This document appears to be a student presentation on cultural diversity. It includes sections on defining cultural diversity, categories of diversity like language, tradition and food, benefits like building the economy and learning cultures, and challenges like difficulty communicating. It also discusses stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and the demographics of ethnic groups in the UAE, which includes South Asians making up over half the population. The presentation aims to understand cultural diversity in the UAE.

1. Course Title
Course No.
Cultural Diversity
LSS – 2053
Final Presentation: Understanding Cultural Diversity
Name: Omar Salem Al Tenaiji
ID: H00157976
Section: CJA
Teacher’s Name: Ms. Sutton
Date: Jan, 2014

2. Contents
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What is Cultural Diversity?
Categories.
Where I can find Cultural Diversity?
Benefits.
Challenges.
The negative impact of Cultural Diversity.
Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination.
Demographics.
Conclusion.

3. Introduction

4. What is Cultural Diversity?
 Diversity: it means the
difference or variety.
 Cultural Diversity: the
variety of human societies or
cultures in a specific region.

5. Categories
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Language
Tradition
Food
Clothes
Religion
Values

6. Where I can find Cultural
Diversity?
• My work.
• My collage.
• My City.

7. Challenges
• Difficulty in communicating with other cultures.
• Hard to fit in other societies.
• Studies will be hard enough.

8. Benefits
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Building the economy.
Learning other cultures.
Respecting other religions and beliefs.
Understanding the way of living.

9. Negative impact of Cultural Diversity
• Taking negative habits from other culture.
• Losing the mother’s language.
• Wearing western clothes.

10. Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination
• Starts with a Joke.
• People take the joke as Fact.
• Treating other people unfairly.

11. Multicultural ( Demographics )
Ethnic Group
Percentage
UAE Nationality
11.5%
Other Arab and Iranian
23%
South Asia
55.5%
Other Expatriates
10%
UAE >>> Garden Salad

12. The End