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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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