...SCHEMATA A schema (pl. schemata or schemas), is a mental structure that represents some aspect of the world. People use schemata to organize current knowledge and provide a framework for future understanding. Schemata influence our attention, as we are more likely to notice things that fit into our schema. If something contradicts our schema, it may be encoded or interpreted as an exception or as unique. Thus, schemata are prone to distortion. They influence what we look for in a situation. They have a tendency to remain unchanged, even in the face of contradictory information. We are inclined to place people who do not fit our schema in a "special" or "different" category, rather than to consider the possibility that our schema may be faulty. As a result of schemata, we might act in such a way that actually causes our expectations to come true. Schemata can influence and hamper the uptake of new information (proactive interference), such as when existing stereotypes, giving rise to limited or biased discourses and expectations (prejudices), may lead an individual to "see" or "remember" something that has not happened because it is more believable in terms of his/her schema. For example, if a well-dressed businessman draws a knife on a vagrant, the schemata of onlookers may (and often do) lead them to "remember" the vagrant pulling the knife. Such distortion of memory has been demonstrated. A schema for oneself is called a "self schema". Schemata for other people are called...
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...niggling - critisise const, pettily vehement coupled - joined lament - express grief verbaly. overture - an opening or initiative move towards nwgotiations discombobulating - to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers. emphatic - spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word" sudden and strong; "an emphatic no" forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" Stomach-churning confounded - to perplex or amaze, as a result of sudden or unforcene situation Opaque- not trasparant, dull, unintalligdnt, non light transmitant. prepetuate- prevent from extinction or obliteration Dithering - 1.a trembling; vibration. 2.a state of flustered excitement or fear. Annul - 1. (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage. Detest- dislike intesley Witt - mind, unferstanding, sense, sanity. perpetuate - prevent from extinction. multiculturalism is not a vision or an ideology. it is a historic and current reality, as well as an economic imperative. - Hass Dellal, Australian multicultural founfation. animosity- A feeling of strong dislike. fervor- 1. great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor. reverence -3. a gesture indicative of deep respect; an obeisance, bow, or curtsy. affliction-1. a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery:...
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...Department Assimilation of Consonants in English and Assimilation of the Definite Article in Arabic By Hamada Shehdeh Abid Dawood حمادة داود Supervised by Dr. Ahmad Atawneh 2013/2014 Assimilation of Consonants in English and Assimilation of the Definite Article in Arabic Abstract This paper aims at discussing the term assimilation. Assimilation is a phonological process where a sound looks like another neighboring sound. It includes progressive, regressive, coalescent, full and partial assimilation. In addition, contextual assimilation is subject to the environment of sounds where historical assimilation is resulted from the development of languages. In Arabic, it is clear that the /l/ sound in the definite article disappears if followed by coronal consonants. It is, however, concluded that the importance of assimilation is to make pronunciation of a word or speech easier. 1. Introduction Assimilation is an everyday occurrence in every human language, and it is particularly common for nasal sounds (McMahon, 2002, p. 4). Thus, sounds in the environment of other sounds, across morpheme and word boundaries tend to undergo various phonological changes referred to as phonological processes (Ofulue et al, 2010, p. 49). Making a sound more like another in the same or next word in continuous utterance is called assimilation (Oxford Dictionary, 2008). Assimilation usually occurs because two sounds share common features in place or manner. Thus, assimilation of consonants...
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...hand should be taken into consideration if the opportunity is great enough, giving up some of your culture only comes as a small price to pay for so much more in the future. Nevertheless, as Danielle puts it, sometimes people should not give up all of whom they are for small opportunities, compared to Alexie's story of Junior giving up all he has grown up with to reach for a better future. Seen in both experiences, sometimes it is better to give up some of your culture to take the opportunity at hand if it is great enough. Even though assimilation can affect an individual by being able to feel accepted in society, it comes at the cost of losing parts of who they are. In addition, people take risks at the cost or benefit of their future, and taking the risk of going along with the opportunity at hand would be worth it in the end. Even if giving away some part of your culture for potentially a better future could happen. Furthermore, assimilation does not come by easily when taking the risk of abandoning one's own culture to fit into a herd, for it is your dreams that will nullify. ...
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...When one assimilates into a new culture, they are often conflicted because they are put into a setting that they are not accustomed to. People who are put into a new environment often want to feel like they are a part of the new culture and not feel alienated. By letting go of some of the old traditions and culture, they are allowing themselves to experience and adapt to a new environment. Even though parts of the old culture are lost, a new cultural experience is being created which helps widens their perspective. Although things like language and cultural traditions are lost, assimilating allows for people to gain a new way of understanding the world around them as well as create new traditions. Assimilating allows for a person to experience new things that they otherwise wouldn’t have if they didn’t. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake, Ashima and Ashoke are exposed to the American life and it changes their view of how different their life is in their Bengali culture compared to the American culture. The change takes on a bigger toll for Ashima as she has to live in a life that she is unprepared for. When Ashima gives birth to Gogol, she realizes how difficult it would be for her to raise her son in an environment that is completely foreign to her. Although she still tries to get accustomed to the new culture, she often finds ways to preserve some of her old Bengali traditions such as when she and Ashoke are deciding a name for Gogol or when they celebrate Gogol’s annaprasan....
