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.