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Exercise 10#a

Exercise #10a:

Modern slaves today:

As compared to previous eras of slavery, we must admit that the position of slavery is at better state. Due to abolition of slavery and following events, is that there are no countries in the UN that trade or acknowledge the legality of slavery. The modern concept of slavery has been reduced to criminal organizations. Majority of modern slaves work in the sex industry and under the cover of cheap labor. The trouble with cheap labor is that there are many instances the workers arent even paid. However these situations are always contained but after the human cost of suffering.

According to the website, Slavery Footprint, I have 29 slaves working for me. I find the number shocking and gave me a good awareness that I am actually contributing to the trade without even realising.

Exercise #8c

Exercise #8 b

Exercise #8b:

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	In Class
High-context culture	Aisha	InClass
Individualism	Todd	He lives alone
Collectivism	Aisha	Stays with her family
Low power distance	Todd	To the point, ex his boss
High power distance	Puro	Talks very generally
Uncertainty tolerance	Aisha	Scene with boss
Uncertainty avoidance	Todd	Scene with boss
Task orientation	Puro	The boss
Social orientation	Aisha	communicates and speaks well

Exercise #8b part 2:

As according to the movie, I would say that the Emirati cultural dimension are similar to that of Aisha. We are both high context, meaning that we generally not mean what we say and that we like to talk a lot. We are also collective as individuals, because we always hang out in a group and live with our families to very old ages. We are both high power distance, for example we would tend to regard a person higher for who he knows and what he has. We tend to be uncertainty toelrant, for example if I would tell my friend we are going to meet up tomorrow, the venue, time, and event doesnt matter, it could be decided 30 minutes before we chill.

I think the positive side to these dimensions in university would be communication. For example since we are colective, if the message is passed to one of us then we all get it. Team plays are very more effective since we always stick with one another.

Exercise #8a

Exercise #8a:

Below is a brief explanation of the cultural dimensions:- 

·         Low-context and high-context culture.

Low-context	High-context
Westerners Direct Exact on time Expect a common understanding	Orientals and Arabs Indirect Flexible with timings Unspoken etiquette

·      Individualism and collectivism.

Individualism	Collectivism
Usually western people are individuals. They tend to do things on their own.	Middle Eastern cultures, especially Emiratis, tend to work as a unit or a family whether its college or going for lunch.

·         Low power distance and high power distance.

Lower power	Higher power
It’s between an employee and his boss have a close relationship.	Leader, gets respect and money, but don’t have any relationship.

·         Uncertainty tolerance and uncertainty avoidance.

Uncertainty tolerance	Uncertainty avoidance
Emiratis tend to tolerate uncertainty, for example I could say I can see you tomorrow, and the location, timing and reason not mentioned.	Japanese tend to avoid uncertainty by being sure time, place, and objective planned before hand.

.          Task orientation and social orientation.

Task orientation	Social orientation
It generally means that the primary focus and preference is the job itself.	An Emirati cares more about who is in the company, the reputation society talks about, and other factors like family, where as the task itself is not the primary focus.

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA    ++

1.     Read about Ethnocentrism on Edmodo (Week #6)

Ethnocentrism is the belief of superiority is one's personal ethnic group, but it can also develop from racial or religious differences.

2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history

1   Roman Empire

     Adolf Hitler

     Empire of Japan

3.    What country is known for being ethnocentric today?

    China

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

    

      I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? 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 revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.

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

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

Reflection # 2

Reflection # 2

http://youtu.be/7-4Eref5Uys 

Exercise #6

Exercise #6

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping: It is a belief, image or truth about a person that reflects on the entire group.

b.      Prejudice: It is an opinion, attitude about a group or individual members.

c.       Bias: It is a cause to feel against a person or a group especially in a way considered to be unfair.

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

2.      Give an example of each.

a.       All Indians shake their heads to mean yes.

b.      I don’t trust a Syrian selling me products.

c.       The police tend to treat Emiratis better than expatriates.

d.      United States of America’s race laws where colored people were treated as second class citizens.

Watch Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

It took place on a Tuesday morning, somewhere in the 1960s, with USA children.

2.       Describe the experiment.    

                                                                                                                

The objective of the experiment was to teach children the negativity in terms of human dignity and emotional cost to being a victim of discrimination. This was done by splitting the children into two groups; brown eyes and blue eyes. The teacher would then make one group superior than the other, and the next reverse the order. This caused both groups to feel dominant and inferior.

3.      What were the results?

The results were really extraordinary. In a matter of minutes children that were friends started to fight. The reason being the difference of eye color even though that previously it didn’t matter what the color was. The dominant group would perform educationally better than the inferior. It showed that feeling inferior would automatically cripple one’s capabilities.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

       

        I believe it was fairly successful. The children felt the negativity and true horrors of discrimination and that they did not want to experience nor let others experience it. Prior to the test they felt colored people were stupid and inferior, after they say they are no differences between colored and white people.

