Refliction 10

Exercise#11

Reflection #9

Ibrahim Khamis H00247334 CEB Outsourced Reflection #9 As we watched the movie showed the uncertainty avoidance and individualism situation in America and India. Todd an American who had cultural shock in India because he had completely no idea about india culture.First problem was in the taxi station in the airport the drivers were asking him to take him to the bus station but when he went to the bus station he faced a difficulty to enter the train, but he meet to Mr.Puro who take him to his home in Gharapuri. Also he find that there are different in the work in USA every person work alone but in indian work to gather after along time he adapt the way india people live. Few days later, he starts to make friends with Indians,Todd realizes the fact that Aisha is such a smart girl, and she has done many great things at work.At the end Mr.Tood achieved his goal, but his manager came to India and he told him that he will go to china and the call center in India will be closed. After thinking he decided to quit and he back to America. The examples from the movie of Hofstede’s Power Distance (High v Low) and Individualism v Collectivism is in USA the power distance for the boss but in india use group distance make the different in the work, Also the have the equality between the man and woman.

Exercise 8

Ibrahim khamis H00247334 CEB Cultural Dimension Character Outsourced Scene Todd, Puro, Aisha or other or Circumstance Low-context culture Dave Dave office High-context culture Aisha Individualism Puro by lonely in the hotel Collectivism other Low power distance Todd didn't accept High power distance Puro Uncertainty tolerance Aisha Asking him personal qustions Uncertainty avoidance Dave Task orientation Todd Social orientation other 1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a strange new place. What happens at the airport? He struggled trying to walk through the huge crowed at the airport, which was an abnormal scene for him. Then he got annoyed by all the taxi drivers around him, who were fighting over him 2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do? How could this advice apply to what an exchange student has to do? He advised him to jump into the train 3. 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? The young kid offered him his seat and then sat in his lap, because of the high population in india people are used to such a solution such as sharing seats, standing and squeezing in the train cabins. 4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first encounter is with an iced drink. What happens? He got stomach ache, and got sick because of the polluted water used in the iced drink 5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the city? “Bombay is terrible, but here it’s very clean” 6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of Schmuck is? “That means like a nice guy” 7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he come to a boarding house. What is the reason he gives Todd? That he will feel lonely if he stays by himself in the hotel. 8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask? What does your father do, are you married, what’s your salary, do you have a girlfriend? Why did you break up? 9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are they? He ate with his left hand which considered not clean in india and he placed the same hand he ate with back in the food 10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing tea for Todd? She poured the tea for him and even put sugar just the way they do. 11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand? The owner of the boardinghouse explained to him by sign language why Indians think left hand isn’t clean to eat with 12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"? 13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English? Because of the way Americans pronounce some words with an American accent not proper English, they think it’s a matter of different accents which doesn’t mean their English is wrong in India at the end it is a matter of correct English He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture 14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"? He was talking about it in an insensitive way without knowing how sensitive and holy cows are in India 15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture shock might it represent? He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture 16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke calls home? Because he is homesick.

Exercise 7

Ibrahim khamis h00247334 ceb Uncertainty Avoidance I talk about Uncertainty Avoidance in the UAE is low or high Uncertainty Avoidance and the UAE have high Uncertainty Avoidance, which mean the power distance of UAE is over 80 and Uncertainty Avoidance over 68 and US 46. This indicates that it is expected and accepted that leaders separate themselves from the group and issue complete and specific directives. It's mean their Muslim faith plays a large role in the people's lives.

exercise 5

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The Flim

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Reflection 1

Ibrahim Khamis Salim H00247334 CEB Reflection 1 When i arrived in heritage village i go first to the tourist, this tourist back to 4000 year before. I chose this tourist because it's very important to our culture. Then i speak about the visitors and I'm very happy to have many visitors from difference country came to know a bout our culture and some of them take some picture of as. After that i do interview with women from USA and she tell me some thing she learned from our culture like where they live before , about camel and tourist Also she tell me about some thing famous in his country like some of hotel and mountain and she tell me she need learned more about our culture and it's nice about student help as to know the culture. I find the film it's very important because it help as to show the traditional and the culture of UAE.

