, it is more common for women to go to work to help support their families. Because the role of women in the family are changing male dominance is less important. Today many women are very involved with their churches or work on their family farm. More women attend college now. Unfortunately, usually only the upper middle class can afford to go to obtain professional positions within their community.
RELIGION AND FOLK
⦁ What are the attitudes towards touching?
⦁ What are the gestures that indicate agreement?
⦁ What is the basic unit of social organization? Basic family or extened family?
⦁ Do women work outside of the home? What are their occupations?
⦁ What religious groups do Columbian people belong to? …show more content…
Family comes first before anything else. Familys act as a source of support and advice. In fact, loyalty is shown to families over anything else. In fact, the loyalty shown for their family in business is even more important than work ethic. While the Columbian's are extremely family oriented people they do not typically live under one roof. They tend to live very close by to one another and visit frequently with one another. Divorce is extremely rare in Columbian family's due to the fact that the Catholic church frowns upon it. While Divorce is legal it is very rare because of social stigma from the Columbian community so people tend to just stay married. In the past, men were expected to financially support their families. The male role was to be providor, disciplinarian and maintain a dominant role in the family. The man was expected to maintain family pride and position in the community. Women would typically stay home to raise their children, tend to the family and put their husband's wishes before their own. Today, it is more common for women to go to work to help support their families. Because the role of women in the family are changing male dominance is less important. Today many women are very involved with their churches or work on their family farm. More women attend college now. Unfortunately, usually only the upper middle class can afford to go to obtain professional positions within their community.
RELIGION AND FOLK