MID CCU

 

MID SEMESTER TEST

                                                            

CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

 

Please answer the questions below briefly:

1. Give your own idea/opinionsabout:

a.  Culture

Culture is a diversity of customs passed down from ancestors to the next generation from generation to generation, without eliminating the element of cultural authenticity itself. Culture can also be said as a lifestyle that is passed down from generation to generation. Even with the development of times like today, cultural traditions are well preserved. For example, traditional Malay dance offerings when welcoming guests at an event.

b. Interculture

Antarbudaya adalah aktivitas yang dilakukan bersama orang lain yang  melibatkan dua orang atau lebih dengan budaya yang berbeda.

c. Cross culture

Cross-cultural is how we learn about the cultural diversity that each group or person in our region has, both national and international. This cross-cultural focus on socio-culture. Especially in the style of communication.

 

d. Multiculture

Multiculturalism is the diversity of world cultures that focus on accepting the diversity of various cultures in society that involve values, norms, social ways, customs, and others.

2. Give one example of cultural conflict and offer the solution for its adjustment!

Examples of cultural conflicts include riots between people of different cultures, which are caused by inappropriate communication / speaking procedures that invite emotions. Solutions to solving problems, we need to focus on the core of the problem, then be calm, think with a cool head, open a conversation / discussion, and listen to explanations from both parties well.

3. How do you define:

a. Mosaic

A mosaic is a work of art that results in an image made from pieces of glass or something else.

b. Melting pot

Melting pot is a metaphor that is melted into one to create a laemonic fit for an increasingly homogeneous heterogeneous society.

c. Stereotype

Stereotypes are judgments given to a person based on the perception of a group in which that person can be categorized.

d. Prejudice

Prejudice is making a decision before knowing the relevant facts about an issue.