A summary of what I learned from this article.

 

Self Reflection # 11

 

Culture shock #9

                                   Culture shock

 

Todd experience culture shock when he went to a new and different country. The chief for Todd his name is Dave he send him to India to do some job for the company. Todd he arrived to India from USA with American stile to train the new Call-center manager. Todd when he arrived India and he was on the airport and he went to exit gate and It was supposed to be waiting for the driver to get him to train station but, he found a lot of people outside waited he felt scared because in a strange country and he do not anything about them. The first impression for Todd about this country and the people was horrible. Todd faced a lot of problem first he mis his driver because his name was rewritten wrong then when he arrived to train station he jumped to train. The second shock when he was with Puro on the car he saw a lot of the animals walks and live with people in the road and also, he saw some guy they pee on the road he chocked. The third shock was when he was setting with Anuty JI and he was eating some food and he used his left hand and that’s not allowed and advised him to sued the right hand. The fourth shock was when he income to the office he found cow inside the office sat with the employee. The next day Todd was shocked when meet the trainees because the our accent was so bad. Todd suffering a lot there. But he decided to adapt in line with their culture and start changing himself and began to make compromises and sacrifice to adapt. There was a holiday celebration in india called holiday colors Todd Was walking with a friend in the street does not know the children and the women began throwing colors they were surprised by this position I then became a play with them and throw them in color and imitating them and have fun with them. And also he And also began to drink what they drink and eat what they eat until he allowed his staff became lenient with. On the end when the Todd return to their home he found himself influenced by nature and printed by nature and affected Until it become drink the tea with a lot of sugar and he used the right hand to do everything.

Exercise # 8 ""Outsourced"" - the movie study guide

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide

 

You are going to watch and create a reflection on the film "Outsourced".

 

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

 

http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/Clips/ms_educlips.html

Cultural Dimensions in Outsourced

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

 

 

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	Class
High-context culture	Todd	Aunty JI home
Individualism	Todd	Going to India
Collectivism	Puro / Indian people	Washing the Office
Low power distance	Aunty JI / Aisha / Todd	Class
High power distance	Indian people { Aunty JI	Washing the Office
Uncertainty tolerance	Aisha	Class
Uncertainty avoidance	Todd { Aunty JI	Home
Task orientation	Todd	Learning people
Social orientation	Aunty JI { Puro	Aunty JI home

 

 

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport?

When he arrived at the airport and out of the exit gate did not find the driver, who would have said the reason is not because the driver was not there. The reason was the driver a small sign and his name was written wrong on the sign. Todd Forced to take a taxi to the train station.

 

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?

when he arrived to the train station Asked him to run fast and jump into the train when the train was moving he was shocked.

 

3. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?

1- Todd when he was eating the food by his hand he put their fingers in his mouth and licking and back to put his fingers on the plate.

2- They said for him you can not use the left hand for eating you should eat by right hand. because left hand they used when did they go to the bathroom to wash their ass.

 

4-How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

Tried to explain the situation in a graceful manner and told him that the left hand is unclean.


5-when he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

When Todd did not find a seat he saw a small child got up from his seat and left him sitting on it and The child sat down on my knees Todd.

 

6. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnell’s?

He was eager because he wants to eat cheese  burger and also he was shocked because he found that restaurant macdonald in India But he was eventually discovered that it was not McDonald but McDonnell's.


7-Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But puro insists he comes to a boarding house. What is the reason he gives Todd?

Puro advised Todd to going to the guesthouse because they offer good food and they have a very good garden will care about your and he will not be alone there.

 

 

8. What advice does his fellow American have for him?

 

Do not ask for beef again.

 

9. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home for a meal?

 

 They were joined by Feeder and eating with them as a member of the family.

 

 

 

 

10. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different?

 

He understands and respect Indian culture and also he knows that people Aware that they love and respect like God.

 

 

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Gentlemen today i had presentation and It was a good experience and useful. My part was to explain what is the short term and long term in Hofstade's Cultural  dimension. What I've learned the meaning of long term is need more effort and work and patience to get results Future also must have so far vision and planning and that not happening easily and fastest. That mean the long term need long time to get results also the effected about our cultural will be so hard to changed easily. For example, and I think the UAE is an example of along term that's because the government always thinking and putting their plants for the future for the development and progress of civilization. H.H shike zayed he had vision that the UAE it will become the most successful country. Turned from a small desert oasis city of greenish and sophisticated in many areas of scientific and educational. Finely I was more interested about this idea because I learn new things useful.

