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.