Civility and Cultural Competence

Civility and Cultural Competence

Objective

One important objective of civility is to become culturally competent.

Culturally competent people understand the complexity of their own personal identity, values, and culture.

Identities and values

In addition, they respect the personal identities and values of others who may not share their identity and values.

Culturally competent people ...

Further, culturally competent people remain open-minded when confronted with new cultural experiences.

Respect

People learn to relate to and respect difference; they look beyond the obvious and learn as much as they can about what makes each person different and appreciated.