CM/115 CM115 CM 115 UNIT 7 Assignment

CM 115 UNIT 7 Assignment

Unit 7 Assignment

For this assignment, you will create your own list of co-cultures with which you identify and then write an expository essay explaining how these cultural groups influence your communication with those who may be outside of your co-cultures.

To begin your Assignment, think about the co-cultures with which you identify. Review page 12 of the text in which the authors provide an example of co-cultures by describing a woman named Anna who identifies herself as an American, a Native American, a Navajo, a Midwesterner, a married woman, a mother, a lawyer, a person with a yearly income of over $100,000, and a Catholic.

As you think about your co-cultures, think about the following questions:

• To how many cultural groups do you relate?
• Does one take prominence in terms of personal importance?
• Would you be comfortable limiting yourself to only one co-culture?
• Why/ why not?

How we describe ourselves and the groups that we identify with is a significant aspect of understanding intercultural communication since we do not belong to just one cultural group. It is also important to note that culture is not just a racial or ethnic designation.

Once you have identified your co-cultures, you can begin writing your expository essay explaining how these cultural groups influence your communication with those who may be outside of your co-cultures. Your essay must include the following:

1. List the co-cultures you identify with and would use to describe yourself.
2. Explain which co-culture is the dominant one; the one you would use to describe yourself the most.
3. Explain why you would or would not be comfortable limiting yourself to one co-culture as a description.
4. Briefly explain how these co-cultures might influence your communication with those outside of your co-cultures,

Assignment Guidelines

Each essay should include:

• A title page
• The body of the essay (900-1200 words; the word count does not include the title or reference page)
• A reference page
• Use standard margins: 1" on all sides
• Use standard 12-point font size, Times New Roman or Arial
• Use standard double-spacing
• Use left-aligned text, do not right-justify

Your essay should follow the conventions of APA style, including a minimum of two parenthetical citations (one of which can be your textbook, and the remaining from other sources). You must demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English. For additional writing help, please visit the Kaplan University Writing Center. The link to the KU Writing Center can be found on each Unit Home page under Academic Tools.