Week 3 lesson 1

Quiz – 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 ( many )
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 ( salad bowl )
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	FALSE ( host )

 

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” (  people of different cultures are to forget their culture and learn another )

2.       “Salad Bowl”  ( people of different cultures learn about another culture and keep their own identity )

3.       “Assimilation”(where people learn to adapt to other customs be similar to them               )             

4.       “Acculturation” ( where people learn to adapt to other customs and keep their own customs)

5.       “Enculturation” ( learning your own culture )

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to _culture ___________________, _______customs________________and _____________social______________________, as well as changes in food, ______clothing______________ and ______language____________________________.

Give a synonym:

varied	different	respect	except	dominate	Take over control
multiple	many	central	main	interacting	Working with
specific	exact	represents	illustrates	adopt	Take in

 

Give the opposite:

varied	Similar	respect	disrespect	gradually	instantly
multiple	similar	common	rare	dominant group	Minority group
specific	general	contrasted with	Compared to	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 study of universal ) 

2.       Define “movement” in this context ( the development of something )

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

(The interaction of children with other people)

4.       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 a person living in a society that thrives where history and tradition will be followed even if the old fashioned)

5.       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 am 100% agree, because when they born they don’t have any idea and what are they going to do in the near future)

6.       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.

(I can see that there are relationship between culture and personality. So, I think that comes from the parents. Moreover, and for others traditional I think it will be same idea but the values may change)