Definitions
1. Affluence = wealth.
Abu Dhabi is an example of an affluent society.
The opposite of affluence is poverty.
2. Ethnicity = culture, origin, background, traditions, way of life, customs
The ethnic diversity in the UAE is abundant.
3. Ability = power, faculty, capacity, capability, facility
Example: God blessed all human beings with the ability to think
4. Diversity = variety, assortment, multiplicity, range, mixture
Cultural diversity is a big part of metropolitan cities
5. Assimilation = absorption, incorporation, digestion, ingestion, inculcation
It’s easier for children to assimilate information than adults can.
6. Demographics = study of population
Population demographics in the UAE are changing as people have started moving to rural areas as opposed to the big cities
7. religion = beliefs and worship
Religion is a spiritual belief in a higher being than yourself
8. race = ethnic group, nation, tribe
Race differs across different regions in the world
9. multiculturalism = variety of cultures
Multiculturalism can be seen throughout the world now as the ability to relocate abroad has become cheaper than it was a decade ago
10. personality = characteristics making somebody appealing
A persons personality defines their behavior in society
11. prejudice = bias.
Negative prejudice surrounds the middle east and central asia since the terrorist attack on 9/11
12. Acculturation = the mixing of different cultures.
It means different cultures borrowing from each other.
13. Bias = prejudice.
Political bias has been a feature of the mass media since its birth with the invention of the printing press
14. Discrimination = treating people differently through prejudice
Martin lauther king and Malcom X fought discrimination in the USA against African Americans
15. Fringe = any border or edging
Hippies and anti-Vietnam War protesters were a group of people who lived on the fringe of society in the 1960s
16. Population = the number of people.
Population worldwide is increasing daily
17.Stereotyping = to categorize individuals or groups according to an oversimplified standardized image or idea
An example of stereotyping that Westerners had an image that all Muslims are terrorists
18. Gender = sex.
There are two genders, male and female.
19. Resistance = against something.
Dictators are resistance against democracy .
20. Advantage = having the upper hand at something.
having a good poker face is always an advantage in confusing others.
21. Racism = being against anything different from yourself such as; skin color, ethnicity or religion.
There is a lot of racism against Muslims nowadays.
22.Ethics = knowing the difference between what is acceptable and what is not.
an example if ethical behavior is conducting in an environmentally friendly way.
23. Productivity = being efficient in producing something.
people’s productivity is highest before lunch time.
24. Behaviour = the way a person behaves with others
An adult’s behavior is based on how they were raised as children.
25. Belief = Blind trust in something.
Religion is a belief in a higher being than yourself.
26. Majority = a way of saying something is more than 50%.
Majority of vote elected Obama as the president of the United States
27. Income = the money that a person makes in a Specific Period.
The monthly income differs from one to another
28. Adverse = bad, harmful.
We didn’t travel to Egypt this bear because of the adverse Political conditions they have
29. Values = beliefs.
I value my religion very highly.
30. Traditions = habits could act that shows the place someone was raised in.
camel racing is considered one of the biggest UAE’s traditions
31. Generation = people born in a certain era or time period.
Baby boomers is a generation born after world war II and were raised up to the year of 1964
32. Sensitivity = is being emotional and more aware of others feelings.
She’s sensitive when it comes to blonde jokes about her “blonde” hair.
33. Slang = informal version of a language.
‘Wassup bro”.
34. Ethnocentrism = its perspective from your own background.
Pakistan and India are very ethnocentric about each other’s culture although they are very similar
35. Stratification = a firm division between sects.
The state laws in the US are severely stratified between different states in the country
36. Socio-cultural = relating to society & culture.
Arts post world war were very socio-cultural and perspective of political stands in each country
37. Resident = the place that a person lives in.
Getting a UAE resident visa it’s been hard to get for Egyptians recently.
38. Poverty = being poor to the point that won’t have money to buy or get food.
Somaliland has been struggling with poverty for a long period.
39. Nationality = the status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
It’s easier to change nationality nowadays than it was 60 years ago
40. Minority = it’s the qualitative way to say less than 50% .
Minority is the opposite of majority
41. Class = group.
Taxes are based on different classes of society’s income (USA)
42. Globalization = when barriers between countries are fading .
Pizza has become an international dish.
43. Virtual = thing that you cannot physically touch or feel
dreams are virtual.
44. Barriers = limits, boundaries.
there are very limited barriers to setup a business in the UAE.
