Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Ethnocentrism Assignment
Read about Ethnocentrism
List three examples of ethnocentrism from history
a. European Imperialism
b. The Mandate of Haven
c. Nazi Germany
Which country is infamous for being ethnocentric today?
America
List three countries in the world today which are suffering from genocide caused by ethnocentrism
a. Syria
b. Palestine
c. Rwanda
What is the famous quote from Shakespeare which reminds all of us of our humanity?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………"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?"…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Look at the three maps of ethnocentric Americans, Indians and Emiratis.
Do you think they are accurate? Do you think Emiratis are ethnocentric? Why or why not?
no, because not all of them think at the same way.
Yes, because they have a general idea for example they think all the Indian are cookers and cleaners also they think the Americans are crazy
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Disability
My reflection about the videos that Franki shows us.
The most video effect on me is the man with no arms & legs he made me feel stronger and I can live a nice easy life. The most thing that effect on me about him when he get married with a nice girl and when he get a very cute baby. He made me believe in my self and know I can ignore the people who want to pull me down and I can pass any thing that will try to stop me.
The most video effect on me is the man with no arms & legs he made me feel stronger and I can live a nice easy life. The most thing that effect on me about him when he get married with a nice girl and when he get a very cute baby. He made me believe in my self and know I can ignore the people who want to pull me down and I can pass any thing that will try to stop me.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
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.
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False
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2. A
“salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures .
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True
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3. One
aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.
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True
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4. Cultural
Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”
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False
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5. Acculturation
means learning the culture of your birth country.
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False
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Define
in your own words:
1. “Melting
Pot” Different
cultures living together and they become the same.
2. “Salad
Bowl” Different
cultures living together but they don't become the same.
3. “Assimilation” The same as melting pot, the person can
be like others.
4. “Acculturation”
Getting use to another culture, for
example you dress like them and you
eat their food.
5. “Enculturation” How you get your first culture.
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
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mixed
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respect
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honor
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dominate
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mange
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multiple
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different
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central
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basic
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interacting
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connect
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specific
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special
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represents
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show
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adopt
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approve
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Give
the opposite:
varied
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homogeneous
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respect
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disrespect
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gradually
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rapidly
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multiple
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few
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common
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individual
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dominant group
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Weak people
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specific
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generality
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contrasted with
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similarity
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adopt
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reject
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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
- the knowledge of human, about his behavior, social status, his
culture and how it effect on him. About his physical
ability.
2. What
do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
- When children speaks to each other,
like when boys communicate in schools.
3. 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.”
- The children grow up and their
personality comes from what they were taught when they are younger.
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.”
- The children when they are born they
are the same, but they became different when they grow up because of their
culture and the factors around them
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.
- Each culture is
different than the other so the personality is most likely to be taken from the
culture, example if u grow up in a culture where they raise falcons you wont be
scared of them but if you bring a guy from different culture they might get scared
because it is dangerous and they didn't use to raise them.
-Salem Ali AlHammadi
-Mohamed Alameri
-Butti AlQubaisi
-Saif Almemari
-Salah Mubark
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Quiz 1
-
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.
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True
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2. Over 200 million people live outside the
country where they were born.
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False
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3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting
different cultures.
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True
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4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect
for freedom of thought.
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False
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5. Cultural Diversity can make a society
stronger.
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True
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Vocabulary
practice. Define in your own words:
1. Heterogeneous: Mixed cultures
2. Plurality: Many people
3. Migration: moving to another country
4. Fundamental: Primary or the main thing
5. Collective strength: the power of a group of people
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?
- Yes, music, clothes, dancing, sports, and arts, because in every
culture there's a specific things and it will add interest to the country.
2. Name
three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function
in the new global economy.
a) Language skills.
b) New ways of thinking.
c) creative solution to difficult
problems.

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 or Asian British.
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 confirmed that the cultural
diversity based on race, ethnicity, language, religion and a lot of other
things, and the University have a strength policy about this cultural
diversity. So, the University is trying hard to create a good studying area by
showing the other cultures, and to explore about everyone and about their
cultures, to understand and to communicate together.
Vocabulary practice. Give the
opposite:
Varied
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Same
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Increasingly
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Decreasingly
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Respecting
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Disrespecting
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Strength
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Weakness
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Improving
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Decline
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Inclusive
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Narrow
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Majority
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Minority
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Tolerance
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Intolerance
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Equality
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Inequality
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Vocabulary practice. Give a
synonym:
Diverse
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Different
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Creative
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Inventive
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Uniqueness
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oneness
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Dignity
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Self-respect
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Integrated
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unified
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Asset
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Service
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Global
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International
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Benefit
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-Salem Ali AlHammadi
-Mohamed Alameri
-Butti AlQubaisi
-Saif Almemari
-Salah Mubark
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