[portfolio exercise #7] Obama and Cultural Diversity

Obama and Cultural Diversity

Watch this video.

How many aspects of cultural diversity/ i.e. different groups or types of people does he mention in his speech?
Give the main points of his speech and post it on your blog as portfolio exercise #7.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20233064

How many different types of people does he call on to work together?

Black, white, Spain, Asian, native American, able, disable, young, old, rich, poor, gay or straight

   The 1^st black president of USA “Barak Obama”. Said that he believe hope is stable thing inside us that insists to keep working, reaching and fighting. He is not an ethnocentric or discrimination person. Because he try to find new jobs and security for the middle class. His rule of keep founding and working hard to keep USA is based on that is does not matter who you are, where are you come from, what you look like. Whatever they are, if they young, old, rich, poor, able, disable, Spain, Asian or native American Obama respect them and asked to work together. Obama, tried to give his audience the self-confidence. He encourage them to make them creators in future. Also, to make them proud of their country which is the America.

[Exercise *6] - Compare Cambodian and Emirati values

Task: Compare Cambodian and Emirati values

Highlight in yellow all the values that are similar to Emirati values

A.   Traditional Cambodian values include a strong family identity and loyalty

B.   Cambodian-born people have a respect for culture and older people.

C.   Cambodian families tend to be very private and reluctant to discuss family issues or conflict with non-family members

D.   Stoicism is a highly valued Cambodian character trait, reducing the tendency to complain about their health or services they are receiving

E.   Modesty, particularly for women, is very important

F.    Visitors to Cambodian-born people’s homes are often expected to remove their shoes, however they might not ask

G.   Accepting of food and refreshments when offered may break down barriers, open communication and build trust

H.   Cambodian-born people regard touching people on the head or pointing feet or shoes at them as offensive.

I.      Cambodians consider it impolite to make eye contact with someone who is older or considered a superior

J.    Cambodians have a tendency not to question instructions or authority

K.   ‘Yes’ may be an ambiguous response to a question or request, and does not necessarily indicate agreement. Reponses that might mean ‘no’ include; no response, changing the subject, or statements such as ‘it’s OK’ or ‘no problem’ or even an unconvincing ‘yes’

L.    It may take time to develop working relationships, trust and rapport

M.   Loud or over-familiar behaviour towards others is generally not favoured.

N.   Cambodians tend to avoid showing anger or getting involved in confrontation

O.   Cambodians prefer to be addressed using their correct title. For example Mr, Mrs and Dr

P.   Women traditionally retain their own family names on marriage or they may have two surnames. Cambodian names are traditionally written with the surname first, followed by the given name.

Q.   Cambodians may not recognise their names if they are pronounced incorrectly

R.   Cambodians may not always address people by their name

Migrant Information Centre (Melbourne, Australia)  www.miceastmelb.com.au

Comparison between Emirati – Cambodian culture

    Emiratis and Cambodian cultures are similar in several ways like the families, respect traditions and old people, modesty for women and Loud sound towards others not favored .  The families are similar in both countries because the families there are strong families and loyalty. Also, the families tend to be very private. About, the respect traditions and old people. The populations should not to raise the sound on older. Finally, modesty must be for women in both countries.

[Reflection *4] – volunteering in developing countries Part 2

Reflection #4 – volunteering in developing countries “Part 2”

I think the children in the developing countries will gain more than volunteers who are volunteering. Regardless of the experience which volunteers will gain, the volunteer’s aim is do the work to serve other children not to gain something. The children will gain more things like learning sports, learning skills, receive assistance and interesting. Actually, the volunteers could develop several skills while volunteering such as teaching, dealing with others, assistance and deliver information. Finally I’m able to teach skills like football, English, and computer skills. Because I have an ability to use that things and I do it in my daily life so, I have an experience for that skills. However, I like that job which is rely on assist other people.

[Reflection *4] – Gap Year Part 1

  Reflection #4 – Gap Year “Part 1”

 As what I saw in the videos, there are several benefits of a Gap-year such as relax, chill out, refresh thinking and Gain Greater Focus. I think Emiratis will become interested in taking gap year whenever they know more about it. Because I think it’s a new idea in the UAE and nobody have enough information about its benefits. Additionally, I like to try the gap-year and go to Australia. I want to do many things like visit their schools and universities to know how is the way of teaching there, live with Australian family in that period to learn more about their culture and visit the traditional villages and places there to know is there any connection between their past life and our past life in the UAE.

