Explain Why Students From Different Cultural Backgrounds Residing In A Shared Accommodation Behave Differently
Why do students from different cultural backgrounds, residing in a shared accommodation behave differently?
Intercultural Effectiveness II
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Why do students from different cultural backgrounds, residing in a shared accommodation behave differently?
Abstract
The aim of the study was to understand how students from different cultural backgrounds, residing in a shared accommodation behave differently. In an attempt to answer this question three female students who live together were observed, the individuals involved originated from India, Ghana and England. The data was collected using questionnaires, Interviews and observations. The findings were analysed to draw common and contrasting …show more content…
Therefore, ethnography was used. Ethnography is the science of describing a culture or a group of people (Fetterman, 1998). Ethnography has been used by researchers as a method to observe the daily lives of people and routine. It helps the researchers understand an Individual within a cultural context that they come from (Fetterman, 1998). This research paper uses qualitative methodology. To meet this end data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and observation. The research was an objective attempt to understand individuals from different cultures, without bringing personal judgements of the researcher (Bryman and Bell, 2011). It only analysed and took notice of what was seen and heard from the …show more content…
The findings of the study have huge significance on maintaining peace around the world. Countries around the world have been involved in territorial fights and war to preserve their cultures. All fights emerge from the sense of insecurities that different cultures have. If we can assure ourselves with the understanding that culture provides a firm foundation to any individual’s existence, no matter where that person lives and how long, it can prevent the ongoing cultural battle. At heart the identity of that person is going to be rooted in the culture. This directs to an implication of growing forward to create a global world, welcoming every culture for it is uniqueness, without judgements and prejudices. The major limitation of this study was the convenient sample and its small size. Since the present study was time bound, the future researches could look into doing a more systematic, rigorous and larger sample based study to reflect how cultures can co-exist in a peaceful manner. The study has changed the way I look at different cultures, making me realise and understand reasons behind how people behave and encouraging me to reflect on my past interactions with other communities. The study I believe has made me more culturally tolerant. Though objectivity was a difficult element to maintain throughout
Intercultural Effectiveness II
Table of Contents
Why do students from different cultural backgrounds, residing in a shared accommodation behave differently?
Abstract
The aim of the study was to understand how students from different cultural backgrounds, residing in a shared accommodation behave differently. In an attempt to answer this question three female students who live together were observed, the individuals involved originated from India, Ghana and England. The data was collected using questionnaires, Interviews and observations. The findings were analysed to draw common and contrasting …show more content…
Therefore, ethnography was used. Ethnography is the science of describing a culture or a group of people (Fetterman, 1998). Ethnography has been used by researchers as a method to observe the daily lives of people and routine. It helps the researchers understand an Individual within a cultural context that they come from (Fetterman, 1998). This research paper uses qualitative methodology. To meet this end data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and observation. The research was an objective attempt to understand individuals from different cultures, without bringing personal judgements of the researcher (Bryman and Bell, 2011). It only analysed and took notice of what was seen and heard from the …show more content…
The findings of the study have huge significance on maintaining peace around the world. Countries around the world have been involved in territorial fights and war to preserve their cultures. All fights emerge from the sense of insecurities that different cultures have. If we can assure ourselves with the understanding that culture provides a firm foundation to any individual’s existence, no matter where that person lives and how long, it can prevent the ongoing cultural battle. At heart the identity of that person is going to be rooted in the culture. This directs to an implication of growing forward to create a global world, welcoming every culture for it is uniqueness, without judgements and prejudices. The major limitation of this study was the convenient sample and its small size. Since the present study was time bound, the future researches could look into doing a more systematic, rigorous and larger sample based study to reflect how cultures can co-exist in a peaceful manner. The study has changed the way I look at different cultures, making me realise and understand reasons behind how people behave and encouraging me to reflect on my past interactions with other communities. The study I believe has made me more culturally tolerant. Though objectivity was a difficult element to maintain throughout