My sheltered life and changing demographics

 The first chapter of this class had many aspects that jumped out at me and not only made me think but made me aware of things about myself I wasn't aware of. To begin I've never thought about so many imperatives that could affect cultural communication. There was one imperative that jumped out at me the most and that was the Demographic Imperative. I had never thought to take into consideration how the changing demographics (Martin & Nakayama, 2022) of individuals that reside on the U.S could affect the cultural diversity. Currently the demographics are shifting, and now non-Hispanic whites make up 60% of the U.S. population. According to the book I am reading for class the population of Hispanics, Blacks and Asians are projected to continue to increase through 2050 (Martin & Nakayama, 2022). This shows the changing demographics compared to previous years where whites were the majority population. Growing up in a more rural location I didn't see much diversity other than the occasional foreign exchange student, but that didn't occur until I was in high school. Now that I work in a larger city than my hometown with a more diverse population, I can see the change in the population's demographics (Martin & Nakayama, 2022). I now see and have to interact with people of different ethnicities and races. This has opened my eyes to what immigrants moving here from different parts of the world has done to expose me to different cultures with minimal traveling. This imperative has made me realize just how sheltered my life really was growing up and how interested I am at learning about the different cultures that I am now exposed to on a daily basis. 

 






 

 

References

Martin, J., & Nakayama, T. (2022). Intercultural Communication in Contexts. New York: McGraw Hill LLC.

 

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