Cultural Autobiography: Understanding Self and Different Cultures

This report is about writing a cultural autobiography and understanding different cultures by interviewing a colleague with a different background. It also compares and contrasts the two biographies and identifies similarities and differences.

Cultural Autobiography

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Demonstrate your awareness of self by completing a cultural autobiography questionnaire.....4
Demonstrate your awareness of different cultures interviewing a colleague with a different
background using the cultural autobiography questionnaire.......................................................7
Compare and contrast the two biographies and identify both similarities and differences.........9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
Books and Journal......................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
This cultural autobiography is a personal account and interpretation of your life as seen
through the lens of this identification culture. It should delve into your personal history,
including how you came to establish your identity, values, and viewpoints on important social
issues. The major aim of cultural autobiography raise your awareness of cultural identity as a
first step toward better understanding pupils from other backgrounds. Consider your experiences
through a cultural-historical lens as you reflect on your life and begin to communicate your ideas
on education. This report is going to write a cultural biography and also going to explain
awareness of different cultures interviewing a colleague with different kind of background by
adopting and using the cultural autobiography questionnaire. Along with this, this report is going
to compare and contrast the two biographies and also going to identify the similarities and
differences.
MAIN BODY
The autobiographical approach is widely used in Italian and international research and
studies on adult education in the context of lifelong learning. In reality, it is possible to think
about oneself in a more critical and aware way as an adult, cognitively rewriting one's own life
and prior experiences. Promoting the mobilisation of introspective thinking from childhood is
extremely beneficial in helping children progressively develop the ability to learn on their own,
from their connections with others, and from their life experiences.
Demonstrate your awareness of self by completing a cultural autobiography questionnaire
Questionnaire 1:
Q1. What is your family structure and relationships with family members?
Q2. Explain about your nationality, parents, and grandparents?

Q3. Explain about the rituals of family life and about daily living?
Q4. Describe the environment where you grew up?
Q5. Explain about individuals or institutions that had a strong influence on you?
Q6. Explain about the mobility and about their own, their family that is moving from one nation to
another nation or moving from one class to another class
Q7. Explain about your life, your education, and principles that influence and also explain the
education of your parents, grandparents?
Q8. Explain about the aspects that influence upon your life and also explain the importance of these
aspects?
Q1. What is your family structure and relationships with family members?
I am Italian and my name is ABC and was born in Northwest. I was grew in a modest family with 2
siblings. As our parents worked from twilight to morning, our family habit was to get up early and
support one other fully. Despite coming from a modest household, I received a lot of love, respect, and
support. Our tiny town, Venice, was located in one of Italian most beautiful locations, with several
churches and monasteries attracting visitors from all over the world. My father, who is a fisherman, has
had a huge impact on not just my life, but also the lives of my siblings and children, by setting a fantastic
example and serving as a role model for us.
Q2. Explain about your nationality, parents, and grandparents?
My nationality is Italian and our tiny town was located in Italy that is Venice. My family and I, We all
are belongs to the same town. My family is so supportive and they always support me to improve my
capabilities so that I can become more successful and improve my capabilities in order to brings more
opportunities.
Q3. Explain about the rituals of family life and about daily living?
My family is a simple family experienced different and extreme level love respect and support from my
family. As my father is fisherman and played greatly influential role in my life so that I can in my life.

We have a small family and my parents are working from dusk to dawn.
Q4. Describe the environment where you grew up ?
The environment where i grew up is very amazing and beautiful. Venice, the Veneto region's capital, has
a somewhat continental climate, comparable to that of the Po Valley, with chilly, wet winters and hot,
humid summers moderated by the Adriatic Sea. ife, for setting a fantastic example and serving as a role
model for us.
Q5. Explain about individuals or institutions that had a strong influence on you?
People began to perceive the world from a human-centred perspective during the Renaissance. This has a
profound effect on religion. People were increasingly focusing their emphasis on this world rather than
the afterlife. Humanism eventually instilled a sense of scepticism. The church become most powerful that
influence on my personality and on me.
Q6. Explain about the mobility and about their own, their family that is moving from one
nation to another nation or moving from one class to another class
When a person's employment changes but their general social status remains the same, this is what
happens. The employment of a doctor, for example, may move from practising medicine to teaching at a
medical school, but the prestige and social position of the doctor are likely to remain the same. In 2005, I
married and relocated to England, where I was exposed to a variety of cultures, religions, and traditions.
This was a struggle for me since I experienced a sudden change in my day-to-day existence. Due to
unforeseen circumstances, my family and I relocated to England. There is a significant difference
between my life now and a few years ago; I am glad and appreciative for each event, both good and
terrible, since it has shaped who I am now.
Q7. Explain about your life, your education, and principles that influence and also explain
the education of your parents, grandparents?
My life is so beautiful and I learned several things from my life and my father is my ideal. The principles
that are made by him create huge influence on my life. Due to their principles and efforts I become much
capable to achieve my targets and get more opportunities. The education of my parents as my father is
fisherman and my mother is house wife and she is helping my father in their work and they are not much

