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.