Reflection #4

Final Individual Cultural Diversity Course Reflection #4

 

Culture diversity is a main part of our life, we have to know the real meaning of this diversity to know how to deal with different people from many nationalities and to respect  their cultures and religions.

I really enjoyed learning about culture diversity and the most interesting thing was watching some films about stereotyping, slaving and ism, in my opinion governments should add culture diversity subject in children school in a nice way to get the  people who understand multiculturalism and estimated the cultures of others, the most interesting subject I learned in this class was slaving, because I don't like people who doesn't  treat others well because of their color, specially learning the history of slaving and the present slaving and getting some examples of it.

It's a great idea to make a harmony day in UAE, I think  this day will increase the intimacy and love among all nationalities and races, one of the proposals is that the participant should wear the traditional clothes of the nationalities which involving him so they will not fee any difference between them, and I hope to apply this idea also in the poster, which will be the sign for this celebration.

I am very grateful for  this useful information that we have  received in this interesting article, and with the objectives of serving the human rights .

Final Presentation - Culture Diversity

 

 

 

Blog Exercise 10A:

 

 

After going through the website and doing the survey I find out that am using 47 slaves, now days there is another kind of slaving people, and it can be sometimes worst than slaving black people in the past, some companies are dealing with the poor workers in a very bad way by keeping them in dirty places and giving them bad food with less salary that others get.

Blog Exercise 10B: Add 50-100 words (#10B)

 

The UAE has one of the strongest human rights records in the region, long time ago UAE government worked hard to reach this standard and prevent any kind of slaving workers by issuing some labor rulrs such us :

·        Workers in all labor sectors have rights to transfer employer sponsorship.

·        The UAE has created bank guarantees that earmark funds for worker compensation.

·        It is illegal for employers to withhold workers’ passports.

·        New licenses are being denied for foreign labor brokers and recruiters who cannot demonstrate full compliance with UAE laws.

·        Mandatory employment contracts protect the rights of domestic workers in relation to salary, accommodation, healthcare and working hours.

Exercise #8a

Exercise #8a

 

Below is a brief explanation of the cultural dimensions

                  Low-context and high-context culture

                        Al Noubi - Al Nashm

 

  Individualism and collectivism

 

 

Mohammed Salem - Khaled Ahmed

 



    Low power distance and high power distance

·                                      His highness shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashed - russian goverment

     Uncertainty tolerance and uncertainty avoidance

·                       Come To My Home At 4 PM     -   Come To My Home in Reem Island , in sun tower flat number 3000

       Task orientation and social orientation

Extra , Exercise 8c #

Extra , Exercise 8c #

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the in the airport ?
he lost his ride to hotel, because of the name mistake.

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?

he has to run
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?

a chile helps him to sit, that means that they respect old people


4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?
 
it was very tasty but he had a stumuc pain later on.

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?

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?

Nice man
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?

 to feel more comfotable with nice people and not staying alone
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?
she asks him about his salary.
9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?

Eating with his left hand.
and eating twice.

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?
the old man shows him that they are using the left hand in the bathroom.

12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?
He thought before that his culture is the best

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?
Because of thier accent


16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls home?

Because he is homesick.


18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?
Beacuse he missed USA

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?
 I will never do it again

21. What advise does his fellow American have for him?

Give in

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
has he adapted?

He celebrated with them

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different?

He used to see it all the time

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd
about ironing his underwear?
t
he diffrent between the US and India Culture

26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home for a meal?

he enjoed that

27. In what ways does he show he has adapted?

when he dance with aisha

28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian"
solution. What is it?

To work in the uppor floor

29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".

he know to eat by the right hand
used to celebrate with thim
used to meet cows in the office and respect them

Exercise #8b part 2:

Exercise #8b part 2:

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	Strict and Direct communication
High-context culture	Puro	Puro asks Todd about his salary
Individualism	Todd	Always he wants to stay alone
Collectivism	Aisha	She works very hard and she like the team work
Low power distance	Aisha	Aisha loves her boss
High power distance	Dave	Shouting all the time
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd	He works in india
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha	She does not want to leave India
Task orientation	Dave	Asks Todd to go to China
Social orientation	Work team	They brought their families photos

Exercise #8b:

Exercise #8b: part two Reflection

 

Exercise #8b:

 

Describe your own cultural dimensions as an Emirati as related in the Outsourced documents. Give examplesof how you would/ should use them for good communication at work, school, or in public (100 -200 words).