educated.
Q8. Explain about the aspects that influence upon your life and also explain the importance
of these aspects?
Parental participation improves academic performance while also having a favourable impact on student
attitude and conduct. A child's attitude toward school, classroom behaviour, self-esteem, absenteeism, and
motivation may all be influenced by a parent's involvement and encouragement in their child's education.
Physical and social environment of the different countries create huge influence on me and considered as
an influencing factors.
Demonstrate your awareness of different cultures interviewing a colleague with a different
background using the cultural autobiography questionnaire
Questionnaire 2
Q1. What is your family structure and relationships with family members?
Q2. Explain about your nationality, parents, and grandparents?
Q3. Explain about the rituals of family life and about daily living?
Q4. Describe the environment where you grew up?
Q5. Explain about individuals or institutions that had a strong influence on you?
Q6. Explain about the mobility and about their own, their family that is moving from one nation to
another nation or moving from one class to another class
Q7. Explain about your life, your education, and principles that influence and also explain the
education of your parents, grandparents?
Q8. Explain about the another aspects that influence upon your life and also explain the importance
of these aspects?

Q1. What is your family structure and relationships with family members?
I am Britishers and my name is XYZ and was born in London. I was mature in a humble family unit and I
don’t have any siblings. My father is farmer and in my family only there are two people, me and my
father. My father is so supportive and strict as well. I am doing my studies as well as working with my
father so that I can help him because he is old and he needs support. He played very important role in my
life.
Q2. Explain about your nationality, parents, and grandparents?
My nationality is Britishers and me and my father is lived in London. London is very beautiful city and
my father is belongs to small town of UK but due to my education he moved with me.
Q3. Explain about the rituals of family life and about daily living?
Many couples, particularly in their twenties and thirties, cohabit (live together) without marrying. Only
around 60% of these couples will marry in the long run. People used to marry before having children, but
now around 40% of children in the United Kingdom are born to unmarried (cohabiting) parents. In my
family as there is two person so we have a simple routine and we enjoy prayers, meditation, dinner and
many more.
Q4. Describe the environment where you grew up ?
The environment where i raised is so beautiful. The beautiful surroundings and cooperative people that
helps me to become much cooperative and helps me to learn about the respect and rituals of the country
Q5. Explain about individuals or institutions that had a strong influence on you?
In addition, Britain has made significant contributions to music, cinema, art, architecture, and television.
In turn, British culture, notably British food, was affected by British colonies and dominions. Sport is an
essential aspect of British culture.

Q6. Explain about the mobility and about their own, their family that is moving from one
nation to another nation or moving from one class to another class
The United Kingdom has one of the lowest rates of social mobility among developed countries. This
means that those born into low-income households do not have the same access to opportunities as those
born into more fortunate situations, regardless of their skill or hard work. Because of hard work and my
talent, I got an opportunity to moved in London so that I can improve my capabilities and get more
opportunities.
Q7. Explain about your life, your education, and principles that influence and also explain
the education of your parents, grandparents?
My life is so struggling but with the support of my father and with my hard work I got several
opportunities to become much capable to achieve success. My father is much educated but due to some
circumstances and without any family support they cannot get any success.
Q8. Explain about the aspects that influence upon your life and also explain the importance
of these aspects?
Symbols, language, conventions, values, and artefacts are the primary components of culture. Language
facilitates successful social interaction and shapes people's perceptions of concepts and objects.
Compare and contrast the two biographies and identify both similarities and differences
After conducting to the biographies in this report analyses that the both the person the
very hardworking and they got lots of love and respect and support from their family. Because of
the support of their family they become capable to achieve success and opportunity in their life.
Everybody has different obstacles and challenges in their life and give to this they have to take
some major steps so that they can achieve more growth. In context of my biography I have my
family that helps me and motivate me to take major steps so that I can get success. But in context
of XYZ biography analyses that he is so talented person and he has only with father support in
their life and because of their talent and with the support of his father he become capable to

move in the beautiful city and give all the happiness to them father that he deserve. Every
country has different rituals and environment but the similarities in every nation is support, love ,
respect that is present is the person. These are the things that make the person more capable and
attractive to get positive outcomes and achieve their desire in order to achieve success.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been analysed that, cultural autobiography bring
more awareness among the individuals so that they can identify about their cultural and
understand about the different background and struggle of the different person. It also helps the
person to analyse the complexity of their life experience and this report helps the abc to analyse
the complexity of different backgrounds.

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