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.... African American and Hispanics are two immigrant groups that have become assimilated into American society. Assimilation, as referred to in the text, is changing or adopting new customs and beliefs to fit in or become apart of a major or dominant culture. The United States, unlike any other country, has many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and opportunities. Other ethnic groups believe that the only way to advance in life is by adopting new cultures and becoming apart of the norm. A vast majority of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans arrived in America to flee hardship and to find a way to make a living. California and Texas combine for more than half of the Hispanic residents in America (Guisepi, n.d). There are about two thirds of Puerto Ricans that reside in the U.S. who are currently in the New York City area, including nearby New Jersey. Most Cuban Hispanics...
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...Assimilation is the process by which immigrants become part of the mainstream culture of their new country, lessening the differences between immigrants and native born Americans. Research often distinguishes between cultural assimilation, in which ethnic and cultural norms from the previous country become less prevalent, and other factors such as socioeconomic success and educational equity, referred to under the umbrella of structural assimilation. Assimilation, especially cultural assimilation, has been a controversial debate in American policy making, affecting education, health policy, and other areas. Previously, many believed that total assimilation was necessary for the healthy functioning of American society. Today, many embrace multicultural or segmented assimilation theories, which view multiculturalism and distinct ethnic identity as a strength rather than a weakness. Immigration and assimilation is a divisive topic that has been heavily debated in America ever since we became a country. There are two stories that explore the assimilation issue from different viewpoints’; in Mary Pipher’s story; “The Beautiful Laughing Sisters – An Arrival Story”; provides the viewpoint of immigrants leaving a hostile home for America. Elizabeth Wong details her journey to break with her culture and become Americanized in, “The Struggle to be an all American girl.” and (McWhorter, 2010 pp522-529). At debate today is whether immigrants and their families should blend into American...
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...country's culture? Do you think it is possible to completely give up a natal culture and immerse oneself in a new culture? Why or why not? Cultural assimilation is the description of changes that occur for immigrants as they encounter and interact with a host culture. Cultural assimilation is a unidirectional process of adaptation whereby immigrants endorsed the values, behaviors, and ideals of the host culture, and simultaneously lost the values, behaviors and ideals characterized by the immigrant's culture of origin. However, for a temporary move, I would try to hold on to my cultural practices and values. I must admit that, some adaptations to the new culture will be necessary, but assimilation will be difficult and unnecessary, If, I intend to return to my culture, assimilation into another culture will turn me into an outsider from my original culture. Yes! It is possible to completely give up a natural culture and immerse in a new culture, if the migration occurred at an early age, I believed that for an immigrant child, assimilation will be easy because, the child has not formed a defined identity. The immigrants that fall into this group were expected to adapt, assimilate and eventually resemble members of the host culture. It is expected that the minority may want to be assimilated with the dominant group. For them assimilation means better opportunities and a better life. More than the better life, it also means acceptance. However, assimilating a new culture often has...
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...”THE THIRD DUMPSTER” BY GISH JEN In most parts of the world there are cultural and ethnic differences within a population. Therefor it’s relevant to discuss how to establish a country’s society. In this discussion two answers are regularly presented: assimilation or integration. A society is highly dominated by dissimilarity. All individuals have different backgrounds, stories and experiences, and for that reason all individuals behave differently in a social context. In regards to the concepts of assimilation and integration a question of moral unfolds: Is it required to fully adapt to the country’s culture, traditions, behavior and language, and with that forget your origin? In the short story “The third dumpster” the author portrays the concepts of integration and assimilation as a contrast. The short story’s main characters, the brothers Goodwin Lee and Morehouse, are Americans with Chinese heritage. Both brothers have found a balance between identifying as American and Chinese. On the contrary their parents only identify as Chinese even though they both have a US citizenship: “And their parents were Chinese, end of story, as Morehouse liked to say. Meaning that though they had been Americans for fifty years and could no longer belay themselves hand over hand up their apartment stair rail to go to their bedroom, they nonetheless could not go into assisted living because of the food” (p. 2 l. 8-11). A distinct separation between the Chinese culture and American culture...
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...Assimilation and Multiculturalism Midterm Reena S. Glover SS 310 Herzing University Dr. I. Hunt August 1, 2013 An assimilation and multicultural society that we are living in is taking on new meaning of what was, is, and will be to be an American. At one time, North America was the land of Native Americans who had their own customs that eventually was invaded by the Europeans. A set of people that when they came over to North America, had to be led by the Native Americans and the ways of their land to survive. Once the Europeans began to master the land, they took the land little by little from the Native Americans and changed it to their own way of living. They then incorporated their way of living on the new land, even with slavery. Taking from others what didn’t belong to them, making change and calling it their own. The Europeans are what we call modern day bullies. One particular culture, African was a group that was assimilated by the Europeans. They were stripped of their customs and forced to live the way that Europeans wanted them to live. Africans lost the rich heritage of their color and culture. Their color was assimilated, and the range of the melanin of their skin went from a heavy dark color to have very faint light color and many shades in between. This happened because the slave’s master raped and bedded the African women. This wasn’t an instant change in color, but over time, the color changed. What was meant for bad and pleasure for “the man”...
