MID TEST CCU Darmawan Boru lumban Gaol

 Name : Darmawan Boru Lumban Gaol

Class : 5.2

Subject   : Uts CCU

Please answer the questions below briefly:

1. Give your own idea/opinions about:

a.  Culture

Answer: In my opinion Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.

b. Interculture

Answer: the practice of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same plot (as in alternate rows) the practice of intercropping or in other word interaction between one or more culture.

c. Cross culture

Answer: Cross culture is a concept that recognizes the differences among business people of different nations, backgrounds and ethnicities, and the importance of bridging them. 

d. Multiculture

Multiculture: Multicultural is a concept that recognizes and glorifies differences, individual differences or cultural differences, such as differences in values, systems, culture, habits, and politics.

2. Give one example of cultural conflict and offer the solution for its adjustment!

Answer: For example, it is commonly understood that Japanese negotiators tend to have more silent periods during their talks than, say, Brazilians. That said, there is still a great deal of variability within each culture—meaning that some Brazilians speak less than some Japanese do.

Thus, it would be a mistake to expect a Japanese negotiator you have never met to be reserved. But if it turns out that a negotiator is especially quiet, you might better understand her behavior and change your negotiating approach in light of the prototype. In addition, awareness of your own cultural prototypes can help you anticipate how your counterpart might interpret your bargaining behavior. It’s not just about being aware of their culture, but also how yours might be viewed.

How to deal with it:

1. Learn a few key phrases. Because clear communication is essential for effective functioning, it is necessary that each of your employees 

2. understand what your clients and customers need.

3. Learn your client's culture.

4.  Promote appreciation of cultural differences.

5. Be open to trying new things.

6. Be accommodating.

3. How do you define:

a. Mosaic

Answer: Cultural mosaic is the mix of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that co-exist within society. The idea of a cultural mosaic is intended to champion an ideal of multiculturalism.

b. Melting pot

Answer: The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogenous the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common cultur

c. Stereotype

Answer: Stereotypes are decisions about a person based solely on perceptions of the group in which the person can be categorized or stereotypes are shortcuts to thinking that are intuitively used by humans to simplify complex things and help in making decisions quickly

d. Prejudice

Anawer: preconceived judgment or opinion or an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge