Cultural Identity

Cultural identity to me develops within the environment in which raises you. Religion can be a part of cultural identity as well, as people can be born into religion or religious ways. A person’s behavior most times will reflect their cultural identity. I think cultural identity can be shown in the work place, by what a person may eat, how a person may dress or even how a person may speak. In the workplace, a person who brings fried chicken, macaroni, corn bread and speaks with a country accent more than likely comes from a southern type of culture, such as myself.

In my line of work, I often see religious culture come out of people, whether they are Christian, catholic, Muslim or Jewish in the way that they pray before a game. Some people just bow their heads, some complete a trinity sign across their chest and four head and others may bring their hands to the sky palms facing upwards. All these types of prayer give me a better understanding to their religious beliefs and backgrounds.

I personally think that some cultural displays should be controlled in professional settings as compared to personal settings because when you sign up to work for an organization or cooperation you represent them as well as yourself. This means that some of your beliefs may not be acceptable at the workplace in which you work for. To me an organization must respect an individual’s cultural identity to certain levels, but the individuals must respect the organizations that they work for.