As emarati people we are pround that we known as friendly and kind people, this is a habit of each emarati, we learned that from our grandfathers and sheikh zayed, our government is doing it best to help poor countries, and the latest example is the  sponsoring the immunisation of 1.6 million Syrian youngsters suffering from the disease, in cooperation with Unicef, emarati people are living and dealing with each others as a one family, all of us are helping each other and gothering all the time in some where we call it ( Majles).

Exercise #7 EXTRA

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA    ++

1.     Read about Ethnocentrism on Edmodo (Week #6)

 

2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history?

-European Imperialism

-The Mandate of Heaven

-Nazi Germany

3.    What country is known for being ethnocentric today?

 

USA

4.    What is the famous quote from Shylock which reminds all of us of our humanity?

if you prick us, do we not bleed if you trickle us do we not laugh if you poison us do we not die and if you wrong us, shall we not seek revenge.

Portfolio exercise #6

Portfolio exercise #6

Adverse Reactions to Diversity –Portfolio exercise

Course:     Cultural Diversity                              

Name:  Mohammed Rashed Al Mannaei                  ID : 980003183

 

1.     Define:

a.     Stereotyping: damaging images of people because of a particular characteristic without having any knowledge of the person

b.     Prejudice: an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc

 

c.     Bias: to believe that some people, ideas are better than others

 

d.     Discrimination: act/law

 

2.     Give an example of each.

 

Watch – Class - Divided  - Understanding

 

With partners, answer the following:

 

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

 

In the USA , at  1950s teacher with students

 

2.     Describe the experiment.

 

Teacher wanted the student to have the feeling of being discriminated and how does affect

 

3.     What were the results?

 

Students understood that it’s a very bad thing and they have to be

 

4.     How successful do you believe it was?

 

It was a great idea

Film Reflection

UAE culture

CPE
Mohammed Rashed Al Mannaei

980003183

 

 

http://youtu.be/xYqRwJH9nxU

 

 

Meeting people from all over the world, and talking about culture was an exciting experience, I have learned so many things, and the most important thing was the different between UAE and other countries cultures.

It’s a great chance to remember how was our grandfathers live, by visiting the heritage village and talking to old people, and know how hard the life was, am sure that many tourists were enjoying touring around the museum and getting a clear idea about our culture.

It’s our turn now  to keep this heritage and culture save from melting with other cultures, and teach our sons how much that our culture is important.

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

Ten Aspects of Cultural Diversity

These are the ten aspects of cultural diversity which we are going to concentrate on

in this course.

 

1)   Download Popplet Lite (free app) from the App Store, and then make a Popplet like the diagram below. Put yourself in the centre. Around yourself put the names of six people you know who are not Emirati. Fill in the boxes. What makes them different from you? !

 

 

 

2) Define yourself as an Emirati. Write a short paragraph.

Example – I was born in Abu Dhabi and my nationality is Emirati.

 

My name is Mohammed Al Mannaei i was born in Ras Al Khaimah and my nationality is Emiraty, I,m 33 years old , I work in Abu Dhabi Police since 2009, I,m staying in reem island which has many people from many nationalities, I like to meet new people from all over the world and share with them activities like playing football, tennis and swimming, am proud that am Emarati because emarati people known as a frindly people.

 

3)  Now, let’s complete the table below, based on our class discussion:

 

Main Category	Sub-Category	Example
1. Religion	Hindu, Muslim, Christian	My teacher is a Christian.
2. Ethnicity	asian,african	Alen ethnicity is asian
3. Language	arabic, english	Peter language is english
4. Value and belief systems	Worship of the sun ,cremation	Komar belief in cremation
5. Disability	deaf, mute	Khaled disability is mute
6. Class	Middle class, working class	Shela class is working class
7. Gender	male , female	Amin gender is male
8. Age	19, 18, 20	My brother age is 18
9. Education background	high school, college	Ali education background is college
10. Race	asian , black	Obama race is black

 

*The world population can be divided into 4 major races, namely white/Caucasian, Mongoloid/Asian, Negroid/Black and Australoid. This is based on a racial classification made by Carleton S. Coon in 1962.  There is no universally accepted classification for “race”, however, and its use has been under fire over the last few decades. The United Nations, in a 1950 statement, opted to “drop the term ‘race’ altogether and speak of “ethnic groups”. In this case, there are more than 5,000 ethnic groups in the world, according to a 1998 study published in the Scientific American.  http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/how-many-major-races-are-there-in-the-world/