Week #9 - Mid-term Test 1 Review Vocabulary

Test 1 Review Vocabulary

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                                Code:  LSS 2053

                                                       

The following is a study guide to use in your test preparation. The items on this list may appear on your test. It is important to understand definitions, examples and relationships between them.

1.   affluence	12.acculturation	23.productivity	34.ethnocentrism
2.   ethnicity	13.bias	24.behavior	35.stratification
3.   ability	14.discrimination	25.belief	36.socio-cultural
4.   diversity	15.fringe	26.majority	37.resident
5.   assimilation	16.population	27.income	38.poverty
6.   demographics	17.stereotyping	28.adverse	39.socio-cultural factors
7.   religion	18.gender	29.values	40.minority
8.   race	19.resistance	30.traditions	41.class
9.   multicuturalism	20.advantages	31.generation	42.globalization
10.personality (clash)	21.racism	32.sensitivity	43.virtual
11.prejudice	22.ethics	33.demographics	44.barriers

LSS 2053 Cultural Diversity Mid-term Exam

LSS 2053 Cultural Diversity Mid-Exam

Your Cultural Diversity Exam is next week.

Rooms: TBA (If you are a big section you will be moved to a bigger room)

There are several versions of the exam and the date for your section is:

·         CIL:     12 Nov Tuesday - ADMC Library Presentation Room 1 - 10.30am

·         CGS:   13 Nov Wednesday - T005  15.00pm

·         CPE:   14 Nov Thursday- T005  15.00pm
       ** Come late for the exam = 0 marks!! 

      (Portfolio #1 - all sections 1-8 is due 9 Nov. midnight (10 Nov. for CPE)) 

There will be no resits unless you have a medical certificate.

Come ON TIME or risk missing the exam..

All students including late entry students must take the exam on this day

 Please make sure that you know all the vocabulary

 http://quizlet.com/20318177/lsss-2053-cultural-diversity-flash-cards/

The Exam Format

A. Definition Matching: Match a word on the left with its definition on the right.

Write the appropriate letter in the shaded boxes on the left. (30 points)

B. Sentence Completion: Choose the appropriate word from the box below to complete the sentences. (15 points) 

C. Short Essays: Choose two (2) from the three topics to answer in 3-5 sentences. Use the extra sheet of paper if necessary. (30 points) 

D: Longer Essay: Write 200+ words. (25 points)

Here is a part of the brief for your final presentation.

It will also help your revise for this exam.

      1) Demonstrate your understanding of the key concepts, such as these below, and any others you have learnt:

culture	ethnic group
diversity	multiculturalism
melting pot	garden salad
acculturation	stereotyping
enculturation	assimilation
discrimination	tolerance
human rights	values
respect	globalization
migration	culture-clash
ethnocentrism	cross-cultural communication
culture shock	demographics

Sample Questions – for your final presentation you may be asked any of these or other questions.

1. What do you think is most important aspect that you have learnt in Cultural Diversity which will help you if you get a job with a multinational company?

2. How would you explain the concept of Multiculturalism to a child?

3. What is the biggest challenge for Cultural Diversity in the UAE?

4. Do you think having the government make rules is the best way to stop racial discrimination? If not how should it be done?

5. What ten aspects of cultural diversity have we concentrated on in this course?

6. How many different ethnic groups do you associate with each day?

7. What do you think would be the main cause of culture shock when westerners come to the UAE?

8. If the UAE was not a multicultural society, what would you miss the most?

9. After watching the three videos about people with disabilities, what was your main reaction?

10. In Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes, what was the shocking thing that the teacher noticed?

11. What are the most important strategies for effective Cross-Cultural Communication?

12. Tell me about Todd in Outsourced – why did he suffer cultural shock? When did he begin to adjust to Indian society? How do we know that he had re-adjusted his ideas when he went back to the USA?

13. Why is cross-cultural communication so important? (Globalization)

14. Can you give me an example of a high context culture ( Japan, Arabs – non- verbal - subtle)

15. Can you give me an example of a low context culture ( German Swiss, Americans – based on words)

16. In which culture is direct eye contact generally regarded as aggressive and rude? (South Asian)

17. What does ethnocentrism mean? Give three examples from history.

18. Are Emiratis Ethnocentric?

19. What does discrimination mean? Name six “isms”.

20. What does stereotyping mean?

21. Why should you not give clocks, cut flowers or white objects as gifts when you are in China?

22. What is Shylock talking about when he says -

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

23. Tell me about the demographics of the UAE.

24. Why do Emiratis only make up 11.5% of the population of the UAE?