Cultures within a society...Very Interesting

The interesting topic I found this semester is culture, and more specifically co-cultures.

       Cultures within a society that have different communication practices. In almost every community there are several smaller groups of people who communicate in different ways.   I belong to several co-cultures.  My day starts off with my family, in this culture; I am an authoritative figure and communicate as such. However, when I communicate with my parents I have to show a certain level of respect.  I then go to school where, as a student, I have to communicate my knowledge of a subject and still be open to learning more at the same time to my instructors.  I also communicate with the other peers and students, a co-culture of a school community where the latest slang and personal gestures are expected to be known and understood.   When I hang out with other military veterans, in the resource center, the expectation of general military slang and gestures are expected, and in turn I expect the same from them.

        I find it interesting that different behaviors, aneurisms, and slang terms are expected to be known depending on the co-culture you are engaging in.  There are so many different co-cultures that sometimes the terms and gestures get intermingled between cultures.