exerciser 3

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, its a society that involves many cultures
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, its represented by a “Salad Bowel”.
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False, its learning about your adopted country’s culture.

Define in your own words:

1.              “Melting Pot”

It’s when different cultures meet which forms  new culture

2.        “Salad Bowl”

when people from different cultures mix while preserving their own values.

3.       “Assimilation”

When the minority group adapt the customs and habits of the prevailing culture.

4.       “Acculturation”

Exchanging cultural feature when groups of different cultures come together.

5.       “Enculturation”

Learning about birth country’s culture.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to __customs____, ____culture______ and _____values_____, as well as changes in food, ____language___ and __clothing____.

Give a synonym:

varied	various	respect	deference	dominate	Rule - control
multiple	Several - many	central	vital	interacting	intermingling
specific	exact	represents	symbolizes	adopt	embrce

Give the opposite:

varied	limited	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	minority
specific	vague	contrasted with	agreed	adopt	reject

Culture and Personality in Anthropology

4

Decades ago Emirati people’s live style was way different than it is in the present time. In the past people used to eat only Emirati Traditional food such as, Harees, Thareed, Lugaumaat…etc.  Also, people used to get water from the well. Additionally, camels were used as a way of transportation. As people used to travel from country to country by using only camels. Furthermore, In the Emirati heritage people wear simple clothes like, Kandora and Jalabiaa. The most common tree in the past was the palm because it has the ability to grow in the hot weather. In addition to that palms were as a source of getting food such as, dates. 

3

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, its a society that involves many cultures
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, its represented by a “Salad Bowel”.
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False, its learning about your adopted country’s culture.

Define in your own words:

1.              “Melting Pot”

It’s when different cultures meet which forms  new culture

2.        “Salad Bowl”

when people from different cultures mix while preserving their own values.

3.       “Assimilation”

When the minority group adapt the customs and habits of the prevailing culture.

4.       “Acculturation”

Exchanging cultural feature when groups of different cultures come together.

5.       “Enculturation”

Learning about birth country’s culture.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to __customs____, ____culture______ and _____values_____, as well as changes in food, ____language___ and __clothing____.

Give a synonym:

varied	various	respect	deference	dominate	Rule - control
multiple	Several - many	central	vital	interacting	intermingling
specific	exact	represents	symbolizes	adopt	embrce

Give the opposite:

varied	limited	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	minority
specific	vague	contrasted with	agreed	adopt	reject

Culture and Personality in Anthropology

exersic 3

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, its a society that involves many cultures 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, its represented by a “Salad Bowel”. 5. Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country. False, its learning about your adopted country’s culture. Define in your own words: 1. “Melting Pot” It’s when different cultures meet which forms new culture 2. “Salad Bowl” when people from different cultures mix while preserving their own values. 3. “Assimilation” When the minority group adapt the customs and habits of the prevailing culture. 4. “Acculturation” Exchanging cultural feature when groups of different cultures come together. 5. “Enculturation” Learning about birth country’s culture. Complete the sentence with words from the text: Acculturation often results in changes to __customs____, ____culture______ and _____values_____, as well as changes in food, ____language___ and __clothing____. Give a synonym: varied various respect deference dominate Rule - control multiple Several - many central vital interacting intermingling specific exact represents symbolizes adopt embrce Give the opposite: varied limited respect disrespect gradually rapidly multiple few common rare dominant group minority specific vague contrasted with agreed adopt reject Culture and Personality in Anthropology

Exersis one

Task 1

With a partner, research on the internet to find information about UAE demographics.

Source:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html

 

Nationality	Percentage/Number	Year	Source
South Asian	50%	2013	CIA Factbook
Westerners and East Asians	8%	2013	CIA Factbook
Emirati	19%	2013	CIA Factbook
Ex: Other Arab / Iranian	23%	2013	CIA Factbook

 

Religions	Percentage	Year	Source
Islam- official	96%	2013	CIA Factbook
Shia	16%	2013	CIA Factbook
Other(includes Christian, Hindu)	4%	2013	CIA Factbook

 

Do the results surprise you?

Comments? Conclusions?

Actually when I read about nationalities in the UAE I got surprised because I never expected that the percentage of UAE citizens would be below 20%. So the majority of UAE population are expats. Additionally, when I found out the results of religions in the UAE I didn’t find that surprising as I expected that Muslims would outnumber people from different religions because we are living in a Muslim country.