Description of a Cultural Conflict

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[...] What are some cultural conflicts you have experienced? Try to brainstorm at least three or four examples. Some of the cultural conflicts I have experienced include different religious beliefs, gender roles, language barriers, and political ideologies. Religious conflicts arise because other religions have varying beliefs and doctrines, and all believe theirs are universal and should be practiced globally. On gender roles, people are expected to dress, speak, groom, act, or conduct themselves in respect to their assigned sex, failure to which there are increased cases of feminism and gender inequality. [...]

[...] I have learned that religious beliefs inspire the achievement of great vice and virtue in bending the will to power or spiriting folk to glory. They arouse strong attitudes among non-believers and believers, hindering appreciation of human conflict. Some issues related to religious and cultural conflicts include the rise of religious terrorism, the increased importance of confessional or religious identity, and the loss of monopoly on reality. Some secular issues also include ethnic rivalries, economic competition, desire for political power, and struggle for resources. Reference Atran, S. and Ginges, J Religious and sacred imperatives in human conflict. Science, 336(6083), pp.855-857. [...]

[...] Write a description of your cultural conflict here. It needs to be at least a couple of paragraphs long, and it can be much longer. As a Christian in the United States, I have experienced conflict between my religious beliefs and the mainstream culture in the country. First, the Christian influence in the country is decreasing, hence increased discrimination because one is a member of the Christian religious group. Discrimination is mostly motivated by affiliation belonging to that particular religious group. [...]

[...] To begin with, I have chosen an interesting experience of cultural conflict, which is different religious beliefs. Therefore, some ideas in the reflection paragraph will be describing the experience, examining how the experience affected me, analyzing the experience, what I learned from it, the critical issues associated with the experience, and how the experience will impact my future thoughts and views on cultural conflict. What mood or tone do you want to establish in your writing? What feelings do you want to convey? [...]

[...] Sacralization of values enhances personal devotion to the group norms. The threatened group interests are sacralized by incorporating them within religious rhetoric and rituals. Write a paragraph of reflection on the conflict you just described. The experience of religious-cultural conflict has affected me directly through discrimination. I have been discriminated against by my peers and in other places because of belonging to a Christian religious group. Also, I have seen the conflict destroy property and loss of lives. During violent religious conflicts, people are maimed, wounded, and others killed while there is increased disruption of economic activities, hence reduced productivity. [...]