Social Constructionist Perspective

Cultural diversity is a major aspect in the elements of bad and good communication. Trenholm states, " we take those parts of it that our culture makes significant, process them in culturally recognized ways, connect them to other 'facts' and respond to them in ways our culture considers significant." I do not know if we never experience the world directly because of culture, however culture directly influences the way in which we communicate. The way in which we build words in the United States is because of immigration, because of inter-racial experiences and relationships between individuals of different cultures.
An example of a part of culture which is more valuable in one culture and not as valued in another culture is education. Within the Hispanic culture I have learned education is not valued in the same way as here in the American culture. My grandmother who did live in the United States, was not encouraged, or expected to go to school. Her mother told her she did not need to go to school because she was going to be cooking, and staying in the kitchen the rest of her life. My grandmother's job was expected to just be a homemaker and take care of the household. Although times of progressed, there are still cultures and religions which do not see the woman as an individual who should be educated or successful.
To continue with higher education has recently become a significant part of my families culture.