Three Minority Subcultures

My initial response to the article “Some Aspects of Childrearing Practices in Three Minority Subcultures in the United States” was I could relate to all three subcultures in reference to childrearing. My biggest challenge will be to ensure I do not express a positive or negative opinion of my own childrearing practices keeping the distinction between cultural relativism and moral relativism in mind as I write my final paper. Similar to the Mexican-American culture, I was raised to be respectful, obedient, have humility, be polite, and exercise courtesy and good manners at all times. The father played the role as the provider, the mother the affection figure, the brother acted as a mentor and protector of younger siblings, and the daughter was trained for the home. I had a harder time relating my childhood and childrearing to the American Indian. This culture relied heavily on nature to make food therefore their focus was on hunting, fishing and gathering roots and plants. Bravery, courage, physical stamina and endurance were greatly admired. The Indian child was often reared by a relative. Additionally, physical punishment for Indian children was not part of their culture and most were taught to be seen but not heard when adults were present. It was interesting to note that in the Black subculture, a negative bias

I have visited Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Africa where I have witnessed woman wearing the veil however my perceived knowledge was they wore them primarily for religious purposes. When I read the lengthy article, I realized how ignorant I was on the subject. This article is filled with real life statistics and factual data which will assist me in examining an aspect of another culture from an insider’s perspective in order to become more familiar with the motivations behind this