Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Journal #18: American Societal Mores

Part 1 
Your family is getting ready to host a foreign exchange student. You must teach him/her what is "normal" for American -- how to behave so they will not be seen as "different."

• What do you teach them?
• What do you tell them about?
• Think about: greetings, dress, manners, conversation, gestures, relationships, shopping, grooming, visiting another home

Part 2

• Are there different sets of rules for different people in American society?
• Consider what the "overall expectations" are for the following groups - be conscious of stereotypes, but be honest
• also consider how these expectations may change over generations
• women
• men
• white
• Muslim
• teens
• handicapped
• Latino
• LGBT
• elderly
• black
• Asian
• smart
• rich
• poor
• urban
• rural