الأحد، 30 أكتوبر 2011

Definitions


1. Affluence = wealth.
Bill Gates is an affluent man.

2. Ethnicity is related to culture.
The Emirates consist of two main family groups: Adnan and Gahtan.

3. Ability = skill.
Ahmed has the ability to become a manager.

4. Diversity = difference.
The U.K is an example of a culturally diverse society.

5. Assimilation = absorption.
Student  joining new classes will gradually assimilate into a new science.

6. Demographics = the study of population.
You can study dmographies according to religion gende ets.

7. Religion = beliefs.
Religious people try to live according to the teachings of their religion.

8. Race = a group of people with similarities, particularly physical appearance.
People of Malay, Chinese & Indian race share Malaysian nationality.

9. Multiculturalism = more than two cultures.
UAE is a multicultural country.

10. Personality = individual character.
He has a unique personality, tolerant and loving.

11. Prejudice = bias.
Apartheid in S. Africa was based on racial prejudice against black people.

12. Acculturation = the mixing of different cultures.
Different cultures take from each other.

13. Bias = prejudice.
Bias is a negative opinion of a person or group based on race, colour, culture or whatever.

14. Discrimination = treating people differently.

The prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category.

15. Fringe = edge, margin.
A fringe group is a small minority, usually expressing an extreme opinion.

16. Population = the number of people.
The number of people living in one country.

17. Stereotyping =
popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals.
Americans are rich, while Mexicans are poor.

18. Gender = sex.
There are two genders, male and female.

19. Resistance = opposition.
There have been many signs of political resistance to established governments in the Arab spring of this year.

20. Advantage = a favored position.
If you are an expatriate, being able to speak the local language is a big advantage.

21. Racism = hatred of another person or group of different race, often based on colour.
The apartheid system in S. Africa was an example of racism.

22. Ethics = morality, i.e. what is right or wrong.
Ethical behavior is honest behavior.

23. Productivity = the ability to produce something.
The company's productivity rates are rising.

24. Behaviour = the manner of acting/conduct.
The students' behaviour is very good.

25. Belief = confidence.
I have great belief in her.

26. Majority = most or more than 85 – 90 %.
The majority of Arabs are Muslim.

27. Income = salary.
All employees have a monthly income.

28. Adverse = bad, harmful.
We didn't go on a picnic because of the adverse weather conditions.

29. Values = beliefs.
I value honesty very highly.

30. Traditions = customs.
They are handed down from generation to generation.

31. Generation = group of people born at about the same time.
In some societies people talk about a generation gap; each generation has its own ideals & standards.

32. Sensitivity = empathy, awareness of someone else's feelings.
She's very sensitive. She cares about how other people feel.

33. Slang = slightly improper language.Have a shufti at my blog.

34. Ethnocentrism = seeing everything from viewpoint of your own culture.

An ethnocentric viewpoint is narrow and limited.

35. Stratification = rigid division of society.
The Indian caste system is an example of social stratification.

36. Socio-cultural = relating to society & culture.
Language, race, affluence are all socio-cultural factors.

37. Resident = someone living in a particular place.Khalid, Aziz and Hedley are all Abu Dhabi residents.

38. Poverty = being poor.
The opposite of poverty is affluence or wealth.

39. Nationality = the country you belong to.
You can have different race or ethnicity but the same nationality.

40. Minority = less than half.
Christians are a minority of the UAE's population.

41. Class = group.
You can have upper class, middle class, lower class.

42. Globalization = worldwide connectivity.
Global brands or logos today are recognised worldwide; we all know the logos of Nike, McDonald, Mercedes etc.

43. Virtual = not real, imaginary.
Computer games create a virtual world which is not real.

44. Barriers = obstacles.
To make progress you have to climb over or go round or go through barriers.

الأحد، 9 أكتوبر 2011

Blindsight

Types of cultural diversity in the film: the German women and Eric, and the American mountain climber. They are  Christians. Because the Tibetan point of view is that blindness is a form of divine punishment for sins, unlike the Westernidea of blindness. Challenges faced by people in the film: the lack of oxygen, the highest mountain. Blind girl left her daughter with no interest. Eric loses sight of his mother at an early age. The difficulty of Tachi, when he was young he lived when with Chinese and was insulted when he do not bring them money from begging.
The challenge resulting from the features, will be cigarette burns on the body of Tashi.
Interest because of a different culture: the Tibetan girl gets a place in the English language school as a result of contact with Western culture. Tashi also see his father. Appears to be interdependence and belonging to a group encouraged to increase mutual understanding and a greater sense of cultural diversity. The greatest conflict within the group that we saw was between the Westerners, and some of them wanted to go for the summit, and others who wanted to return back together.