Perspective with Cultural Intelligence n Ethnicity and Minorities

Perspective with Cultural Intelligence n Ethnicity and Minorities n Gender Issue n Social services

Cultural Intelligence n Why Cultural Intelligence? n Cultural Intelligence (CQ) –a new domain of intelligence that has immense relevance to the increasingly global and diverse workplace. Some aspects of culture are easy to see, the obvious things like art and music and behavior. However, the significant and most challenging parts of other cultures are hidden. These might include our beliefs, values, expectations, attitudes, and assumptions. "Our cultural programming in these areas shapes everything we do. Most importantly they help us to decide what is ‘normal’in our eyes. It is the perceived deviation by other cultures from our version of normality that causes the problems. short, ‘us’ and ‘them’lives on. " Retrived from http: //www. 1000 ventures. com/business_guide/crosscuttings/cultural_intelligence. ht ml (2010 -06 -14)

Ethnicity and Minorities n 1. Discussion Are you sure that you are free from a prejudice to racial discrimination? Understanding different cultures means having a perspective about cultural differences. Have you ever tried to understand Islamic culture? Read the essay "Laurence of Arabia" (Essay p. 116)

Celebration of life n Discussion 2. The essay "Funeral" (Essay p. 141) shows a Confucian culture. If an American participates in this funeral, do you think that they can understand it? Have you ever participated in a funeral of other cultures or watched movies that contains funerals of African Americans?

n 3. Did you ever participate in a holiday dinner or a celebration of life in other culture or watched movies? Why is it important to understand the background of the holiday? (What was the same and different from us? )

Holiday (Gender Issue) Discussion 4. Find a gender issue after reading the above essay "Thanksgiving Day" (Essay p. 104)which describes a holiday in the US. What causes different roles as a woman between Korean and American? n

Holiday and culture n Discussion 5. Following article is about Multicultural Education (Textbook p. 24). What does the author think about the gender issue?

Social Service n Discussion 1. Medical treatment for neck pain between Korea and the US is based on the different philosophy in the essay "Neck pain"(p. 120). Explain the difference.

Discussion 2. Have you ever visited a museum in another country? It is a meaningful experience to meet great souls and ancestors in the culture. People say that learning ‘art appreciation’ or memorizing art history is useless if they don’t want to be a specialist. Do you agree? Why? Read the essay "The St. Louis Art Museum"(p. 186).

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