Monday, December 9, 2013

Final Indiviual Cultural Diversity

Cultural diversity is one of the most courses needed for the students in colleges and universities they need to study it to know how to communicate with the world around them and also to learn how to respected person when communicating with people around you.



I enjoyed all the lessons, in the first period we enjoyed with blue and brown eyes also the movie about outsourced.The teaching methods as well as a variety of different for example we learned from the videos, magazines, advertisements and newspapers‫.‬ Also we learned a lot of fundamentals we did not know before because we have learned examples from real life and knew how to behave with it and how to communicate with other cultures and respect.


It is important that young people learn about other cultures even bloom their minds more and know more about the cultures of the world, to respect them and they have a great background for cultures in general


We must respect other cultures, and I have a small idea to make an open day in a public place where we put a group of people from each country to explain to the people about their customs and traditions to increase the culture of the people and cultures to recognize each other‫.‬


I enjoyed all the lessons and I benefited a lot and learned a lot about the cultures of other countries and their customs and traditions.
Abdullah Sultan
CIL
H00269055
Mr. Gregory

Final Presentation - Powerpoint


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Portfolio excrise #10


Blog Exercise 10A: Write a reflection of 50-100 words (#10A) about modern slavery today. What do you think?? Figure out how many slaves work for you.. and post on your blog..

Exercise #10a: 
Slavery is an old bad thing that happen in our world, especially when you looked at the subject and discovered that they were wronged in their lives that's where there are a lot of states are doing this bad habit, where people are working with a salary less than their original salaries and this is an injustice in itself, because each and every one of them has rights so we must respect them and to treat them good treatment.


I build my house on www.slaveryfootprint.org and I got the result that 35 slavers work for me.
 
Exercise #10b:
The United Arab Emirates keeps on human rights and give full human freedom, that every person has the freedom of expression and freedom of choice of religion, as well as for women full freedom and full rights. The United Arab Emirates is known as gathering a large number of countries in their homeland and give everyone full rights


We must work to preserve the rights of others to maintain the country is safety


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Exercise #8a: Below is a brief explanation of the cultural dimensions:-

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
 strange new place. What happens at the airport?

 His name was written wrong on the sign and not raised up, so , he did not find someone waiting for him. He took a taxi to the train station.

 2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
 How could this advice apply to what an exchange student has to do?

 He tells him to jump into the train while it was moving.

 3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
 solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

 A little boy gave him his seat, but he sat on his legs. It shows respect for older people in India.

 4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
 encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

 He bought an iced drink, but the man did not have change, so, he told him to keep the change.

 5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
 cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
 city?

 He says that Bombai is terrtible, but Gharapuri is very clean.

 6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot
 without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
 Schmuck is?

 It mean a nice guy

 7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he come to a boarding house.
 What is the reason he gives Todd?

 The place is very lonely, he will eat the Indian food and take care of it.

 8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
 Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

 She ask him if he marred of not, and she ask him if he have a girlfriend.

 9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
 they?

 He starts to eat with his left hand.

 10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
 means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
 they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
 tea for Todd?

 She saw todd uncomfortable when he came back, so she tried to make todd comfortable by preparing a cup of tea for him.
 11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

 They explain to him that the left hand is unclean.

 12. What is ethnocentric about his statement “You need to learn about America”?

 Because todd wanted them to know more about the American’s culture like accent, sport and weather so the customer will feel like he is talking to an American. (High-context culture)

 13. Why do they disagree on how a “native” speaks English?

 Because todd wants the employees to use the American accent so they can have a proper conversation with the costumer without any misunderstanding. (High-context culture)

 14. What doesn’t Todd understand about the Indians’ response to the “cattle brand”?

 He was talking without knowing people in India consider cows as a holy creature and they don’t eat beef.
 15. What is Todd’s reaction to “You need to learn about India”? What stage of culture shock might it represent?

 • He was confused because he didn’t know about India culture and he was embarrassed.

 •             (Stage 2, withdrawal).


 16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke calls home?

 • Because he wanted to finish his job and go back to America, and he didn’t adapt the lifestyle in India.

 • (Stage 2, withdrawal).

 17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
 “a rubber”?

 Rubber means eraser in British accent, and it doesn’t mean the same in the American accent which creates a communication problem.

 18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?

 to eat beef burger, which is prohibited in India.

 19. Todd doesn’t understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?

 The seller gave him very high price trying to cheat him.

 20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for? How might this be an example of the “Inbound
 Syndrome”?

 I’ll Never Do It Again.

 21. What advice does his fellow American have for him?

 Do not ask for beef again.

 22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
 has he adapted?

 He started to participate in the Indian festival, eating with Indian family and try to be more social, discovering India.

 23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
 Different ?

 He understands and respect Indian culture.

 24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
 Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn’t live with them.

 American family each lives separately from each other and rarely they visite or see each other. However, the Indian family live toagther.

 25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd
 about ironing his underwear?

 In india the ireon all different cloth.
 In America todd is not used to iron his underwear.


