Quiz 2 – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?
True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.
Define in your own words:
1. “Melting Pot” a place such as city or country where different type of people live together and gradually create one community
2. “Salad Bowl” many people in one place didn't be in one community.
3. “Assimilation” To learn from something.
4. “Acculturation” social patterns of another group.
5. “Enculturation” learn from another culture.
Complete the sentence with words from the text:
Acculturation often results in changes to ________culture____________, ________customs_______________and __________________social institution_________________, as well as changes in food, __________clothing__________ and ___________________language_______________.
Give a synonym:
Give the opposite:
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? A study about human how they live ,do things,thinking,about him culture ,traditions and the whole people life.
2. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example
What people learn when they were young in different ways affect them personality for example the way of greeting it provides the kind of respect .
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.”
One example of child rearing in different societies is hospitality in Arab area the guest should sleep three days without ask him any question but in Iran the quest should introduce him self from the first moment.
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 in total.
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 huge link. Many things I see it surround me I doit for example my cloths and my language.
