Portfolio 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.	False / more set 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”	False / salad bowl
5.       Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	False / other countries

Define in your own words:

1.       “Melting Pot” : different things become similar

2.       “Salad Bowl” : many things mixed together

3.       “Assimilation” : people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family.

4.       “Acculturation” : he adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.

5.       “Enculturation” :

The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group.

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, language and way to act.

Give a synonym:

varied	different	respect	appreciation	dominate	control
multiple	mixed	central	basic	interacting	collaborate
specific	definite	represents	show	adopt	use

Give the opposite:

varied	Like	respect	disregard	gradually	Fastly
multiple	similar	common	specific	dominant group	Over power
specific	common	contrasted with	Compared to	adopt	disagree

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 people.

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

is the way how the children learn how to communicate or act by watching there parents of brothers.

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.” Different socializations practices

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 that argument.

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.

My personality is affected by my culture in my country and I act as same as most of the people of my country. There is many differences between our personality in our society and the other societies .