PACS327 Lecture 2: Week 2 Notes.docx

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whitejellyfish187

14 Apr 2012

School

University of Waterloo

Department

Peace and Conflict Studies

Course

PACS327

Professor

Nathan Funk

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Week 2 conflict and conflict resolution as cultural activities. Discovering what makes us feel threatened or uncomfortable. Recognizing how distinctive different groups can be. Accepting that the bumps on the road to cultural adjustment can keep us awake. Appreciating that building real relationship across boundaries takes us beyond our comfort zones. Concern: culture is an important factor in ethnoreligious strife and other forms of identity conflict. Respect: listening to voices that often go unheard. Empowerment: meeting people where they are at. Learning: cultural encounters are opportunities for mutual enrichment, cross fertilization, and personal growth. Cultural empathy as a value and analytical tool. Cultural humility as a source of wisdom and creativity. Cultural intelligence/competence as a goal and process. Shared mental programs that condition individuals" responses to their environment. Not just a set of surface behaviors, it is deeply embedded. The values, attitudes, and assumptions about behaviour that are shared by people in specific groups.

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____ 25. Recognizing that people from different cultures differ in thoughts, actions, and values is known as:

a.	cultural diversity
b.	ethnocentrism
c.	provisionalism
d.	cultural absolutism
e.	cultural fanaticism

____ 26. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) accurate about conflict between people in relationships?

a.	conflict indicates a relationship is in deep trouble
b.	conflict is a sign that people are involved and matter to each other
c.	conflict may be overt or covert
d.	conflict may be managed well or managed poorly
e.	B, C, and D

____ 27. Megahn is annoyed that Holly left the kitchen in a mess. Meghan then plays the stereo loudly when Holly is trying to sleep. This is an example of:

a.	covert conflict
b.	overt conflict
c.	defensive climate
d.	offensive climate
e.	acknowledgment

____ 28. The openness of a system is:

a.	refers to the interconnection of its components
b.	the extent to which the system affects and is affected by outside factors
c.	the operations of its components in their totality
d.	a result of new elements emerging from the existing parts of the system
e.	a function of its overall balance

____ 29. The social, symbolic, and material practices of a social group that shape its members perspectives and communication processes are known as:

a.	understanding
b.	co-cultures
c.	standpoint
d.	ethnocentricism
e.	relativism

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13. After watching the video "Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation" answer the following question. Why is it important to understand the difference between cultural appreciation & cultural appropriation? 3+ sentences

If you need help starting your response, use the following sentence frames:

It's important to understand the difference between cultural appreciation and appropriation because .
I think because the world is , it's that people understand the difference between cultural appreciation and appropriation.

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Search the Capella library on the Internet for recent, relevant articles on the topics of cultural intelligence, multiculturalism, and diversity in global organizations. You will need at least three resources to support your work in this assignment.

Instructions

For this assignment, address the following:

Explain the meaning of the terms, cultural intelligence, multiculturalism, and diversity, from a global leadership perspective.

Analyze the importance of these concepts or competencies in effective global leadership.

Compare the ways different countries and cultures conduct business. (Keep this limited to 3 or 4 countries or cultures, including the United States.)

Describe the demographics of today's workforce.

Describe at least two situations in which misunderstandings related to culture could occur.

Describe strategies for improving cultural intelligence and expanding comprehension of multiculturalism and diversity.

Organize your assignment logically, using headings and subheadings as appropriate. Include a title page and references page, and use APA to format your citations and references.

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