What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – 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, with different types of value
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 ,
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	True

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” people are coming from many different countries, races, and religions to another country with blending all these values together.

2.       “Salad Bowl” Each culture maintains its distinct values and qualities.

3.       “Assimilation” It is when you blend or assimilate into the surrounding culture.

4.       “Acculturation” learning and applying new culture.

5.       “Enculturation” It is learning one's own culture, a process that is influenced strongly by home and family.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to _culture__________________, ___________custom____________and ______social_____________________________, as well as changes in food, ___clothing_________________ and __________language________________________.

Give a synonym:

varied	Diversity	respect	Regard	dominate	Control
multiple	Double, many	central	Major	interacting	Reacting
specific	Particular	represents	Introducer	adopt	Take over

Give the opposite:

varied	similar	respect	Hate	gradually	rapidly
multiple	Single	common	split	dominant group	Weak group
specific	General	contrasted with	agree 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

§  It is a science that specializes in human and his behavior, physical, social and cultural development 

2.       Define “movement” in this context:

§  It is a base of anthropology science which attempts to find general traits repeating in a specific culture.

3.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an Example?

§  In UAE boys and girls learned when they were children to respect anyone elder then them.

 

4.       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.”

§  In the pray time children most go with their parents to the mosque.

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

§  I agree.

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.

§  When I know somebody who get sick I have to visit him immediately and try to make him happy to forget his pain and suffering.   

Diversity In The UAE (power point persentation)

Types of Cultures

Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Quiz - What is Cultural Diversity?

Quiz – What is Cultural Diversity?

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 (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 (Cultural Diversity means respect of fundamental freedoms)
5.       Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1.       Heterogeneous: Different, Diverse 

2.       Plurality: Multitude

3.       Migration: Leaving to another place

4.       Fundamental: Basic, Main

5.       Collective strength: Power of group

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?

(Wearing clothes, the way of wearing clothes,)

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

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

 Melting Pot: Melting pot where there are people from everywhere around the world, they have different cultures, different customs, but when they come to particular country, they become the same cultural of local.

Garden Salad: Mixing all cultures together but retains the identity (culturally speaking) of the parts that are mixed in it.

 

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”.

 Indians Pakistanis,

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 supporting and Appreciating cultural diversity and urges people to respect other cultures 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	not different	Increasingly	decreasingly	Respecting	Arrogance
Strength	Weak	Improving	break down	Inclusive	excluding
Majority	minority	Tolerance	Hate	Equality	Different

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Various	Creative	Inventive	Uniqueness	Distinction
Dignity	Respect	Integrated	High quality	Asset	Possession
Global	Universal	Benefit	Interest	Harmony	Understanding