Exercise # 11

Exercise # 10

Outsourced Reflection - #9

Cultures differ from one place to another and it is hard to adapt with easily. Last week I saw a movie about two different cultures; USA and India and about outsourcing from USA. Outsourcing is something easy to do by big companies but it is really hard for other people from other countries because when the company will reach the goal needed they will just shot down and fire everybody.

Todd’s work visit to India was really bad and miserable because it was really hard for him to adapt with their culture. First of all, in the airport he was not happy because he was amazed from the people and how they are dirty. After that, he was invited to auntie Jis house instate of staying in the hotel.  He had tough time to learn about their culture because it is completely different. Their clothes, food, and the way of eating because Indians eat with their right hand and use their left in the bathroom. He experienced culture shock really bad because he had to stay and meet the company’s goal. Next, a child stole his phone and ran away. Todd felt really bad because of the bad weather, people, and the work environment. Finally, he met with a girl and felt in love with. He called his mother so that he forget the culture shock. After a couple of days the company met their goal and he had to go back to the US. Todd was really sad that he left India and he will miss the girl he met out there.  There a lot of examples from the movie about  Hofstede’s laws about high and low power distance and this was when Todd was having his conversation with his boss. Also, feminity when Todd proved it differently and told Aisha to be the future vice president.

Exercise # 8

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd and his boss	Office
High-context culture	Aisha	Office in India
Individualism	Indian Taxi guy	Airport
Collectivism	Indian Taxis were fighting	Airport
Low power distance	Todd and his boss	Office
High power distance	Puro with Todd	Office
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd and his boss	Office
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha with Todd	India
Task orientation	Puro	Administrator
Social orientation	Aisha	India​

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the airport?

 He struggled trying to walk through the huge crowed at the airport, which was an abnormal scene for him. Then he got annoyed by all the taxi drivers around him, who were fighting over him.

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
How could this advice apply to what an exchange student has to do?

He advised him to jump into the train.

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?
"Bombay is terrible, but here it's very clean"

9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?

He ate with his left hand which considered not clean in india and he placed the same hand he ate with back in the food.

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

The owner of the boardinghouse explained to him by sign language why Indians think left hand isn't clean to eat with.

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for? How might this be an example of the "Inbound
Syndrome"?

 I'll Never Do It Again.

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

Because he started to adjust and fit in which was shown in his second look, it was friendlier and more receptive that his first look and reaction when he just arrived to india.

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.

Indians are more attached and close to their families than Americans. They consider the family an important and number one priority in their lives and that explains why they live with their families even if they get older and what their parents mean to them. While in America people mostly move out in a very young age and get caught up in their busy lives away from their parents and they're family and only gather when there's an event such as weddings, Christmas and thanksgiving.

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?

Because of the way Americans pronounce some words with an American accent not proper English, they think it's a matter of different accents which doesn't mean their English is wrong in India at the end it is a matter of correct English
He was shocked and didn't understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture.

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he come to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

That he will feel lonely if he stays by himself in the hotel.

Exercise #7

Masculine:  on this dimension indicates that the society will be driven by competition, achievement and success, with success being defined by the winner / best in field – a value system that starts in school and continues throughout organisational behavior.


 Feminine : on the dimension means that the dominant values in society are caring for others and quality of life. A feminine society is one where quality of life is the sign of success and standing out from the crowd is not admirable.

Exercise # 4

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

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping: is thinking that all the people with a certain character in them are the same

b.      Prejudice: Pre-judging people without interacting with them

c.       Bias: is an inclination of temperament or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective and a refusal to even consider the possible merits of alternative points of view.

d.      Discrimination : Thinking that you are better than someone because you have something others don't have.

2.      Give an example of each.

Stereotyping : To think that "all Muslims are terrorists"

Prejudice:  To suppose that someone is stupid from the way he looks.

Bias: To suppose that someone is stupid from the way he looks.

Discrimination: Believing that while skinned people are better than dark skinned ones.

WatchClass Divided

ü Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

 In an U.S elementary school at the 1960's with normal school kids.

2.      Describe the experiment.

The teacher told the kids that blue eyed people are better than the brown eyed ones then vice-versa.

3.      What were the results?

The kids who were supposed to be better than the others abused their superiority , and when it ended kids realized that it doesn't feel good to be looked down on.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

I think it was a very successful experiment that yielded excellent results.

Exercise # 3

Quiz 2 – 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.	Flase
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
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” Different cultures melting into one.

2.       “Salad Bowl” Having a society with a base culture and people from different cultures living in it and affecting it.

3.       “Assimilation” Adopting another culture as if it's your own.

4.       “Acculturation” Have another culture but still hold on your own.

5.       “Enculturation” Learning your first culture.

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	Diverse	respect	admiration	dominate	control
multiple	Many	central	middle	interacting	contact
specific	exact	represents	denotes	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	same	respect	hate	gradually	suddenly
multiple	few	common	Unique	dominant group	Minor group
specific	inexact	contrasted with	Exact with	adopt	refuse

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 human behaviors and development

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

The environment children are raised in. For example a kid raised in the U.S will interact in a different way from another raised in the U.A.E.

3.       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 you take a Chinese child and raise it in another country he will interact in manners of the country he was raised in not the Chinese way.

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 totally agree with it because children minds when born are the same its shaped differently by the people and the place its taught in.

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.

Yes there is a link between my personality and my culture because whenever I interact  I consider my traditions and religion first which will lead to some actions while someone with different culture will take another actions.

Exercise # 2

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Portfolio Exercise #2

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	True
2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.	False
3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False
5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous  Diffrent     

2. Plurality : More than one

3. Migration : Moving

4. Fundamental : Basic

5. Collective strength : Group Power

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

Clothes , langauge

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

1-New ways of thinking. 2-Creative solutions. 3-Language skills

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

Asian , white

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

Melbourne Uni in Australia consider diversity one of the University aspects of strength.The Uni supports all the diffrent cultures thats in it ,and strive to achive the perfect environment.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied	like	Increasingly	Decreasingly	Respecting	Disrespecting
Strength	Weakness	Improving	drop	Inclusive	exclusive
Majority	Minority	Tolerance	intolerance	Equality	inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse	Diffrent	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	oneness
Dignity	honor	Integrated	unified	Asset	Help
Global	Universal	Benefit	Gain