PROS AND CONS OF CULTURAL CONTACT TOP TEN

PROS AND CONS OF CULTURAL CONTACT TOP TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

MIGRATION • Moving from one place to another • More difficult to move to a place with different cultural values and traditions • Immigrant - moving into • Emigrant – moving out of 1

MARGINALIZATION • To feel left out • Can happen when there is/are • Language differences • Cultural differences • Racism (ethnocentrism) 2

HOMOGENIZATION • When everything is the same • Cultural homogenization – everyone accepts the same values, norms and pop culture 3

ACCULTURATION • Changing your culture due to interaction with other cultures • E. g. changing the style of clothing worn to fit in with the mainstream culture • E. g. being more/less accepting of alternative lifestyles than you would have been in your previous country 4

ASSIMILATION • To force a culture to adapt to the mainstream culture • E. g. Residential schools 5

6 RESPECT FOR TRADITIONS • There is debate over whether adopting a traditional practice of another culture is disrespectful • E. g. wearing a traditional Native headdress when not authorized by the indigenous leaders Harper was honored by the Blood Tribe Halloween costume

ACCOMMODATION • Allowing for cultural differences • Reasonable accommodation – a legal expectation in Canada to accept cultural differences unless they can cause harm to others • E. g. allowing Muslim women to wear a hijab despite a school/company rule of no head gear 7

CULTURAL REVITALIZATION • To give new life to cultural traditions; to bring back traditions that may have been lost 8

AFFIRMATION OF IDENTITY • To celebrate cultural differences that are part of your identity 9

INTEGRATION • Similar to acculturation, but includes keeping one’s own traditions while accepting new cultural practices 10