[Reflection*3] - DISCRIMINATION

Reflection#3 - DISCRIMINATION

  Since I was young, There are some residents who live in our residential area.  Me with my friends  who are citizens don’t allow them to play soccer with as.  The arrivals try to join with as but we don’t accept because their nationalities are different of as.  So, they made their separate team and start playing in other area which is near our area.  Then the war is being started.  They throw their ball to our area to confuse as.  Then we took their ball and throw it away.  On the other hand, they also did whatever we did when our ball went to their area.  But nowadays we are completely tolerant people. We are adult people we learned that other residents who we against with are haven’t any sin.  Because they didn’t choose their nationality or their skin color. Also, they can’t change that thing because it’s neither in their control nor desire. For that reasons I think it’s not fair to discriminate or contempt them.  The new children will do whatever we did but we should advice an convince them. They will face several kinds of discrimination in several locations like schools, shops and parks. For that we should prevent them and change that bad habit. There are many factors that will help to change them better. That factors start from family, schools and children’s emotions. Finally they should know that discrimination will cause a lot of problems so we should be against with discrimination.

Name: Abdullah Ahmed Alhammadi

ID: H00226963

Section: CEO

[Portfolio*5] Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to Diversity

Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to 

Diversity – 2012 - Semester

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSS N2053

Name:Abdullah Ahmed Alhammadi      

ID# H00226963

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

1.      Define

a.       Stereotyping : Generalizations about all members of a group, both positive and negative.

b.      Prejudice: Over-generalized and oversimplified negative beliefs about a group of people.

c.       Bias: Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

d.      Discrimination: Any action that denies opportunities to a person on the basis of their race, gender, age, religion. 

2.      Give an example of each term

1-     If you find someone from Egypt honest and work actively or hard you will say all Egyptians are honest and work hard .

2-     Treat white people in way butter than you treatment to the black people.

3-     If I have a company and I want a secretary I will chose someone I know or my friends.

4-     In some nations the discriminations are for black skin people who live there.

Watch  Class Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

1.       Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place?

Third grade class US.  In the 1960s, Tuesday, National brotherhood week.

2.      Describe the experiment.

Trying to discriminate between children according their eye’s colors.

3.       What were the results?

The students felt how it was to be discriminated against the result.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

It’s positive because whenever  anyone of these children trying to discriminate he will remember this event .

Going Deeper

In groups of four, discuss the following:

Ø  a time you experienced prejudice or discrimination

Ø  a time you discriminated against somebody else

Ø  a time you witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it

Ø  a time you witnessed discrimination and did something about it

   Since I was young, There are some residents who live in our residential area.  Me with my friends  who are citizens don’t allow them to play soccer with as.  The arrivals try to join with as but we don’t accept because their nationalities are different of as.  So, they made their separate team and start playing in other area which is near our area.  Then the war is being started.  They throw their ball to our area to confuse as.  Then we took their ball and throw it away.  On the other hand, they also did whatever we did when our ball went to their area.  But nowadays we are completely tolerant people.

[Portfolio*4] - Diversity and Personal Conduct Vocab.

Find the definition OR synonym  of each of the words:           

1.   Civility / civilized : polite remarks used in formal conversation.

2.    Acknowledge: accept or admit the existence or truth of.

3.   Inclusive / inclusion: a person or thing that is included within a larger group of structure.

4.   Respect: esteem.

5.   Apology: a regretful acknowledge of failure.

6.    Consideration: careful thought.

7.   Behavior: manner.

8.    Responsibility: the state or fact of being accountable for something.

9.   Attention (pay): The mental faculty of taking notice of someone or something .

10.               Tolerance: The ability or willingness to tolerate something.

11.               Attitude (positive): A settled way of thinking or feeling.

12.               Conduct: The manner in which a person behaves.

13.               Politeness : a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage.

14.               Constructive (comment): Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up.

15.               Kindness: The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Now, search through the You-Tube site to find a clip that shows cultural respect and politeness. Copy the URL onto your sheet and post as: Portfolio #4.

For example:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIijBLnIKDI&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZulXazb4HA&feature=related

Abdullah Ahmed Alhammadi

H00226963

CEO

[Portfolio*3] - What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation

Abdullah Ahmed Alhammadi

H00226963

CEO

Quiz – 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, different values.
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”	TRUE
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	FALSE

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”  different cultures combined to be a new culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl” different cultures combined but everyone on his own culture.

3.       “Assimilation”  people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as a part of a larger national family.

4.       “Acculturation”  learning the new culture and trying to join them.

5.       “Enculturation” learning the first 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	Changed	respect	Esteem	dominate	Control
multiple	Manifold	central	Focal	interacting	Reactive
specific	Particular	represents	Appear	adopt	Embrace

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	Single	common	individual	dominant group	weak group
specific	indefinite	contrasted with	Agree with	adopt	reject

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

2.       Define “movement” in this context

3.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example

4.       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.”

5.       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.”

6.       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.