cross cultural understanding

1. Cross-cultural
Contact With America

2. First group
- Risa Octaviani -
- Sylvi agnes -
- Cedi wrihatnafi -
- Endah sulistio -
- Lidyawati Kemala -
- Nia Tresna -
- Rin Rin rinawati -

3. 1. What is mainstream culture?
– Mainstream culture is the behavior
of the groups based on its values
and beliefs.
2. What is Individual Behavior?
– Individual behavior is the actions,
and activities of one person.

4. 3. What is Generalization?
– Generalization is general behavior
which is described by a statement. This
behavior does not apply all the time.
4. What is Stereotype?
– Stereotype is an exaggerated belief
about a group often based on a lack of
information or contact with member of
that group.

5. 5. What is melting pot?
– Melting pot is a society in which
ethnic groups blend and become
one group.
6. What is mosaic?
– Mosaic is a society in which ethnic
groups retained their separate
identities but toghether from the
larger community.

6. 7. What is minority?
– Minority is a number that is less then one-
half of the total number or a group that is
not part of the larger or more powerful
group.
8. What is majority?
– Majority is a number that is more than one
half of the total number or a group that is
larger or more powerful then other
groups.

7. 9. What is homogeneous?
– Homogeneous is made of one of
group having member that are all
the same.
10. What is heterogenous?
– Heterogeneous is made up of variety
of group having member that are
not all the same.

8. The Term “American”
There are so many types of Americans and yet
a mainstream culture does exist. Even the word
American is confusing.
After all, American is consisting and includes
North America, Central America and South America.
The term Americans describes the people who were
born and raised in the United States.

9. A description of American
In this material explained
about generalizations about
Americans. some people might
argue that it is impossible to
generalize about American.
Americans don’t come from a
common ancestor. Expect for
native Americans ( i.e. Indian)
American come from different
Immigrant and refugee groups.
Americans do have a common
heritage, but it is based on
cultural diversity or
multiculturalism.
A Foreign Anthropologist’s
observation of Americans It is
important to understand
american values if you want to
understand America behavior.
Certain ways of thinking,
acting and communicating are
a direct result of cultural
values.
The following list of values can
easily describe many
American.

10. American Values
Value such the ones just described, are the backbone
of American culture. They influence how many
American think and act. Before proceeding to the list
itself, we should also point out that Americans see all
of these values as very positive ones.

11. American values are:
1. Personal control over the environment X fate
2. Change (change is healthy) X Tradition
3. Control over time : Time flies X Time walks
4. Equality and egalitarianism X Hierarchy, rank, status.
5. Individualism and privacy X Group orientations.
6. Self-help X Birthright inheritance
7. Future orientation X Past orientation
8. Action and work orientation X Being orientation
9. Informality X formality
10. Directness, openness, and honesty X Indirectness
11. Materialism X Spiritualism

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