This document outlines key topics around cultural diversity in the UAE, including: - Demographics showing the UAE population is 76% Muslim and includes over 45 nationalities. - Concepts of multiculturalism, with the UAE described as a "salad bowl" country where cultures coexist rather than merge. - Common ethnic groups and potential issues like ethnocentrism, culture shock, stereotypes, and discrimination. - The importance of human rights and how the cultural diversity course helped expand the author's understanding of accepting differences between people.

1. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Done by: Ali Abdul Rahman Al Kalbani
ID Number: H00269079
Section: CJA
LSS2053
Frankie Sutton

2. Outline
• UAE Demographics
• Multiculturalism
• Ethnic groups
• Ethnocentrism
• Culture shock
• Stereotypes
• Discrimination
• Human Rights
• Video
• Things I have learnt in Cultural Diversity course
• Government and racial discrimination
• Conclusion

3. UAE Demographics
• In 2010, the population was 8.2 millions
• 14% are Emiratis
• 76% are Muslims
• There are 2 doctrines, Sunni Muslims and Shi’a
Muslims

4. Multiculturalism
• Multiculturalism relates to communities containing
multiple cultures
• UAE is a multicultural community
• UAE is a salad bowl country, not a melting pot one
• Acculturation (take parts of cultures they like but they still keep their
own culture)
• Enculturation (how a person is raised up with his own culture)

5. Ethnic Groups
• Socially defined category of people who share social
experiences
• More than 45 nationalities in the UAE
• Many doctrines and religions

6. Ethnocentrism
• Judging another culture solely by their values and
standards
• They specially judge with concern for
language, behavior, customs, and religion
• Examples

7. Culture Shock
• Personal disorientation a person may feel when
experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to
immigration
• Caused by individuals in a foreign environment

8. Stereotypes
• A thought that may be adopted about specific
types of individuals and may or may not
accurately reflect reality

9. Stereotypes

10. Discrimination
Treating people differently because of their skin
color, sex, disability, etc…

11. Human rights
• Rights inherit to all human beings
• We are all equally entitled to our human rights without
discrimination

12. International Human Rights Day

13. Unity in Diversity

14. What did I learn from the course?
• The Definition of Cultural Diversity
• New and useful vocabulary
• Opened my mind widely and expanded my horizon

15. • My mind has opened widely
• We are all equal no matter what people think of us
• Garden salad and melting pot, two new phrases that caught my
attention
• The course teaches us new useful vocabulary
• You should never judge people or discriminate them

16. THE END
Any questions?