RTM 404 SDSU UAE Tourism Cultural Perspectives Differences & Similarities Discussion
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Each student will provide a brief cultural write-up relating to his/her representative country (chosen for Making Acquaintances: Dos and Donts): (20 points)
- Historical background
- Communication styles (language, both verbal and non-verbal)
- Beliefs (religion, family, nature, etc.)
- Society structure (gender equality, role of children, family, ethnic groups, leaders, government, political ideologies, hierarchies)
VERY IMPORTANT your final score will greatly depend on this.
In the next sections, associations SHOULD be made with the value orientations addressed in the Values portion of this course:
- Human Nature (Universalism-Particularism, Good/Evil, High-Context/Low-Context, Uncertainty Avoidance)
- Relation to Nature (Subjugation, Harmony, Mastery, Inner-/Outer-Directed)
- Activity Orientation (Achievement/Ascription, Doing-Being-Being-Becoming)
- Human Relationships (Affectivity/Affective Neutrality, Instrumental/Expressive, Self (Individualistic)/Collective (Collateral)/Linear, Egalitarian/Hierarchical, Power Distance)
- Relation to Time (Past-Present-Future, Monochronic/Polychronic, Low-Context/High-Context
2. Each student will provide a list of Reasons for Codes of Cultural Behavior for tourists visiting his/her representative country. This list will explain to tourists why it is important that they follow each of the Dos and Donts (that you listed in your Making Acquaintances: Dos and Donts assignment), from the hosts cultural (values of the culture) perspective, and should include the following: (40 points)
- Five major Dos for tourists
- At least one appropriate value orientation of the culture for each Do (20 points) (Describe in detail one distinct value orientation for each Do. Do not repeat value orientations for the items on the list of Dos.)
- Five major Donts for tourists
- At least one appropriate value orientation of the culture for each Dont (20 points) (Describe in detail one distinct value orientation for each Dont. Do not repeat value orientations for the items on the list of Donts.)
3. Each student will provide APA-style citations within the text whenever applicable and compile a list of APA-style references (reference page) for all resources used in his/her write-up (5 points).