Review the "One Object, Multiple Meanings" activity from the What is Culture? website. Then, reflect on the following questions:
What other objects might hold very different meanings across cultures?
Do you identify with your national background? Why or why not?
Do you identify with the heritage of your parents' and grandparents' national backgrounds?
What is your gender identity or identities, and what are the perceptions of others of that identity or identities?
What languages do you speak? Does your linguistic background mean anything to you? Why or why not?
What cultural practices do you consider your “norms”?
What were your school experiences like? Would you describe them as intercultural? Why or why not?