#exercise 8

Saeid Abdollah Noureldini

H00269071

CEB

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 and his boss	Office
High-context culture	Aisha	Office in India
Individualism	Indian Taxi guy	Airport
Collectivism	Indian Taxi were fighting	Airport
Low power distance	Todd and his boss	Office
High power distance	Puro with Todd	Office
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd and his boss	Office
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha with Todd	India
Task orientation	Puro	Administration
Social orientation	Aisha	India

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?  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? 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 comes 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.

exercise #6

Saeid Abdollah Noureldini
CEB
H00269071

I found out that India scores 56 on this dimension and is thus considered a masculine society. India is actually very masculine in terms of visual display of success and power. The designer brand label, the flash and ostentation that goes with advertising one’s success, is widely practiced. However, India is also a spiritual country with millions of deities and various religious philosophies. It is also an ancient country with one of the longest surviving cultures which gives it ample lessons in the value of humility and abstinence. This often reigns in people from indulging in Masculine displays to the extent that they might be naturally inclined to. In more Masculine countries the focus is on success and achievements, validated by material gains. Work is the center of one’s life and visible symbols of success in the work place are very important.

My culture diversity reference

In the past few weeks I worked really hard with my group on a video about the Emarati culture. Firstly, I gathered with my group so that we can discuss how can we organize our thoughts and film it to make one video. We decided to talk with our grandparents to get information on how they used to live before and how they made their living. Secondly, I really had a fabulous time in knowing things and information about the past that I did not know. After that, chatting with tourists was the best thing we did because we learned a lot about their culture and we told them a little about the Emarati culture. Finally, I enjoyed this experience and I really liked working with my group.  

My culture diversity video

http://youtu.be/2J1TYFVkOw4

Exercise #3

Saeid Abdollah
CEB


Quiz 2 – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

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





Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”Different cultures combined together forming one unique culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl” : Different culture gathering together in one society without changing their own customs and beliefs.

3.       “Assimilation” : When a minority group adapts to the customs and beliefs of a
major group.
4.       “Acculturation” : The act of second culture learning.
5.       “Enculturation”The act of first culture learning.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to _______culture_____________, ____customs and______social institution_____________________________, as well as changes in clothing and language.

Give a synonym:





Give the opposite:




Read the section about Culture and Personality in Anthropology. Answer these questions about that section:-

1.       Define “Anthropology” in your own words
,Study of the human actions.

2.       What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
The way of think.


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.”
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.
Yes there is a strong link between my personality and my culture; it affected my personality in many ways. For example my religion Islam told me to pray 5 times a day each with specific timings and I can’t afford to miss my prayers, this taught me to respect time and always be on time.

Portfolio Exercise #2

1. Exercise #2
   
   Saeid Abdollah
   H00269071
   CEB
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

    At least 6000 different languages exist in the world. True

   
   

   . Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born 

   False , 175 million people

   
   

    One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures. True 

   
   

   . Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought

   False , Cultural diversity means the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. 

   
   

   . Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger. True 

   
   

   Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words

   
   

    Heterogeneous , large different   

   
   

    Plurality , many people 

   
   

   Migration , people who migrant to other countries to live in

   
   

    Fundamental, Original

   
   

    Collective strength , the group power 

   
   

   Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet

   
   

   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?

     .The language , custom and traditions

   
   

   
   

    Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy ?

   .Different ideas , different suggestions and different solutions  

   
   

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

   
   

   Melting pot : country, locality which a blending of races,peoples and cultures

   Garden salad : Different cultures togather make one unique culture

   
   

   
   

    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 Pakistani, white British , other white .Mixed race, Black Caribbean , Black African,Bangladeshi ,Other Asian (non-Chines),Chines,Other Black 

   
   

    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 . Students and who work there , do activities together ,where differences are valued .  There are a lot of advantages of working and studying in University of Melbourne such as being in environment which is rich culturally

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

   
   

   Varied , Is varied

   Increasingly , Descreasingly

   Respecting , disrespecting 

   Strength '  Weekness 

   Improving , disimprove 

   Inclusive , exclusive 

   Majority , minority 

   Tolerance , intolerance 

   Equality, inequality 

   
   

   
   

   Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym: 

   
   

   Diverse , varied 

   Creative , inventive

   Uniqueness , independenes  

   Dignity , nobility 

   Integrated , united 

   Asset , porerty 

   Global , international

   Benefit , advantage

Exercise #1

Blog Exercise #1 - Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity
Name …………Saeid Abdollah………….
ID ………H00269071…………….  


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 country.
3. How many ethnic groups are there in the world today? …………+ 100………………
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?  ………………………the percentage of UAE Emirati citizns are wrong……………………………………………………………………….


6. What percentage of the UAE population is Emirati in 2014?  ………11%………..
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? …………a lot of forge infers come to UAE to work.
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? ……………yes…………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Why do you think this? ………because each company in UAE needs local workers …………………………………………………………………………………………………
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?
………………………………………learn new language and culture……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Post this on your blog by the end of the class.