Portfolio Exercise #3

3. Quiz 2 – Portfolio Exercise #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, it is described as a society with different set of 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”	False, assimilation
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False, Customs and beliefs of a second culture

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot”  : changing  your old culture to a new one

2.       “Salad Bowl” a lot of people live in one place and they have different  culture .

3.       “Assimilation” changing  your old culture to a new culture

4.       “Acculturation” the process when you go to another country and take some culture and add it to your culture

5.       “Enculturation” The process by which an individual learns the

                   

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	change	respect	regard	dominate	Command
multiple	complicated	central	Middle	interacting	Act reciprocally
specific	limited	represents	Appointed to	adopt	Accept

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	Disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	Single	common	Unfamiliar	dominant group	Minority group
specific	Unspecific	contrasted with	Compared 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

The specific study of the origin, behavior and the physical, social cultural development of humans

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

Feeding, talking, toilet training.

2.              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.”

Children must be seen not heard, the must be punished on bad behaviors cause of not the be badly behave and won’t listen to anyone. The child must not be spoiled.

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 agree with this sentence because when children born they don’t know anything, they learn from their parents and know the culture, language and the religion.

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.

There is a Very strong link between my culture and my personality because it affect the way behaviors