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...Week 1 Discussion 1: Assimilation John Doe Ant101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology YOUR TEACHERS NAME HERE July 9, 2014 Week 1 Discussion 1: Assimilation John Doe Ant101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology YOUR TEACHERS NAME HERE July 9, 2014 Assimilation The textbook discusses the process of assimilation. After viewing the film, Indian School: Stories of Survival, answer the following questions: a. What is the definition of assimilation? b. What happened to the Native American children in the film? c. Why did the American government decide to assimilate them into Western culture? d. How did this affect them long term? e. Is assimilating others into another culture ever justified? Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. The textbook defines assimilation as, “when members of one society become a politically or economically subordinated part of another, as when a conquered group is incorporated into the conquering society or when an ethnic population immigrates into a country with a different culture, the subordinate group may lose its original culture as its members adopt the customs of the larger society.” (Crapo, 2013) In the film, Indian School: Stories of Survival, the Native American children were uprooted from their...
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...* What is the definition of assimilation according to your textbook? * What were you most surprised to learn from the film? * Why did the American government decide to assimilate Native American children into Western culture? * How did this affect them long term? * Is assimilating others into another culture ever justified? u The definition of assimilation according to my textbook is described as “the subordinate group may lose its original culture as its members adopt the customs of the larger society, a process called assimilation.”(Crapo, 2013) The thing I was most surprise to learn from the film was how they remove family members from their home and forced them into jobs and boarding school. Most of the women was forced into prostitution and then had to also give up the kids to a boarding school was afraid they will never come back and if they did the was not the same. The comment from former President and military leader during that period sums up the difficulties the Native Americans faced with. The reason the western culture decided to assimilate the Native Americans was to force a cultural transformation. The Europeans used an intelligent method which was forcing the children to attend schools and learning to speak English. In those schools they treated the children as if they were in the military. They also forced the Native Americans to attend their churches and leave traditions behind. The assimilation process affected them long term by changing...
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...reports of some taxi drivers refusing to give rides to passengers carrying alcohol, because alcohol is prohibited by the Muslim religion (Kapteijns 153). By interviewing other Somalis, I will try and gage how the forbidding of alcohol has affected their professional lives, and if they have abandoned the practice in favor of American customs. Because of high rate of education Somalis are more likely to participate in civic life, for example voting in elections (Kapteijns 153). In the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood specifically, I will be looking at how many Somali-Americans participated in the election and if this has caused a gateway into the assimilation of American culture. In Kebba Darboe’s article, “New Immigrants in Minnesota: The Somali Immigration and Assimilation,” he explores how Somalis are assimilating presently and if their assimilation process applies to theories from the nineteenth century. The first theory of “popular view” hypothesizes that within three generations immigrants will become Americanized (Darboe 462). The problem with this theory is that Somali immigrants are of a different race than the dominant one living in America. Even if the Somali group picks up traits from the dominant group they will still be marginalized, similarly to African Americans. Based on this information I will survey the Somalis living in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood to see if they have been excluded from activities based on their race that would affect their ability to assimilate...
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...Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts MGT/307 August 28, 2011 Organizational behavior or otherwise known as OB, offers organizations and its managers knowledge and understanding of how individuals and groups interrelate within an organization with the understanding and studying of behaviors. This insight better prepares and provides comprehension to organizations assisting in the enhancing the dynamics within both individuals and group behaviors. Organizational behaviors have enabled a more scientific approach in understanding the relationships between employees and managers and its link in terms of behavioral and social sciences. OB’s approach in terms of observable aspects are reliant on scientific methods using models, which link independent and dependent variables and the relative outcomes among the two applied any discovered theories of interest. Researched methods used in organizational behaviors include meta-analysis, field, laboratory, survey, and case studies, (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, 2008). These methods are applied in efforts to develop new means of understanding of how people within companies affect dependent variables and how companies can implement changes in creating a difference. An evidence-based thinking method used in OB called the contingency approach...
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...Diversity Concept Worksheet Zeundrax Phillips University of Phoenix Rachelle Disbennett-Lee MMPBL560 August 9, 2010 Diversity Concepts Worksheet |Concept |Application of Concept in your personal and/or professional life |Reference to Concept in Reading | |Cultural Symbolic |In my personal life every first Sunday of the month, I engage in |A symbol of culture can be verbal and| | |communion a nonverbal symbol of my culture. The consuming of bread and |non- verbal can be used to uphold and| | |blood that symbolizes a form of Christianity. |innovate the culture (Kottak & | | | |Kazaitis, 2003). | | |In my professional life I listen to my teammate every day hold a | | | |conversation with her borrowers in Chinese language. If I have time I | | | |sometimes try to interpret some of the words she is saying. | | |Multiculturalism |I am a part of multiculturalism every day of my life professionally and |The excessive amount of human beings | | |personally...
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