Going Deeper 

In groups of four, discuss the following:

Ø  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination

When I was in the USA airport in New York, the fact that I had an Arab passport, I was interrogated and search for 3 hours in the airport and in multiple checks that were honestly unnecessary.

Ø  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else

When I was a young kid, I started to discriminate against the foreign school kids because I felt I was superior and that I was my country.

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

When I was in a petrol station and saw a Filipino cross dresser being verbally abused and harassed, and I simply left the station because I felt he should have known better than to dress like that.

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

When my friend was angry with an Indian waiter and started to shout at him, I felt he did that because he was Indian. Had it been an Emirati waiter it would not have been the case. I told him that if you have an issue discuss it with the waiter and if you can’t hold your temper then leave.

Reflection #1

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKGUJBsVWxA&list=HL1382378085

Reflection #1:  Emirati Culture Video

This is the first reflection of the course cultural diversity and it is about the video on Emirati culture. Firstly I would like to add that the video has been a challenge. Reason being is that the project was the first time the group and I worked on video. However, the challenges I feel have been met to the content of the project’s satisfaction. I feel we all spoke well on the points and that the video’s content is more than sufficient for the viewer.

The interesting part of the project was interacting with non Arab tourists. It was interesting to learn about other people’s culture, and as well as what they thought of the Emirati culture. The most interesting point of the project in my opinion was discussing how to keep the Emirati culture’s Integrity. How to preserve it in an increasing globalized country.

Exercise # 4 Everest Summit

Everest climbing team: Cultural Diversity

Watch the film and take notes to answer the following questions:

1.    List the team members by name, with their duties and country

Name                         Responsibility                     Country                     Skills

-           Ed Viesturs               Leader                                    USA Seattle              Leadership

-           Jamling Norgay                                                        Nepal

-           Roger Bilham           Scientist                                 UK, England             Geology

-           Paula Viesturs          Base camp manager           USA                            Organizer

-           Sumiyo Tsuzuki                                                       Japan

-           Araceli Segarra        Mountaineer                         Spain, Barcelona     Expert

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2.    What were the qualities or skills of each member that benefitted the team?

-       Judging from the above table, it is pretty clear that their team is solid. They had the scientist, the professional climbers, and a man that climbed the mountain many times before. Hence such a team was ideal for its objective of climbing the summit.

  

3.    How was the Team helped by ‘cultural diversity’ to attain their goal (reach the summit of Everest)? 

-       It is known that when in a group of different cultures, people tend to be more proactive in their work. They showed a lot of mutual respect to one another since the beginning to the end. They displayed perfect mutual cooperation.

Portfolio Exercise #3: Quiz 2

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”

When many smaller cultures move to a point of a dominant culture, it tends to lose its characteristics and becomes the dominant culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl”

It is when many different cultures go to in area that are still different than the dominant cultural group and is visible and noticeable.

3.       “Assimilation”

Assimilation is when a person becomes one with the general culture and cannot be distinguished as different.

4.       “Acculturation”

Acculturation better suites the salad bowl situation because they are used to the land they are in but they still keep their values and cultures.

5.       “Enculturation”

It is the time when a person first begins to convert his culture to the desired and when it is done.

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 ________Languages______________.

Give a synonym:

varied	Diverse	respect	Honor	dominate	Control
multiple	Many	central	Fundamental	interacting	Cooperate
specific	Definite	represents	Speak for	adopt	embrace

Give the opposite:

varied	Specific	respect	Disrespect	gradually	Suddenly
multiple	Single	common	Uncommon	dominant group	Minority group
specific	General	contrasted with	agree	adopt	Abandon

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 the study of human beings and cultures, best from sociologists and reading folklores.

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

I understand it to be when children of different cultures interact and cooperate together for the same objective. An example of that would be a private school in the Emirates, where you have multiple children of different background that interacts together for the obvious goal of achieving academically.

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.”

- A great example of this would be when expats promote their children to learn the language of the land there in. Also the children when growing up in such place retain their original culture, but have been influenced by the surrounding culture.

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 totally agree with the statement, that is why I believe stereotypes to a small degree are true. As people of the land regardless of ethnicity and background, over the years tend to have some sort of pattern towards their own attitudes, interests, etc…

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.

In response to the reflection, I could say that there is not one single link to between my culture and my personality but many links. For example, when I would go through a door, I would let the person to my right go in first. I do this even when I am abroad, it’s just automatic. So say in the UK people wouldn’t understand it nor appreciate my etiquette, but even though knowing that fact, I still do it.