a list of 3 proverbs (listed below) from your own culture, identify the values being taught, and determine the extent to which the values are held and acted out in your culture. Each group must generate a list of cultural proverbs (3-5 proverbs per person in each group). At least one value should be identified in each proverb. 

1.  All that glitters is not gold.

2. Actions speak louder than words.

3. A bad workman always blames his tools.

 

 

Discussion questions following the exercise: 

• Where do we learn these proverbs? Can you remember where and when you learned these proverbs? 

• How else are these values taught? 

• What proverbs from other cultures reveal value orientations? 

• How do these values compare to the values taught in U.S. cultural proverbs?