This post reflects some of my first thoughts with regards to the opportunity that a field study to India will provide. I have had the privilege to sit through a few prep classes for a field study and my understanding has been opened as to how to take this all in. I have realized the importance of preparing myself now to assimilate into a new culture. It's so important that I don't offend, make a mockery of, or disregard things that the people of India do on a daily basis. What I learned is that I might not even be trying to offend them for this to happen. Sometimes our cultures are so different that something that is common to me, may be foreign to them.
I have not taken many sociology classes or learned too much about cultural diversity since most of my study involves learning about the sciences, but my understanding is opening to not just about knowing how they dress, eat, or practice religion. Instead, I need to dig deeper. I need to understand what feelings or thoughts are associated with daily aspects of life. This can be done as I strive to learn more than just what Wikipedia says about the culture in a general sense. I now realize that there is a deeper aspect of culture that sinks below the appearance, I just need to prepare for it.
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