Exercise # 3

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Hasan Al Hammadi

CEB

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

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. False

Define in your own words: 1. “Melting Pot” A place where different cultures met  2. “Salad Bowl” mixed cultures idea  3. “Assimilation” to become part of the main body  4. “Acculturation” act of culture learning  5. “Enculturation” to learn your birth countries culture  Complete the sentence with words from the text: Acculturation often results in changes to Culture, customs and social institution as well as changes in food, clothing and language .

Give a synonym:

Varied, change full

Respect, honor.

Dominate, overpower

Multiple, many

Central, Main

Interacting, work together

Specific, special

Represents, signifies

Adopt, agrees

Give the opposite:

Varied, Single

Respect, disrespect.

Gradually, Suddenly

Multiple, Little

Common, private

Dominant group, Minor group

Specific, general

Contrasted with, Agreed with

Adopt, espouse

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. Knowledge of humankind    

2. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example How we raise our children in a good society, for example: take the child view to figure his behavior.                 

3.       Read this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies and cultures: “socialization creates personality patterns the study of culture and personality demonstrates that different socialization practices such as childrearing in different societies (cultures) result in different personality types.”

Consider “sitting together” in different cultures;  

Some Emirati families do not sit with their kids, in most Western cultures, children have families that sit with them and chat many different subjects together.


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 with this statement.

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 personal behavior is great;.  I am not one who rushes everywhere, because in my culture, annoyance is not a respectable thing.  My friend, looks to be in big rush all of the time, her personality is opposite my personality.