Self Reflection

Blog Post #10

#Ex 9

    We saw the Outsourced movie last Tuesday. Todd in the movie experienced a lot of cultural difficulties. In the movie the different in power distance between American and Indian culture as Todd speaks to his boss Dave while Puro keep calling Todd by "Mr". Furthermore the individualism vs collectivism appears when Todd tell Puro that he lives alone , and he barley visit his parents which makes Puro completely shocked.

Todd experience gone through the "W" curve as he first was very depressed about his situation since he was assigned to a really hard assignment  , and couldn't get his cheeseburger from McDonald. Afterwards during the Holi festival he started adapting to the Indian culture. He went to the office and asked the people there about what they want and how can they improve their performance. He also wore traditional Indian clothes. When he went back to the U.S he called his parents and told them that he's coming to visit.

#Ex 8

“Outsourced” - the movie study guide

You are going to watch and create a reflection on the film "Outsourced".

These questions will help you. If you miss watching the film in class, you may get a copy from the library and watch it at home. Here are some clips from "Outsourced"

http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/Clips/ms_educlips.html

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	Dave	Dave Office
High-context culture	Taxi Driver	Outside Airport
Individualism	Todd	Traveled Alone
Collectivism	Indians	Holi festival
Low power distance	Todd & Dave	Dave
High power distance	Puro & Todd	India Office
Uncertainty tolerance	Auntie Ji	Meeting Todd
Uncertainty avoidance	Todd	Auntie Js House
Task orientation	Todd	India Office
Social orientation	Puro	Giving Todd healthy food

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.
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 Little kid move away for him then sat on his lap. It show Uncertainty tolerance
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 sick
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?
A clean city

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?
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?
Because he won't feel lonely in his auntie house
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?
Where does his father work and is he married or not
9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?
Eating with his left hand and putting the hand that was in his mouth back in the food
13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?
They have different pronunciation
17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a rubber"?
The woman understand the word in a different meaning

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?

I'll Never Do It Again



-Florida Study Guide

 Exercise #7 

I Talked about long-term orientation. As an example of long-term orientation countries there are China and Hong Kong. People in those countries has longer look into the future and plans for the next generations.

Cultural Diversity - Disability extra                                                 

Disability is a broad term that compares actual ability to normal functioning. It is most often used to refer to an impairment. A person may be considered disabled if he or she has a condition that affects the ability to function without assistance at a level needed to maintain well-being. 

http://www.access-ability.org/types_of_disability.html

Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations.

http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/

There are different ways of classifying disabilities. The types of condition included in the categories also varies, as does the number of disabilities listed. In general, a disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime.

Task 1: Research/Brainstorm in small groups

a.       Find a list of disabilities. How many conditions are listed?

        physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or a mix

b.      Think! Why are people disabled? Make a list of causes.

- Birthed with a disability  -Gained from an accident -psychological trauma   

c.       Brainstorm or research examples of disabilities in the following categories:

Physical: People that can't walk	Mental: Anxiety disorders	Intellectual: Down syndrome
Emotional: An inability to maintain relationships with peers or teachers	Developmental: Autism	Sensory: Blindness

Exercise #5

Exercise #4

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

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping: is thinking that all the people with a certain character in them are the same

b.      Prejudice: Pre-judging people without interacting with them

c.       Bias: is an inclination of temperament or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective and a refusal to even consider the possible merits of alternative points of view.

d.      Discrimination : Thinking that you are better than someone because you have something others don't have.

2.      Give an example of each.

Stereotyping : To think that "all Muslims are terrorists"

Prejudice:  To suppose that someone is stupid from the way he looks.

Bias: To suppose that someone is stupid from the way he looks.

Discrimination: Believing that while skinned people are better than dark skinned ones.

WatchClass Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

 In an U.S elementary school at the 1960's with normal school kids.

2.      Describe the experiment.

The teacher told the kids that blue eyed people are better than the brown eyed ones then vice-versa.

3.      What were the results?

The kids who were supposed to be better than the others abused their superiority , and when it ended kids realized that it doesn't feel good to be looked down on.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

I think it was a very successful experiment that yielded excellent results.

Reflection #1

The Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoiV0LscR2Y&feature=youtu.be

What I learned :

During the past week we spent a lot of time making our cultural diversity video. While making it we faced some difficulties and we tried to overcome it and come up with a movie we are satisfied with.

   By making the video I learned some new things. While making the video I came across some emirate artifacts that I've never seen before and what they were used for. By interviewing people or at least trying to I learned more about people’s opinions and culture since we had people rejecting to be a part of the 

interview. By making the video as a team I also learned some new technological stuff about making videos.

Overall the process of making the video was a struggle but an enjoyable experience.

#Exercise 3

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.	Flase
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
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” Different cultures melting into one.

2.       “Salad Bowl” Having a society with a base culture and people from different cultures living in it and affecting it.

3.       “Assimilation” Adopting another culture as if it's your own.

4.       “Acculturation” Have another culture but still hold on your own.

5.       “Enculturation” Learning your 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	Diverse	respect	admiration	dominate	control
multiple	Many	central	middle	interacting	contact
specific	exact	represents	denotes	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	same	respect	hate	gradually	suddenly
multiple	few	common	Unique	dominant group	Minor group
specific	inexact	contrasted with	Exact with	adopt	refuse

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 behaviors and development

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

The environment children are raised in. For example a kid raised in the U.S will interact in a different way from another raised in the U.A.E.

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.”

If you take a Chinese child and raise it in another country he will interact in manners of the country he was raised in not the Chinese way.

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 it because children minds when born are the same its shaped differently by the people and the place its taught in.

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 link between my personality and my culture because whenever I interact  I consider my traditions and religion first which will lead to some actions while someone with different culture will take another actions.