Exercise#3

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.	F
2.       A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	T
3.       One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different cultures.	T
4.       Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	F
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	F

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” : many cultures are together  to form a new culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl” : Different culture gathering together in one society without changing 

their own customs and beliefs.

3.       “Assimilation” : When a minority group adapts to the customs and beliefs of a 

major group.

4.       “Acculturation” : The act of second culture learning.

5.       “Enculturation” : The act of first culture learning.

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	different	respect	honor	dominate	control
multiple	many	central	major	interacting	reacting
specific	exactly	represents	act	adopt	accept

 Give the opposite:

varied	Homogeneous	respect	Abominate	gradually	Sharply
multiple	Individual	common	Elegant	dominant group	Minority
specific	General	contrasted with	Equal with or  blended	adopt	ignore

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 

Study of the human actions

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

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.”

* Children in my country learn how to respect other people specially old people.

 *    Children in my country learn hospitality.

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 statement because the children born with pure instinct and they own their culture from the community which they grown up on.

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.

  I agree,am effected by my parents way of learning me the good and bad in my childhood and how they treat 

other people.