exercise #4

Adverse Reactions to Diversity – Portfolio exercise #4 Course:​Cultural Diversity​Code: LSSS N2053 Name: Ibrahim Khamis ID# H00247334 With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you. 1. Define: a. Stereotyping: is having a bad idea and thing about people. b. Prejudice: un reason able opinion formed without enough knowledge. c. Bias: the action of supporting a particular person in an unfair way. d. Discrimination: to treat people differently especially in a worse way from the way in which treating other people. 2. Give an example of each. 1. stereotyping :all Emirates are rich , all Emirates are lazy, like to eat and fats 2. prejudice :she is strictly prejudice but yet honest. 3. bias: the lawyer had a clear evidence of a strong bias against the killer. 4. discrimination :rich people discriminate poor people and thin people discriminate a fat people. Watch Class Divided  Understanding With partners, answer the following: 1. Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? In 1950 and the experience took place in school grade 3 witch is about greed 7 or 8 age. 2. Describe the experiment. The instructor said in the first day that the blue eye students are clever and much better than brown eye students. the day after ,she said that students with brown eyes are supervisor and much better than blue eyes students. The goal of this experience is to teach them about discrimination practically. 3. What were the results? the students are pessimistic because they can't gather with each other. 4. How successful do you believe it was? it was an effective experiment because the children what does discrimination means. Going Deeper In groups of four, discuss the following:  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination one day I entered a elevator with a lady, and there was a maid behind me but she pushed her out.  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else there was a man treating the people working with him bad because they were from India.  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it there was a boy shouting at the cashier in the coup but his mother didn't interfere about him.  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it There was a white student always fighting with his classmate because he was black , and their teacher talked to him and stopped him.

Exercise 3

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. f 2. A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures. t 3. One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures. t 4. Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot” f 5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country. f 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” to become part of the main body 4. “Acculturation” to learn about and adopt your new countries cultures 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 Contrasted with adopt ignor 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.” Consider bed time in different cultures some Emirati 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.” 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. My own personality is best reflected by the fact that I am a very laid back person. Im not one who rushes around like a crazy person, because in m culture impatience is not a good thing.

Blog Exercise #2

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity Portfolio #2 Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.   Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words: 1. Heterogeneous: Different 2. Plurality: More than one 3. Migration: To. Move 4. Fundamental: Basic - Foundation 5. Collective strength: Group of power 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? Clothes, languages, music, sports 2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy. a- Increase profit. b- reduce the prices of devices and clothes c- different design 3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”. a- Melting pot: is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society. b- Garden salad: The many different cultures of United States a salad. 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”. Africans- Indians 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. The university of melbourne is one of the most multicultural universities around the world. one of the opportunities that university. Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite: Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Blog Exercise #1

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity Name …Ibrahim Khamis Salim ID h00247334…. 1. Look at these ten aspects which make up your cultural identity. Then, fill in the last two columns – one for somebody who works for your family and one for an expatriate friend. There are other aspects of cultural diversity but these are the main ones. 2. How many countries are there in the world today? ……210 countries.. 3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? ………………+ 5000………… 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? ………………………4 to 5…… 5. What is wrong with this chart? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014? ……………11.6….. 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 are more forgin worker coming …. 8. The UAE's population strategy plans to make Emiratis the majority in the country or up to …40….. per cent, by …2021….., members of the Federal National Council (FNC) told Gulf News. 9. Do you think this will happen? …yes…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10. Why do you think this? …because each company in UAE need local people……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Do you have any different ethnic groups in your ancestry or your family today? ........no.................................................................................................................................................. 12. What are the benefits of having a mixed cultural heritage? ………………………knowing new cultural ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………