Culture and Diversity Paper
Choose one of the following videos to watch. All should be available in your local video store
Students are more successful on this assignment if they read all course materials before viewing the video.
My Family (or Mi Familia) Anna and the King
The Joy Luck Club The Education of Little Tree
Snow Falling on Cedars Kundun
Bend It Like Beckham Namesake
The Rabbit Proof Fence Price of Glory
Love and Basketball Whale Rider
Real Women Have Curves
Please let me know if you have another film in mind…
Water
These films were chosen because they show a contrast of cultures in the story line. Each of them also shows families and children being influenced or making decisions based on cultural influences. Choose a video that presents a culture different than the culture you were raised in. As you watch the video you choose, look for the cultural contrasts and influences. One goal of this assignment is for you to see that culture impacts individual members and the choices they make.
After viewing the video you will need to write up your response to the following questions:
Provide a one page summary (in your own words) of the video including information on the main characters and the story line. (5 points)
Describe your reaction to the video and include at least two examples of what conflicted/or complemented your own cultural values. (10 points)
What made the greatest impression on you from one of the cultures represented? Why? (10 points)
How can you use information from the video in your current/future work with families and children? In other words, what will you want to remember from the film that will be useful when working with people from differing cultural backgrounds? (15 points)
Professionalism of the paper is worth up to 5 points (writing conventions, grammar, format, etc.)
45 points total
The total assignment will be a minimum of 3 pages in length. Remember that this is a reflection assignment. We want your impressions. You don’t need to do research or compare “right” answers. Please review prompts to see point distributions for this assignment.
Make sure you type your name and section number on your paper. Write your paper as a Word document and save it. If you don’t have Word, “save as” a rich text file (RTF).
