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This 5 page essay provides a student with a hypothetical interview with an Indian-American that focuses on the individual's worldview, which is influenced by Hinduism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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personable and agreed to be interviewed. These interviews took place on consecutive days, with each lasting a little over an hour, for a two hour, twenty minute total. The questions
were designed to reveal Kalpus perceptions of the worldview universal categories of Person-Group, Space, Time, Relationship and Causality, as described by Kraft (1996). A common factor to worldview is
how the category of "person/ group" is addressed, as people are taught to view others principally as individuals, or in regards to their associations with others. This perspective also includes
which people are considered to be part of persons in=group and who is in their out=group (Kraft, 1996). The first interview began by exploring how Kalpu perceives her identity, which
is as an Indian- American, as she still feels affinity with her home country, but her primary identification is with her role as an American citizen. When asked if she
felt that India is a collectivist or an individualistic culture, Kalpu indicated that it is both. She said, "There is a distinct trend towards individualism, but, on the whole, I
believe that the Indians place more emphasis on their place within their family and social network than Americans do." Worldviews also provide people with ideas concerning space, that is,
how to "arrange buildings, structure the space within buildings, structure interpersonal standing space, sleeping space, eating space" or conceptualize and relate to the "universe as a whole" (Kraft, 1996, p.
64). When asked about this aspect of culture and differences between India and the U.S., Kalpu said that numerous differences exist. She said, "In India, we generally stand much closer
to each other when having a conversation than is typical here. It took me awhile to adjust to that difference, as people seemed cold and distant to me." Eventually, Kalpu
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