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Cultural Practice Aspects Assignment

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Cultural Practice Aspects Assignment

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Running head: CULTURAL PRACTICECultural PracticeName of the student:Name of the university:Author note
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1CULTURAL PRACTICEPart 1Entry 1From this entry it can be stated that the observable aspects in cultural practice can beidentified easily. These include the visible characteristics such as food habits, costumes, musicand dance and the religious festivals. Whereas the non observable culture contradicts the otherone as it is not visible and expressed in open. These include the mental cognition and thoughts orbehavior of an individual (Hassan, 2014). For instance the observable aspect in the Arabianculture is the consumption of Khabees and the non- observable aspect includes intangiblegreeting between men and women.Entry 2A metaphor refers one thing as another such as the behavior of an individual varies fromone culture to another. If one cultural gesture is acceptable in a country that does not mean it willbe acceptable in Saudi Arabia. For instance the use of technology during meal is considered as asign of disrespect in Arabian countries whereas it is not the same in other countries (Kinloch &Metge, 2014).Entry 3Individual behavior can be identified as my preference to watch television while takingmeal. Cultural behavior can be identified as my nature of getting offended when anyonecomments on my culture. Universal behavior can be recognized as the annoyance of my parentswhen I become disobedient.Entry 4
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2CULTURAL PRACTICEPersonal identity refers my confidence and honesty as an individual. Cultural identityrefers to my pride in wearing burqa as a part of the religious custom. Social identity refers to theadmiration done by my friend for my straight forward nature. Personal identity is the mostimportant as it portrays my original self and my reaction towards society and my culture. I cancall myself a proud Emirate as I feel blessed to be a part of its rich history and culture (Kumar,Seay & Karabenick, 2015). Entry 5 Culture critic refers to the acceptance of one’s own culture even after knowing that thereis fault and defect. A cultural critic only thinks from his own view point and is not attentive toother’s opinion. Cultural learner refers to the individuals who pass on information about cultureand belief within the society. A person who has a high trans- cultural intelligence can be a goodculture learner. For instance, I as an individual did not go my parent’s decision of becoming anengineer and chose business management instead. I am a typical cultural critic as I do not preferother’s opinions and aim to follow my own way (Moran, Abramson & Moran, 2014). Entry 6The three colors of worldview refer to the understanding of a situation and creating animpression at the first sight. Honor/shame, guilt/ innocence and power/ fear are the factors orcolors which need to be observed before taking any decision. For instance, I as an Emirati valuetime which I have learnt from my family and society. I have also seen my sister not relying onone decision but consulting more than one expert (Mosolkova, Mardanshina & Kalganova,2015). Part 2
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