UTS LESSON 4 Flashcards
This is the emotional attitude that one’s culture raised or nation is superior among all others
Ethnocentrism
The way culture belongs to this part of the world
Eastern
Bury their dead by hanging them on mountain cliffs believing that if they saw the soul will reach heaven
The Bontoc Igorot
Parents often kill their baby girls by banging the heads against trunks of
Yanomami Indian women in Brazil
These people require their males to engage in homosexual behaviors once they reach the age of adolescence and in bisexual activities during marriage
Keraki of New Guinea
This is the view that there is no culture superior to all others in term law morality language politics and government
Cultural relativism
They bury their dead inside the cave and have their dead seated in the sala for 4 days
The Pagan ibalois of benguet
The young boys and girls can already engage in sexual activities once they reach 10 years old
The trukese people in caroline island
They find the gesture of kissing as very disgusting
Siriono indian in Bolivia
In this place it is customary for girls to cut their clitoris
In Somalia
BEAUTY
WESTERN - They prefer brown
EASTERN - They prefer white
THE BOSS
WESTERN - Work as an equal employee
EASTERN - The boss are looked up as giants.
IN RESTAURANTS
WESTERN - talks and whispering conversation
EASTERN - Talks loudly
ELDERLY LIFE
WESTERN - early walks with their pets
EASTERN - early walks with their grandchildren
MAIN PRINCIPLE
WESTERN - Individualism
EASTERN - Collectivism
RELATIONSHIPS/ CONTACTS
WESTERN - they value fewer contacts and direct relationship
EASTERN - they tend to build many relationships and complicated contacts
EXPRESSING OPINION
WESTERN - promote frankness
EASTERN - promote softness and ingenuity
QUEUEING
WESTERN - form one line
EASTERN - they gather in queueing area
Expressing emotions
Western - express their emotions
Eastern - hide their emotions
Punctuality
Western - time is essence. They are on time
Eastern - they can move slightly the time
Meals
Western - has hasting breakfast and dinner and only has lunch as a heavy meal of the day.
Eastern - has three heavy meals a day
Formal parties
Western - form a small group and whispering conversation
Eastern - sit in large groups and talks loudly
Trendy dishes
Western - westerners like asian dishes
Eastern - asians love western dishes
Problem solving
Western - choose to confront the problem
Eastern - tend to avoid difficult issues
Dating
Western - they express directly their desire to date girls
Eastern - find it hard to ask girls on a date. It takes time
Personality
Western - promote individual capacity and personality
Eastern - promote harmony with a surrounding environment and society
Moods and weather
Western - like sunshine and hates rain
Eastern - like both sunshine and rain
Traveling
Western - enhance practical experience and actual observations during trips
Eastern - make sure to capture each moment of travels in any place they go
On weekends
Western - person walls are often deserted on weekend
Eastern - parks and malls are crowded with people for entertainment and relaxation
