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Running head: STEREOTYPES 1 Felix Gomez Trident University International LED520 Cross-Cultural Communication and Leadership Dr. Steadham Kyle 7 December 2023

2 Introduction Stereotypes have been in our society for many years, so today it is normal to hear this topic since it may be related to a cultural group or ethnicity. Many times, they are based on perceptions about a group or lifestyle in which certain people can be marginalized by others because of how they live or how they act. In this assignment, I will be providing the results of my cultural group and the results of another cultural group in this case the armed forces to have a comparison of both and have a better knowledge about both stereotypes. My Scores What was the score for your own group? For the other group? After having completed the activity, I was able to identify five adjectives that are linked to my cultural group, which is the Hispanic culture. Among all the adjectives that I was able to study, the five most outstanding were: Materialistic (5), Conservative (4), Alert (5), Impulsive (4), and Tradition-loving (5). The total result of these adjectives was 23. As for the other cultural group, in this case I chose the armed forces since I currently serve in them, the adjectives chosen were: Intelligent (3), Sophisticated (3), Alert (5), Impulsive (5), and Tradition-loving (5) for a total of 21. Revelations About My Stereotypes What did the Assessing Your Stereotypes instrument reveal about the stereotypes you hold about your own and the other culture? According to Brett (2000), “Cultural values direct group members’ attention to what is more and less important” (p.99). Something very important that this instrument revealed about the stereotypes in my culture is that I have a clearer perspective on how my culture behaves in general regardless of what Hispanic country it is since we all have more or less the same behavior, which makes it easier other people to detect how we

4 and professional balance. Social identity in terms of my cultural group can be used as a more open concept since it is more generalized to be able to determine exactly what the Hispanic culture is like specifically even if we have almost the same values, beliefs, and religions. In the case of the military group, it is easier to identify the social identity because many more people can know us or even ourselves in how we behave, act and at the same time how we also accept decision making. Lessons Learned What other insights have you gained about stereotypes from this questionnaire, the readings, and other aspects of the course so far that will be valuable to you in leading across different cultures? Something important learned is that one must learn to be diverse with those around us and accept their values, beliefs, and lifestyles. In terms of work, as a coach or leader, one must be more open to what is presented to us and even more so respect each cultural group. Stereotypes already live with us even if we do not realize it, but the most important thing is to value each individual inside and outside the workplace. Finally, it is important to know our own cultural group before giving an opinion about another group since that is what stereotypes are based on, having a perception about something that we are not sure of until we look for the correct information to reach conclusions. Conclusion It is extremely important to know other cultural groups to have a better understanding of them. This does not help us have a clearer vision of how our own culture can be perceived by other cultural groups. Finally, the most important thing is to respect each cultural environment and at

5 the same time learn more about other groups to have lived experiences to share with friends or family in the future.

7 Grading Rubric LED520 Module 3 Session Long Project Checklist (Rev. 5-3-15) INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENT: After you complete your references section in your assignment, copy and paste this grading rubric to your Word document and use it as a checklist to help make sure you covered all the required content, structure, and mechanical expectations. Content (Student should structure the paper into sections below.) Student should use mark the box below as a checklist. Student Notes Section 1- Introduction (  Use this header): describes what the memo is going to be about; it mentions the upcoming sections. X Section 2- My Scores (  Use this header): Begin by assessing your stereotypes by filling out the following instrument: Assessing Your Stereotypes . Then answer this question: What was the score for your own group? For the other group? X Section 3- Revelations About My Stereotypes (  Use this header): Answer this question: What did the  Assessing Your Stereotypes  instrument reveal about the stereotypes you hold about your own and the other culture? X Section 4- Social Identity’s Impact to Score (  Use this header): Answer this question How can the concept of social identity be used to explain your scores? X Section 5- Lessons Learned (  Use this header): Answer these questions: What other insights have you gained about stereotypes from this questionnaire, the readings, and other aspects of the course so far that will be valuable to you in leading across different cultures? X Section 6- References (  Use this header): has 2 peer-reviewed/scholarly references from the databases within the CyberLibrary. The references are also integrated within the paper. X Section 7- Grading Rubric (  Use this header): contains this grading rubric. X Organization / Development Student should use mark the box below as a checklist. Student Notes The 7 required sections are organized separately in sequence as listed in the Content section. X The memo is at least 2 full pages in length (excluding references and headers) size 12 Times New Roman font with double spacing text. X Each section is labelled with the header prescribed above. X Mechanics Student should use mark the box below as a checklist. Student Notes Formatting or layout and graphics are pleasing to the eye (font, colors, spacing). X Rules of grammar, word usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling are followed. X Sentences are complete, clear, varied, and concise with proper syntax. X Used size 12 Times New Roman font for main body text and References. X

8 Used double spacing between sentences and in References section. X