Exercise 4 - Adverse Reactions to Diversity

Adverse Reactions to Diversity – Portfolio exercise #4

 

Course:      Cultural Diversity   Code:  LSS N2053 

 Name:    Ahmed Mohamed Al Jefri                         ID :      H00224953                                                    

 

 

 

 

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

 

 

 

 

1.      Define.

 

a.       Stereotyping :   The definition of a stereotype is any commonly known public belief about a certain social group or a type of individual.

 

b.      Prejudice :  liking a person because they have blue eyes.

 

c.       Bias  :  cutting a skirt on the diagonal so that it flows freely when worn.

 

d.      Discrimination : make a discriminant between people by their religion , nationality and ethnic .

 

2.      Give an example of each.

 

 

 

 

Watch  Class Divided

 

ü Understanding

 

With partners, answer the following:

 

1.      Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?

 

2.      Describe the experiment.

 

3.      What were the results?

 

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

 

This experiment took in the USA , in 1968 with some boys and girls have blue eyes and brown eyes . The year 1968 is an important in the history because of Abolition of Racial Discrimination and the government gave everyone his rights . The teacher chose the brown eyes and tell him you are better than the blue eyes, then she chose an opposite. The first result is that the children with a blue eyes became sad, after that, the second result is that the children didn’t accept their teacher when she said “ if you see a black man, laughing of him “ . There are no difference between white and black people.

Exercise 3 - What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation ?

Quiz 2 – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

 

True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

 

1.       A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	False ( different culture )
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	True
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	False  ( Salad Bowl )
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False  (  Enculturation  )

 

 

 

Define in your own words:

 

1.       “Melting Pot” : A place where different types of people live together and gradually create one community .

 

2.       “Salad Bowl”  : Represent varied and separate cultures .

 

3.       “Assimilation”  : The blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society .

 

4.       “Acculturation”  : The process of second-culture learning .

 

5.       “Enculturation”  : The process of first-culture learning .

 

 

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

 

Acculturation often results in changes to culture , customs and social institutions  , as well as changes in food, clothing  and language .

 

Give a synonym:

 

varied	Diverse	respect	Deference	dominate	Control
multiple	Several	central	Focal	interacting	Interrelating
specific	Exact	represents	Signifies	adopt	Foster

 

 

 

Give the opposite:

 

varied	Similar	respect	Rude	gradually	Sudden
multiple	Single	common	Rare	dominant group	Subordinate Group
specific	Inclusive	contrasted with	Homogeneous	adopt	Reject

 

 

 

 

 

Culture and Personality in Anthropology

 

 

 

Read the section about Culture and Personality in Anthropology. Answer these questions about that section:-

 

1. Define “Anthropology” in your own words 
   Studies of humans.
2. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example .
   Helping children in school to shape their emotions, thoughts and behaviors.

 

1. Read this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies and cultures: “socialization creates personality patterns. It helps shape people’s emotions, thoughts, behaviors, cultural values and norms to fit into and function as productive members in the surrounding human society. The study of culture and personality demonstrates that different socialization practices such as childrearing in different societies (cultures) result in different personality types.”
   Raising kids in different cultures result in different types of personalities.

 

4.       Read this sentence again and say to what extent you agree: “all humans are the same when born, but childrearing in different societies causes deviations in behavior and personalities from each other.”

I agree as each society and group of people rise up their children differently.

5.       Reflect on the reading above. Can you see a link between your culture and your personality? Think about that in relation to your own culture first, and then think about personality and culture in a different society. Reflect. Give examples.

My own personality is great , I’m a very carefully person, and I’m not who rushes around , because in my culture , impatience Is not a good thing . My Russian friend, seems to be in a big hurry all of the time, her personality is opposite my personality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahmed Mohamed Al Jefri – H00224953 – CEB

Exercise 2 - What is Cultural Diversity

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Portfolio Exercise #2

 

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

 

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	True
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	False , around 175 million .
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False , it means that we have to respect other cultures, and the way they think .
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

 

1. Heterogeneous :      Diverse

 

2. Plurality :   Majority

 

3. Migration  : move to another country

 

4. Fundamental  : Main

 

5. Collective strength  : Collaboration 

 

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

 

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

 

 Religion , Sports and Clothes.

 

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

global trading and investments.

 

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

 

 

Melting pot is a place (such as a city or country) where different types of people live together gradually create one community.

 

 

 

 

Garden salad is basically a community that has many different nationalities,  and ethnic groups, and every ethnic group keeps its own culture and heritage.

 

 

 

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

Asian and African.

 

 

 

 

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

 

The University of Melbourne is one of the most multi-cultural universities around the world. One of the opportunities that University of Melbourne provides is social harmony amongst students from different nationalities and cultures

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	Homogeneous	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	disrespecting
Strength	weakness	Improving	decline	Inclusive	exclusive
Majority	minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

Diverse	Varied	Creative	Smart	Uniqueness	Independence
Dignity	Honor	Integrated	United	Asset	Savings
Global	Universal	Benefit	Profit

 

 

 

 

 

Name : Ahmed Mohamed Al Jefri

I.D : H00224953 - CEB