 26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
 home for a meal?

 He sat with them and made himself as a member of the family.

 27. In what ways does he show he has adapted? How does he know he is successful?

 He ate in the same way they eat in which the old women was happy from him.

 28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an “Indian”
 Solution. What is it?

 He went to his Indian friend and asked for his help in electricity connections.
 He called his family and will visit them soon.


 29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
 influenced him. Name three ways he has become more “Indian”.


 1. He called his family and will visit them soon.

 2. He has the third eye that will be looking after him.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA



Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA  
1.     Read about Ethnocentrism on Edmodo (Week #6)

  Ethnocentric individuals judge other groups relative to their own ethnic group or culture, especially with concern for language , behavior, customs, and religion .
 
2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history

A- Nazi Germany
B- he Mandate of Heaven
C- European Imperialism


3.    What country is known for being ethnocentric today?

Groups like : Irish, Greek and Italian in American society

4.    What is the famous quote from Shylock which reminds all of us of our humanity?

In Literature

"If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not seek revenge?"

The "us" that Shylock is referring to are Jews.



5.    Look at the two maps of ethnocentric Americans and ethnocentric Indians.



6.    Now make your own map showing how Emiratis see the world:

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Adverse Reactions to Diversity – Portfolio exercise #6









Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205



Name: Abdullah Sultan                      ID# H00269055              




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


1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping : its mean you take an idea for a lot of people from small group

b.      Prejudice : Prejudging a book by its cover it could be a positive or negative attitude.

c.       Bias : To influence someone or something in a way that is unfair

d.      Discrimination : it is a behavior where it treats people unequally.

2.      Give an example of each.




1- All doctors are smart

2- All emiraties are rich.
 
3- Black People are good at sports.

4- All weightlifters are dumb 

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

In 1950, primary school in a grade 3 classroom


2.       Describe the experiment.

It was by the different in the color of the eye in one day the teacher say the child with blue eye


Smarter than the brown and in the next day the teacher say the brown eye is smarter than blue


3.       What were the results?

Each of them heat each author , Finally they realize there’s no different between the blue and brown eyes.



4.       How successful do you believe it was?

I think it was Very successful and they learned that there is no racism


Going Deeper - Extra

In groups of four, discuss the following:

Ø  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination

I was in America, when I tell them I am from Dubai every time they ask me about how it's beauty but they saw us as strangers !

Ø  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else

A lot of people hate the Iranians residing in the United Arab Emirates , there may be a distinction between them and I've seen a lot of these problems.

Ø  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it

I have seen a Saudi man hits a cleaner Indian because he did not complete his work to the fullest 


Ø  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it

I saw the manager hits worker in the shop because he was delayed in attendance to work , so I went to the manager and advised him and also went to the other person and i eased his pain by using some beautiful words

Monday, October 21, 2013

My project video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPHXW-XV240



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I have done a movie about UAE culture with my classmates Abdulaziz, Ahmed and Abdullah. We all know that the most important thing that make the group succeed is team work, so we divide the work between us, and we started collecting the ideas, informations and the pictures from different places. Also, we interviewed tourist and we asked her a several questions about our culture and We talked about more than one thing like past uses. In addition, our conclusion was a quote of sheikh Zayed and Life in the United Arab Emirates earlier. As a result, our movie was the best and all of them liked it.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

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, Multiple
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, assimilation.
5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.
False, host country.


Define in your own words:

1. “Melting Pot”: people forget their culture, and adapting to the new one.

2. “Salad Bowl”: different people from different cultures live in the same area.

3. “Assimilation”: people forget their culture, and adapt to the new one.

4. “Acculturation”: learning the culture of the host country.

5. “Enculturation”: learning the culture of your country.



Complete the sentence with words from the text:

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



Give a synonym:

varied
Different
respect
Treat nicely
dominate
Being control
multiple
Many
central
Main
interacting
reflective
specific
Curtin
represents
show
adopt
Take on



Give the opposite:

varied
Similar
respect
Disrespect
gradually
Suddenly
multiple
Single
common
Uncommon
dominant group
Minority group
specific
General
contrasted with
Compared with
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: Study of human behavior from the point view of cultural Diversity.

2. Define “movement” in this context: area of study.

3. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example: all humans are the same, but childrearing in different societies causes difference in behavior and personalities, for example feeding, talking, and toilet training.

4. Read this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies and cultures: “socialization creates personality patterns. It helps shape peoples 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.”



- “Children should be seen and not heard”.


- “Spare the rod and spoil the child”.


- If you don’t punish him, he will be spoilt or badly behaved.


And that is the same in UAE, also depending on the personality of the parents.


 

5. 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 to all of this sentence, because our profit Mohamed said that human born with “ Fitra “ and their mother and father make him or her as they are.

6. 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.

I saw that my personality effected by my cultural in something's, for example, how to talk with people, I should respect other people and how. So, the personality depend on how did you grow up with and how did you live, for example, in America they work very hard because they see their families and the whole society do it from beginning life.