LSS 2053 Course Goal 1 Revision

LSS 2053 Course Goal 1 Revision

1.       Which types of Cultural Diversity exist at ADMC? Give an example from each of the ten categories in your table of ten. Say whether each one is a Challenge or a Benefit.

There are many types of cultural diversity at ADMC, such as many nationalities, people speaking different languages, each person is also different physically and mentally and they enjoy different cuisine. There are various nationalities in the college, British teachers, south Asian technicians and many more. Most of the staffs and students are bilingual (they speak two languages: Arabic, English, etc...). We can distinguish the individuals at the college thanks to their physical appearance and mentality, the ideas, values of each and every one is respected and acknowledged. Each of these examples have benefits and challenges, thanks to the different nationalities we are able to experience many types of education, and communications between different people is possible because most of the people who go to the college speak their mother language and English or native English speakers know Arabic. There are challenges with cultural diversity, but the challenges are at minimum in the college.

 

2.       Define and give an example of Acculturation.

Acculturation is the adoption of another culture and being able to keep your own culture, nowadays in America there are many people of different cultures adopted the main culture while keeping their own for example: African American, Chinese American, etc… .

 

 

3.       Explain how child-raising in different cultures can have an effect on personality.

 

 

 

Raising a child in different cultures results in different personalities, because each culture has its own tradition and values, which result in different ideas and thoughts for the child to have then later on develops into a personality.

 

 

4.       Explain the difference between a “melting pot” and a “garden salad” related to immigration to a country such as UK, USA, Australia for example.

 

A long time ago in the USA immigrants from other countries would learn to be American and forget their own culture, which was the melting pot where different things are mixed and become the same. Nowadays they learn to be American and keep their own culture and that is the garden salad where different things come together in harmony.

 

 

5.       How can Multiculturalism have a positive effect on a large company?

 

The mix of cultures helps gain experience and new ideas, which leads to new problem solving methods, the capability to handle foreign affairs of the company and avoiding any stereotypes.