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Cultural Autobiography

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This report discusses the concept of cultural autobiography and its importance in understanding self and other cultures. It includes the creation of personal cultural autobiographies and the comparison of two profiles from different cultural backgrounds. The report also analyzes the cultural differences and similarities using Kluckholn and Strodtbeck's dimension of culture and Edward Hall's cultural model.

Cultural Autobiography

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
a. Using 'Cultural Autobiography' questionnaire, creating own cultural autobiographies to
identify major influences in the life.............................................................................................1
b. Using 'Cultural Autobiography' questionnaire, creating cultural autobiography of someone
having different cultural background ..........................................................................................2
c. Comparison and contrast of two profiles through distinct cultural frameworks for explaining
cultural differences along with similarities..................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
APPENDICES.................................................................................................................................7
Questionnaire on “Cultural Autobiography”...............................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
The term culture refers to way of life to which group of individuals belong. In the world,
there are multiple types of culture. It is seen in music, cooking, thinking, writing, religion and
working of a person. Similarly, cultural autobiography is an exercise for exploring self as well as
understanding about other cultures together with the ways to understand the globe nearby them
(Bersh, 2018). It is narrative addition to interpretation about life from identity culture. Key
purpose of present report is to analyse addition to contrasting autobiographies of two individuals
who belongs to distinct cultures.
The report discusses about creation of self cultural autobiography by identifying key
influences on own life. It also includes creating autobiography of someone having different
cultural background. At last, comparison and contrast of two profiles are made through distinct
cultural frameworks in order to explain differences and similarities in both cultures.
MAIN BODY
a. Using 'Cultural Autobiography' questionnaire, creating own cultural autobiographies to
identify major influences in the life
I am Ion Stănescu who was born on January 23, 1993. I am a Romanian citizen who
have recently shifted to UK for occupation purpose. My family is open and favours me in all my
decisions that I takes for me. My father works in a company that is based on Romania and my
mother is house maker who looks towards all the members. My sister and brother shares all
things related to their day to day matters with me. As per Romanian culture, I have a good habit
of making decision after consulting with all family members that guides me to maintain self
disciple and foster relations. I have keen interest in traditions and folks which fosters my
creativity together with critical thinking. Through following Romanian Culture, I visit historical
places and take greetings from priests and older people that makes me happy. Since my
childhood, I daily visit temples and all of my activities are influenced from regulations,
principles and the religion. Main principles that I follows are hard workings addition to well
organised. I also appreciate the concept of female empowerment as in my culture, I have seen
that females are taken in priority than male. In Romanian culture, decision making are done after
consulting views with others. After settling in UK, I am still connected with my whole family
and I still follows all rituals that are imposed by Romanian culture. I have managed my life in
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