Analyzing Cultural Self-Awareness and Worldview Differences

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour and 30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Dr. Soowon Chang, Purdue University, Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Discover their own biases and preferences that are shared with their cultural group (self-awareness). 2. Demonstrate their understanding of different priorities and the complexity of another culture in relation to its history and practices (worldview frameworks). 3. Compare the cultural attitudes of global warming and infrastructure challenges and obtain understanding of other cultural perspectives.