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Goal 2 Adverse Reactions to Diversity – 2010 - Semester 2

                      Course: Cultural Diversity             Code:  LSSS N205

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

Define:

Stereotyping:

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person.

Prejudice:

Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.

Bias:

Prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person, or group usually in a way in an unfair.

Discrimination:

Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.

Give an example of each.

Some Americans think that Arabs are boomers.

Prejudice is thinking without any action.

There is some bias people think that the world  is overrated.

Present day UAE people face discrimination for something they didn’t do.

Watch Class Divided

Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

Where, when and with whom did this experiment take place? In the collage at class time with my partner

Describe the experiment? It was an easy and not complicated

What were the results? Know about it and get more information

How successful do you believe it was? Actually yah I believe it

    Going Deeper

In groups of four, discuss the following:

A time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination?

After what happened in America they think that all Arabs are boomers. Every time I go to an airport they keep announcing me about things I won’t think to do.

A time she or he discriminated against somebody else?

When I was in my senior year of high school me and my friends use to bully other people for the way they looked and they way they specked.

A time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it?

last year when I was in the mall I saw some guys making fun of the genitor there about what he look like and what he do, I couldn’t say anything because if I did I don’t have anyone to back me up .

A time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it?

Often in class some students want to make fun of my friend but I stop them by making them think about what if they where him.

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Cultural Diversity 2053 LO3

With a partner, review the ppt. on the website and fill in the missing words.

(Types of Cultures):-

Relationship-Oriented Cultures:-

Universalism/                  

Individualism /

Collectivism

Particularisti

Neutral /

Affective cultures

Specific/

Diffuse

Achievment/ Ascription cultures

Time Oriented Cultures:-

Monochromic / Polychronic

Communication Oriented Cultures:-

Low context /High-context

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Goal 3 Culture & Communication – 2011 - Semester 2

Outcome 4

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205

Name:                             ID#                                        Name:                                  ID#

With a partner, research the internet to find the missing categories. Write the meaning of the quote in your own words from your own ideas:

Cultural Views

Speaker	Quote	Meaning
Dwight D. Eisenhower	A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.	It means that if society feels that they are entitled to things instead of working for them that they will lose sight that they need to work to support the system that provides them with these privileges. So without the support of the people the system will collapse therefore leaving no privileges or system (work ethic, principles, etc.).
Martin loather king	All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.	our lives are unavoidably connected with each other -- like a network of threads that can't really be untied/unknotted, and that we share a common destiny, whatever it may be. As much as some people may want to believe and live their lives as if they are completely alone and independent of other people -- or as part of one group that can remain isolated from other groups -- he is pointing out that our fates are necessarily intertwined to some extent
Sheik Zayed	The one that dosnt have past, he will not have a presont or future.	Any country that doesn’t value its past, can’t appreciate its present or future. This country, thanks to God, has a rich past, does well for now and its expected future.
Amin Maalouf	Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront the person who harbors them with difficult choices.	Everyone has his one war to choose and to build but which one will you pick over the other.
Mohandas Gandhi	A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people.	The culture is based on the people of cherish it.
Jerome du Bois	Traditions deserve to be respected only insofar as they are respectable – that is, exactly insofar as they themselves respect the fundamental rights of men and women.	Respect your traditions but don’t respect what you see is wrong
ML King Jr.		God doesn’t care about skin color. God cares about freedom for everyone.
Desmond Tutu	My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.	Humanity is based on help each other and stick to gather.
Frank Borman		Looking at the earth from space, one wonders why we can’t get along decently.
Pablo Casals	The love of one’s country is a splendid thing, but why should it stop at the border?	Why can’t we love every one every individual that and not in the same country that’s why loves means
DD. Eisenhower		If people of the world can’t get along, nothing will work.
Sheikh Zayed	Many countries go to war and then towards reconciliation. The history of mankind is full of stories of wars between people and states that have come together after fighting for long. Why can't Arabs be like them?	Why can’t people be united and be strong as one.
Martin Luther King	I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.	Stop raciest stop stereotyping on other people because there are different.
Amin Maalouf	For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way we look at them that may set them free.	Everyone has his right to speak and to choice there bond of freedom.

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Goal 3 Culture & Communication – 2011 - Semester 2

Types of Culture Review

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205

Name:                             ID#                                        Name:                                  ID#

With a partner, watch the video & match it to the following corresponding category:

Neutral                Individualism                 Collectivism        Achievement        Ascription                      Affective                        Polychronic                   Monochronic                 High-context 

Low-context        Past-oriented                  

Future-oriented             Culture shock   

URL Link	Type
www.youtube.com/watch?v=taFaFEuwHLQ	Individualism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A042J0IDQK4&NR=1&feature=fvwp	Collectivism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TePS5hxGBNo	High-context
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2cKu8o3Rk&feature=related	Neutral
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgMGqMFbrEQ	Ascription
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dcXWB8DP6c	Future-oriented
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5KFbyBmrQ	Achievement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNV0mc_cpQ0	Polychronic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLN1kREJ2Q	Past-oriented
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXDt4VdS0E	Culture shock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10	Low-context
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeoWIRn55eo&feature=related	Monochronic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4GRM-w2Rw0	Affective

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LSSS N205      Types of  Cultures       Sample Questions  

Multiple Choice

1. Glass ceilings are problematic because:

a)  power is distributed equally throughout organizations

b)  while women have finally erased the barrier, minorities still face it

c)  they encourage women and minorities to stay in an organization

     d)  most top executives are older, white males with little opportunity for others

2. In the stages of adjustment in overcoming culture shock, which stage is
    second from the end?

      a)  irritation and anger

b)  honeymoon

c)  reality

d)  small victories

e)  comfort

3. A culture that includes nonverbal signals and context when interpreting
    communication is classified as a(n):

a) individualistic culture

   b) high-context culture

c) collectivistic culture

d) low-context culture

4. A member on one of your student teams from a collectivistic culture is
      more likely to behave in which of the following ways?

a) step forward to be the team leader

b) confront a fellow member who is not making a “fair-share” contribution

    c) work thoroughly on their part of the project without individual focus

d) attempt to “stand out” as a key contributor

True/False

5. The degree of diversity is actually increasing in the UAE workforce. (T)

6. Once you know a person’s culture origin, you have a clear understanding
       of their values and likely behaviors. (T)

7. In neutral cultures, it is OK to show one’s feelings openly (F)

8. Virtual teams are typically composed of team members who are not located
    face-to-face and their communication is mediated through information and
    communication technologies (T)

9. The gold standard for diversity is to achieve “multicultural” status as an
     organization. (T)

10. Hall argues that we need to be aware of more than just the verbal languages
      of other countries; his emphasis on “silent languages” refers to understanding
       communication context, the perspective of time, and the use of space. (T)

11. In past-oriented cultures, day-to-day experiences direct people’s life. (F)

12. Another way to view polychromic cultures is as a group of flexible multi-
       taskers. (F)

13. Universalistic cultures focus more on rules than relationships, have a
      preference for legal contracts, and believe there is only one truth. (T)

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14. The barrier to women and minorities that manifests itself in the lack of
      diversity in the upper ranks of organizational management is known as the
       CLASSCETTING.

15. CULTURESHOCK is the feeling of confusion and discomfort felt in
     dealing with an unfamiliar culture.