Done by: Ali Abdul Rahman Al Kalbani

ID Number: H00269079

Section: CJA

LSS2053

Frankie Sutton

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Outline

• UAE Demographics

• Multiculturalism

• Ethnic groups

• Ethnocentrism

• Culture shock

• Stereotypes

• Discrimination

• Human Rights

• Video

• Things I have learnt in Cultural Diversity course

• Government and racial discrimination

• Conclusion

UAE Demographics

• In 2010, the population was 8.2 millions

• 14% are Emiratis

• 76% are Muslims

• There are 2 doctrines, Sunni Muslims and Shi’a Muslims

Multiculturalism

• Multiculturalism relates to communities containing multiple cultures

• UAE is a multicultural community

• UAE is a salad bowl country, not a melting pot one

• Acculturation (take parts of cultures they like but they still keep their

own culture)

• Enculturation (how a person is raised up with his own culture)

Ethnic Groups

• Socially defined category of people who share social experiences

• More than 45 nationalities in the UAE

• Many doctrines and religions

Ethnocentrism

• Judging another culture solely by their values and standards

• They specially judge with concern for language, behavior, customs, and religion

• Examples

Culture Shock

• Personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration

• Caused by individuals in a foreign environment

Stereotypes

• A thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals and may or may not accurately reflect reality

Stereotypes

Discrimination

Treating people differently because of their skin color, sex, disability, etc…

Human rights

• Rights inherit to all human beings

• We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination

International Human Rights Day

Unity in Diversity

What did I learn from the course?• The Definition of Cultural Diversity

• New and useful vocabulary

• Opened my mind widely and expanded my horizon

• My mind has opened widely

• We are all equal no matter what people think of us

• Garden salad and melting pot, two new phrases that caught my attention

• The course teaches us new useful vocabulary

• You should never judge people or discriminate them

THE END

Any questions?