Week #10 - Racism, Slavery Today, Globalization and Human Rights

Racism, Classicism, Slavery Today, Globalization and Human Rights

In our last Cultural Diversity class we were discussing the “isms” – especially racism and classism and slavery in America.

One student said at the end of the lesson, “Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves in 1865 so that ended the problem.”

If you want a crash course in the Atlantic Slave Trade click here.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdnV_MTFEGIY

One student said, “India is the only place that has classism problems.”

Another student brought up the problems of workers’ rights in Doha. Many students were very worried about it as they said maybe the World Cup might not take place there now because all the media was talking about Human Rights of workers.

Here is a video for those few students who had not heard about this news.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2013/sep/25/qatar-migrant-workers-world-cup-host-video

I asked students to get on the Internet and check the facts about world slavery since 1865 and today.

http://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights/videos/no-slavery.html

http://slaveryfootprint.org/ 

Blog Exercise 10A: Write a reflection of 50-100 words (#10A) about modern slavery today. What do you think??  Figure out how many slaves work for you.. and post on your blog..

Some people think that slavery does not exist at the moment. I disagree with them. Slavery evolved at the present time. Such as human injustice of labor which leave their country to acquire money. For example, some companies do not give workers their dues for a period of not less than 5 months. Some countries gave a false promise to their workers. For instance, they tell him the salary is 1000 Dirham and when they start their job they find the salary is 500 not 1000.

Extra, exercise 8c #

Extra , Exercise 8c #

Reflection

Create a reflection about the movie Outsourced using the PowerPoint I give you. Show that you really understand the above cultural concepts.

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange new place. What happens at the in the airport ? he missed his original escort.

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?

Rose to the taxi quickly.

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution? 

Children  in India respect grown ups, the should have a good effect to those culture.

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?
 he enjoy at the beginning but suffered a bad stomach later.


5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city? 

Clean and beautiful city.

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot


without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck is? 

Nice guy.

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd? 

 because he stay alone at the hotel.

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that

Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?
what does your father and family do ? abou his salary.
9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?hith his left hand and putting his hand back intio the foood after eating.
10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
tea for Todd? Extra o

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand? When he went to use the bath bathroom, he used his left hand to clean himself


12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"? He thinks America is better than India


13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English? Because they pronounce the words differently

14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?He talked about it in an insensitive way.


15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture
shock might it represent? He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aysha said that. High-context culture

16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls home? Because he is homesick.

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a rubber"? Rubber means eraser in English – British accent, as it doesn’t mean the same in the American English. It means condom.

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells? Because he was craving his homeland’s food.

19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?Bargaining is very common in India. Se he kept decreasing the value himself

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for? I never do it again

21. What advise does his fellow American have for him? Give in

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
has he adapted? Holy day / he celebrated the color festival with them

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different? He got used to it and thought of it as a good luck charm

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.Indians are more attached and close to their families than Americans. They consider the family an important and number one priority in their lives and that explains why they live with their families even if they get older and what their parents mean to them. While in America people mostly move out in a very young age and get caught up in their busy lives away from their parents and they’re family and only gather when there’s an event such as weddings, Christmas and thanksgiving.

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd
about ironing his underwear? It shows the difference of how the mother works in Amer on chorehhdfs
it shows the defferent between indian and american mothers.
26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home for a meal?
he showed some passion and he enjoyed by this showing.
27. In what ways does he show he has adapted?
when he dance with the employe
28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian"
solution. What is it?
he asked the poor indian man to invited to eat launch from over the wall.
29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian". he eat with his right hand, he know about left hand used and made his tea.


-Florida Study Guide

Exercise 8b #

http://www.outsourcedthemovie.com/Clips/ms_educlips.html

Culture  Dimension in Outsourced.

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	Class
High-context culture	Aisha	Aisha, class
Individualism	Todd	He wanted to stay alone.
Collectivism	Aisha	Family pictur
Low power distance	Todd	Talking with his boss
High power distance	Poru	Asking too much , he want to speak with anyone.
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd	Curse his boss
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha	Asking too much , she need to speak
Task orientation	Poru	Manager
Social orientation	Aisha	Good talker

Exercise 8a #

Exercise #8a

·         Low-context and high-context culture.

Low-context	High-context
Rakan my best friend is low context.	My mother.

·         Individualism and collectivism.

Individualism	Collectivism
Teacher	Engineer

·         Low power distance and high power distance.

Lower power	Higher power
Todd , his boss.	India's family.

·         Uncertainty tolerance and uncertainty avoidance.

Uncertainty tolerance	Uncertainty avoidance
Singapore.	Germany.

.          Task orientation and social orientation.

Task orientation	Social orientation
China.	UAE .

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA

Ethnocentric assignment - Exercise # 7 

Ethnocentrism Assignment – Exercise #7 EXTRA  

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

  Ethnocentrism individuals judge other groups to relative them to their own origins group culture, especially with concern for behavior, language, religion and customs. 

2.    List three examples of ethnocentrism from history

A- European Imperialism.

B- Nazi Germany.

C- The Mandate of Heaven.

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?

hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with same food, hurt with same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer.

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

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