Monday, March 24, 2014

Exercise #5 - Racism, Classism, Slavery Today, Globalization and Human Right

Exercise #5 - Racism, Classism, Slavery Today, Globalization and Human Right

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Portfolio exercise #4 - Adverse Reactions to Diversity


Adverse Reactions to Diversity – Portfolio exercise #4



Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSS N2053


 

Name: Saleh Alali                             ID#    H00269532    

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s                                                      

 

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

 

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping: A relief printing plate cast in   would made from composed type or an original plate.

b.      Prejudice: Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

c.       Bias: concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject.

d.      Discrimination : The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

2.      Give an example of each.

Stereotyping: Men are strong and do all the work.

Prejudice: Until the early years of the twentieth century, women were not allowed to vote.

Bias: Gender/gender identity.

Discrimination: Distinguish between black and white.

 

 

 

 

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

School, Tuesday and Wednesday, with the teachers and the students.

2.      Describe the experiment.

Discriminate the blue eyes students with brown eyes students, at first, praise the blue eyes on their smartness, preference and let them play on the playground freely and happily and let the brown eyes feels like lonely people , bad people , stupid and dump like they never know and understand anything then,  on the next day the teacher did the reverse thing , like praise the brown eyes on the blue eyes by their  smartness, preference and let them play on the playground so the blue eyes feels like they are in a prison , bad people , unlike people so that nobody likes them.     

3.      What were the results?

The students realized that there is no differences between blue eyes and brown eyes also, they knew that automatically no discriminating between white people and black people and no differs between Indian people or dump people, so everyone feels equal , unites, integrate and happily.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

In my opinion, it was very successful specially to this students of this very young age , because children always judge others in a bad way so the effect of this experiment has successfully changed the way of their thinking about others and let them think in a positive way.

Going Deeper

In groups of four, discuss the following:

Ø  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination

The time suits every single moment especially in this world, because this case happens in every society, so it was very important to discuss this kind of issues however, previous times or present times so every one doesn’t discriminate between others./ Also, she transferred their bad thinking of prejudice in a friendly and peacefully way.

Ø  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else

It works very well, because when you doesn’t  discriminate between blue and brown eyes or also, black and white people would make everyone feels equal.

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

It could be that she didn’t did something because she can’t change the color of people’s skins or eyes because God created them like that.\ Or , she noticed all the discrimination in a class and she tried or to do something or to look for a solution to solve it by her way.

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

When she asked the students if there is any people you don’t like and they answered like Indians, black people and dump people, and she solved it by doing the experiment./ Also, when she discovered that there is a discrimination between them she let them wear a cincture which is it a point to the discriminated body.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Reflection #1 - Emirati Film


 

Reflection #1


I learned by making this video to take the responsibility about being leader of my group and that wasn’t easy for my but with cooperation with my other friends I was able to do this job like a group , also with this project now I kwon a lot about my culture that actually I wasn’t kwon . During doing the project we find some problem, one of the problem is finding tourist speck English because most of them were German and like we kwon that German people do not speak English especially old people but with passage of time and search about people who speak English we find some finally. This experience gives me a lot of self-assurance for me and I hope that experience will repeated.   

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Exercise #3 - What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Exercise #3
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
Made up of many different cultures
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
Represented by the ‘’salad bowl’’
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.
                                  False
 Learn about the culture of your adopted country.

 
 
Define in your own words:

 

1.       Melting Pot: Place where different cultures meet.

2.       Salad Bowl: Idea that cultures can mix but stay separate and unique.

3.       Assimilation: Become part of the main body.

4.       Acculturation: learn about your new countries culture.

5.       Enculturation: learn your birth countries culture.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

 

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

 

Give a synonym:

 

varied
 assorted
respect
honor 
dominate
command 
multiple
varied 
central
main 
interacting
communicating
specific
 certain
represents
display
adopt
 accept

 

 

Give the opposite:

varied
 single
respect
disrespect
gradually
 immediately
multiple
 singular
common
 unique
Dominant group
 minority
specific
 general
Contrasted with
 blended
adopt
 ignore

 

 

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 history and culture.

2.              What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example

Where your culture tells you how you raise your children.

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.”

Children often do have a specific bed time.

 

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’m 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 own personality is best reflected by the fact that I am a very laid back person. Because in my culture, impatience is not a good thing, My German friend seems to be in big hurry all of the time, and can seem very impatient to me.