Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future

America. It is committed to offering executives access to leadership networks and career coaching so they
can receive higher jobs and better income in the workplace (Carr-Ruffino, 2009).
African Americans and Euro-Americans have similar and different worldviews. They are
democratic societies, short term decision makers, arm‘s length communication styles, and they rely on
direct communication techniques. Based on the history of the African Americans in the United States,
their other views are different then Euro-Americans. Since the African Americans struggled with slavery
for so many years they tend to be an ―I‘m controlled‖ culture, whereas Euro Americans are ―I control.‖
African Americans rely on family, and put others before themselves. They have tight-ties with family
members, along with other close friends. Euro-Americans are about themselves, and have loose ties with
others. African Americans are a play it safe culture, and avoid risk, unlike Euro-Americans. They tend to
focus more on what is happening in the present. Euro- Americans deal with time by taking things step-by-
step. Economically, African Americans used to be very agricultural, but they are now shifting away from
that. Euro-Americans are in a post-industrial economic society (Carr-Ruffino, 2009).
African Americans core values are sharing, expressing personal style, being real and genuine,
being assertive, expressing feelings, bouncing back, and not trusting. Their value of sharing represents
interrelating, interdependence, collectivism, and spirituality. Expressing personal style represents their
individuality, and they focus on shapes and patterns. They can recognize patterns better than other
cultures. African Americans are real and genuine because they learn the truth from direct experience and
can see the good and the bad. They belief that if something bad happens to you, it is because you needed
it to learn and grow. They are assertive because they stand up for their personal rights. They have a strong
voice and angry verbal arguments. People often see this assertiveness as violence, blaming others, or
being a troublemaker. They also express their feelings openly and verbal. They use expressive and direct
forms of communication. They negotiate more loudly than others and are very animated. African
Americans tend to do better with oral responses than written responses. Other people see this expression
as either anger or violence. Another value they have is their ability to bounce back and to be resilient. The
revitalization of the African American culture can be shown through the older members. They have been
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