Exercise #8b:

Exercise #8b:

UAE is well known for it changed in the last 40 years. know days we have people from all around the world living in the uae and much more who wants to.

the locals and the nonlocal have a good relationships we talk in high context and respect each other and now days they go to the same schools. the uae is a collectivism group we work together. we have a low power distance with our leaders. we work together to finish the tasks as a country and we always avoid the challenges in culture diversity.

Exercise #8a:

Exercise #8a:

· Low-context and high-context culture

Low-context	people in the uae say hello in low context
High-context	the uae parents explain for the kids in high context why they shouldn't play on the road

·         Individualism and collectivism

Individualism	the local men in the uae creat there own famliy by hard work and independs
collectivism	the uae culture is well known that we like to help each other

·         · Low power distance and high power distance

Low power distance	the uae locals and there leaders are very close
high power distance	in a work place the locals likes to be the boss

·         · Uncertainty tolerance and uncertainty avoidance

Uncertainty tolerance	food from culture to culture and how it effect the people that are not used to it
uncertainty avoidance	how locals dont understand the there workers because of the differences in the culture

· Task orientation and social orientation

Task orientation	locals make sure they do things i high quality
social orientation	uae are generous even if your a business partner you will fell that

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA    ++

1.     Read about Ethnocentrism on Edmodo (Week #6)

2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history?

European Imperialism Imperialism, the practice of taking over other lands, was heavily practiced by Europe starting in the sixteenth century. 

The Mandate of Heaven One of the most prominent examples of ethnocentrism was the Sinocentric system developed out of the idea of the "Mandate of Heaven" proliferated by the Chinese philosopher confusic.

Nazi Germany One of the most well known and the most horrible examples of ethnocentrism to ever occur was during Nazi Germany.

3.    What country is known for being ethnocentric today?

United States

4.    What is the famous quote from Shylock which reminds all of us of our humanity?

"if you prick us, do we not bleed? if you trickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die?And if you wrong us, shall we not seek revenge?"

5.    Look at the two maps of ethnocentric Americans and ethnocentric Indians.

6.    Now make your own map showing how Emiratis see the world

portfolio exercise #6

portfolio exercise #6
a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination?
once i was wearing a shirt and trousers they guy on the counter  
once i took my ID and he known that I'm local he treated me differently
a time she or he discriminated against somebody else?
i saw an indian guy had problem speaking arabic i laughing at him because i thought he didnt know anything but i was surprised he had masters in physics and he was better in english then me.
a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it?
i entered a bakery and saw a Egyptian guy screaming at india guy telling show me your money or leave
a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it?
once i saw a guy he was disabled in class the student were picking on him i mentioned that he was disabled then they felt sorry for him and never picked on him again. 


portfolio exercise #6

1.      Define:

a.       Stereotyping :  is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things

b.      Prejudice : opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

c.       Bias: prejudice for or against one person or group

d.      Discrimination : the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

2.      Give an example of each.

Watch  Class Divided Understanding

With partners, answer the following:

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

fin 1950 USA the teacher.

2.      Describe the experiment.

the teacher told how got blue eyes are better then brown eyes.

3.      What were the results?

the blue eyes make fun of brown eyes and call them funny names.

4.      How successful do you believe it was?

it make those kids learn that they must deal with them normally and don't make fun of them.

CPE 

abdulrahman aljunaibi

H00277085

Film Reflection #1

after doing the video i have learned many thing about my culture and other cultures. I have learned that the youngest one must serve the coffee and he have to serve it with his right hand, the madkan is always served when people come to your house as hospitality, also that alkahl is away of looking good that was used by men and women in the old days.

after asking couple of tourist about there culture i have learned more and more. I have learned that they like the kandora because it always catch there eyes when we pass by them.

CPE
abdulrahman aljunaibi
H00277085
UAE culture
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1648vp_uae-culture_shortfilms