الاثنين، 18 نوفمبر 2013

Portfolio exercise #7



Ethnocentrism Assignment : Portfolio exercise #7

1.    Read about Ethnocentrism


2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history


Nazi Germany (Adolf Hitler)

 Mandate of Heaven (Chinese philosopher Confucias.)

The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare)


3.    What country is known for being ethnocentric today?

United States of America

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

the famous quote

"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?"


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


Ethnocentric America


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Ethnocentric India


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6.  Now make a map showing how Emiratis see the world.






الاثنين، 11 نوفمبر 2013

Portfolio exercise #6


Adverse Reactions to Diversity – Portfolio exercise #6

 


 

Course:      Cultural Diversity                                  Code:  LSSS N205

name :Afra Salem                             ID:H00269693

 

With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.

 

Define:

a.   stereotyping :is having a bad idea about people.

b.   prejudice :un reason able opinion formed without enough knowledge.

c.   bias : the action of supporting a particular person in an unfair way.

d.   discrimination :to treat people differently especially in a worse way from the way in which treating other people.

2.   Give an example of each:-

1.   stereotyping :all Emiraties are rich , all Emiraties are lazy.

2.   prejudice :she is strictly prejudice but yet honest.

3.   bias: the lawyer had a clear evidence of a strong bias against the killer.

4.   discrimination :rich people discriminate poor people.

 

Watch  Class Divided

 

ü Understanding

 

With partners, answer the following:

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

·         In 1950 and the experience took place in school grade 3.

2.       Describe the experiment.

·         The instructor said in the first day that the blue eye students are clever and much better than brown eye students. the day after ,she said that students with brown eyes are supervisor and much better than blue eyes students. The goal of this experience is to teach them about discrimination practically.

3.       What were the results?

·         the students are pessimistic because they can't gather with each other.

4.       How successful do you believe it was?

·         it was an effective experiment because the children what does discrimination means.

 

Going Deeper - Extra

 

In groups of four, discuss the following:

v  a time she or he experienced prejudice or discrimination

·         one day I entered  a elevator with a lady, and there was a maid behind me but she pushed her out:(

v  a time she or he discriminated against somebody else

 

·         there was a man treating the people working with him bad because they were from India.  

v  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did nothing about it

·         there was a lady shouting at the cashier in the coup but her husband didn't interfere.

v  a time she or he witnessed discrimination and did something about it

·         There was a white student always fighting with his classmate because he was black , and their teacher talked to him and stopped him.