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

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Reflection #1 Emirate Film

 

 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytS2ce2umQ

 

What I intend to do is to explain for you about the last project I do it with my friends and,

it was about culture diversity. This theme was very interesting for us because It

discusses the important topic in our daily lives and, I will give you a small brief about

what did we fined. First gentlemen we are start to search and collect the information

about the culture diversity and, after that we went to the heritage village to made this

film. When we arrived there my friends and I we found in this place everything regards

the our culture in the past and how they live our ancestors and grandparents and also,

in the present this culture how it became like a source of pride for our grandchildren. We

started to take a pictures for everything old such as the old castle and old guns and old

ship. When we take around on the village we found many people from different

countries and foreigners and the village was so crowded about them. We start to talk to

them and asking them about country culture and their opinion. We found from what we

got from them is a amazing. Those people's they know a lot about our culture and they

respect it and also they love it. When we talk to them and we heard their answers we

felt proud and pride in our heritage. This experiment was so great because we met

many people's from outside my country they have knowledge about Our customs and

traditions and a lot of information about our culture. My friends and I we felt happily as

we found and learned. In my opinion I found this experiment is so useful for us.

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Name : Ali Amer Ali

ID S990014429

1. Look at these ten aspects which make up yourcultural identity. Then, fill in the last two columns – one for somebody who works for your family and one for an expatriatefriend. There are other aspects of cultural diversity but these are the main ones.

Aspect	‘ism’	Frankie	Mohamed	Your Family Employee	Your Expatriate Friend
Race/Ethnicity	Racism (Racist)	White British	Emirati	Saeed	germany
Language		English	Arabic	arabic	german
Religion	Religious bigotry (a religious bigot)	Christian (Protestant)	Muslim (Sunni)	Muslim (Sunni)	Christian
Values and beliefs		Socialist	Carnivore	sincerity	Credibility at work
Disability	Ableism	Able	Able	Able	Able
Class	Classism	Middle Class	High Class!	Lower Class	Middle Class
Gender	Sexism (Sexist)	Female	Male	Male	Male
Age	Ageism (Ageist)	60	20	25	20
Educational Background		M.Ed.	Undergraduate	High School Certificate	Undergraduate
Sexual Orientation	Hetrosexualist (Homophobic)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

2. How many countries are there in the world today? About 195 countries .

3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? Around 5000 Ethnic Group.

Here is an incomplete list of ethnic groups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_ethnic_groups

4. How many ethnic groups are there living in the UAE? ( 12 )

5. What is wrong with this chart? The wrong in this chart is that South and South-East Asian are more than 60 % .. they are about 70 % !! .

6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014? About 16 percent .

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/influx-of-foreigners-spikes-uae-population-to-8-3m-1.787518

7. Why is the percentage so small? Because , there a lot of foreigners people in the UAE

8. The UAE's population strategy plans to make Emiratis the majority in the country or up to …….. per cent, by …….., members of the Federal National Council (FNC) told Gulf News.

9. Do you think this will happen? No .. I don’t think so .

10. Why do you think this? Because , The UAE in need of Indian workers, engineers and foreign experts

11. Do you have any different ethnic groups in your ancestry or your family today?

No .. I don’t have .

12. What are the benefits of having a mixed cultural heritage?

Knowing more than one culture , having a great different informations and languages .

Post this on your blog by the end of the class.

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 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 ‘’salad bowl’’
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False   culture of your adopted country

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”. a place where a variety of races, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole

2.       “Salad Bowl” .. By another words it is metaphor for many people's from different country they live together and multi-national.

3.       “Assimilation”  . A group of people from different countries live in one community and sharing in their habits and cultures and customs and attitudes.

4.       “Acculturation” At the interface between people and begins to learn to live with them and taking of their culture and learn their language and the acquisition of a new style and different method of eating, drinking and building relationships

5.       “Enculturation”know about your 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	various	respect	esteem	dominate	predominate
multiple	diverse	central	centric	interacting	interaction
specific	particular	represents	adapt	adopt	foster

 

Give the opposite:

 

varied	different	respect	flippancy	gradually	one respite
multiple	limited	common	not-common	dominant group	majority
specific	random	contrasted with	complies with	adopt	neglect

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

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.”

Consider “bed time” in different cultures; Some Emirati families do not have a set bed time for the children. In most Western cultures, 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 totally 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.