Portfolio 3 # What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – 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.	False , different values .
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”	True
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	false

 

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” Different culture combined to be a new culture.

2.       “Salad Bowl” Different culture combined but everyone on his own culture.

3.       “Assimilation” People of different backgrounds come to see themselves a part of a lager national family.

4.       “Acculturation” learning the new culture and trying to join them.

5.       “Enculturation” learning the 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 ____ languages __________________.

Give a synonym:

varied	Changed	respect	Esteem	dominate	Control
multiple	Manifold	central	Focal	interacting	Reactive
specific	Particular	represents	Appear	adopt	Embrace

 

Give the opposite:

varied	Homogeneous	respect	Disrespect	gradually	Rapidly
multiple	Single	common	Individual	dominant group	Weak group
specific	Indefinite	contrasted with	Agree with	adopt	reject

 

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

2.       Define “movement” in this context

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

4.       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.”

5.       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.”

6.       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.