cultural diversity 2053 Saeed Alhameli CGE H00278614

reflection # 1 - H00278614

                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiBYJjd18JE




I am very proud to be Emirati man. I learned a lot of lessons from my parents and my grandparents about our great Culture which is a good example for Arab traditional culture. In our Culture we can find a good mixture between the past and the modern. We can say that Emirati people do their best to keep their culture as a very important part of their daily lives.
When we look at Emirati culture we can see it everywhere around us. All of us have the same way of welcoming guests by offering coffee in the same way and by sharing the same food in the same big dish with our guests as a kind of generosity.
All Emirati people share some interests like camel races, falconry, camping in the desert and poetry

Quiz 2 – 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 ,society is a society 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,Its best represented by the salad bowl
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country. False,its means to learn about the culture of your adopted country.



Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”  A place where different cultures meet.

2.       “Salad Bowl”  A representation of the idea that cultures can mix but stay separate and unique.

3.       “Assimilation”  part of the main body.

4.       “Acculturation” To learn about and adopt your new countries culture.

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 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
The study of human history and culture.
2.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
This is 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.”
 In most Western cultures, children often do have a specific bed time. but in UAE some  families do not have a set bed time for the children.
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.”

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.  I am not one who rushes around like a crazy person, because in my culture, impatience is not a good thing.  My Emirati friend, seems to be in big hurry all of the time, and can seem very impatient to me.

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity Portfolio Exercise #2

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity
Portfolio Exercise #2

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world. true
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born. fales, thay are around 175 million
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures. true
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought. its  means to have respect for different ways of thinking
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger. true


Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous :   Varied – Diverse - Various

2. Plurality :  A great number of people - Majority

3. Migration :  A movement from one region or country to another in order to find a great life

4. Fundamental : Basic or central part of something

5. Collective strength :  A group of people come together with the same idea or goal

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?

Tradition and religion -  Art of living

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.
Language skills -  New ways of thinking -  Negotiating skills

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

Melting pot :  A country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races,peoples, or cultures is taking place

 An area in which many races, ideas, etc., are mixed

Garden salad :  A country made up of a complex array of distinct cultures that are blended into a unique

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”.
 Indian
 Dark Africans
 Pakistan
 Bangladesh

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.


University of Melbourne is one of culturally diverse University where students and staff aim for culturally inclusive behavior and activities, where differences are valued and explored, and where students and staff actively seek to learn from other cultures. One of the greatest benefits that University of Melbourne provides is opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied homogeneous Increasingly decreasingly Respecting disrespecting
Strength weakness Improving disimprove Inclusive exclusive
Majority minority Tolerance Intolerance Equality inequality


Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse Varied Creative Innovative Uniqueness Independence
Dignity Nobility Integrated United Asset Property
Global Universal Benefit Advantage