Final Test CCU

 

Nama               : Ririn Divarianti

Class                : 5.1

Subject            : Final Test CCU

 

1.      In understanding foreign cultures, someone needs to understand well the cultures to avoid cultural conflicts. But, many people are failed to understand the values and customs of foreign cultures. According to your own idea, please explain what do you need to have to understand foreign cultures in order to avoid cultural conflicts.

Ø  What we need to understand foreign cultures is the birth of an awareness that everyone must be able to understand the culture of other people who are different from their own culture.

Studying foreign cultures is also one way to realize this understanding. With an understanding between people of different cultures, communication will be more effective and the goals of a communication process can be achieved. Therefore it is very important to learn what intercultural communication is, by learning many things and knowing many things about foreign cultures, it will avoid cultural conflicts.

 

2.      How do you define your local cultural is different from foreign culture? Do you think local and foreign cultures need to be integrated? Please provide your reasons.

Ø  Local culture is the original culture of a particular community group which is also a cultural characteristic of a local community group. Meanwhile, foreign culture is a culture that comes from outside which is followed by the community. For example, from the way of dress, local culture is more polite and foreign culture is very disrespectful.

Ø  Local culture and foreign culture do not need to be integrated because foreign cultures do not always have a positive impact and our own culture will begin to be neglected. Culture is very important, because a great nation is a cultured nation.

 

3.      What is stereotype and prejuice? Does it exist in your local culture? Give example?

Ø  Stereotype is an assessment or assumption of someone based on the social group the person is in. Stereotypes are often used to refer to the often incorrect beliefs that many people have about all people or certain things.

For example, the Sundanese are always considered gentle but gentle, but actually have a very active nature.

Ø  Negative attitude towards a certain individual or group of individuals, that is only based on the individual's membership in a particular group. ‛

For example, it is widely assumed that “Padang people are stingy” then one might think that all the prairie people are stingy, thus hating all the padang people.