I will talk about a topic in the social sciences and the theme that I have chosen from the curriculum goal is: “define the concept of culture and provide examples of how culture, gender roles and family relation varies from place to place and how it change over time". I will have Saudi Arabia and Canada as the focus.
I am going to start by define what Culture means, introduce the countries and talk about the Points in my curriculum goal.
About culture
The concept culture have some difficult meanings. One of them is culture as in music, preforming, theatre and so. The other meaning of it is culture as in Peoples Identity. It tells something about who you are, where you come from, and what you believe in, in this way, we can see that People have different culture and its all about where you live and where you have been raised.
(As we can see in the Picture here, it is People with difficult clothes and difficult marks, some of them have marks on their face for example. these little details shows us an Insight about where they come from and what they believe in.)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is located in the Middle East and it is the biggest country in the Arabian Peninsula. Riyadh is the capital of Saudi and the language that they use is Arabic. The population there is around 29,2 millions, so it’s a huge country with many People. There is almost desert areas and the weather there is very hot and dry.
The culture
The Saudi Arabia is a country with a huge culture and with many traditions. The culture is mostly influenced by their religion that is Islam. An example is that the women there is not allowed to drive a car, they can only got delivered by a family member or a driver. This Law is being used because of the holy Mekka Al-mukara...
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...mily consist of: mother, father and children but now same-sex marriage in Canada have grown. Between 2006 and 2011, gay marriage nearly tripled. There were nearly 21,000 gay and lesbian marriages in 2011, but in 2006 there were 43,500. This is a huge increase. The male in the house is in the same line as the female. Everyone have their special values. They do the jobs that are suposed to be done by the opposite gender. The children’s are free and they can choose if they want to be like mom or dad.
To the end I will recommend a movie for the ones that are interested in Culture, gender roles and so. I have seen a movie called “The green bike”. The movie is made in Saudi Arabia by Haifaa Al Mansour and its about a girl who wants a bike to play with her friend, but she is a girl, and girls is not allowed to ride bicycles. I will now show you a bit of the trailer.
Cultures are unique in many ways; it is irregular to see cultures that are exactly the same as another. While some may borrow parts from neighboring countries or villages, all in all, their unique differences are what make each culture significant. One of the things about the Saudi Arabia and the culture is how derived it is around history, faith, marketing, control, and how westernization affects the country. Other things that will be discussed about the country Saudi Arabia relates to what is important not only to me, but also the way we as Americans culturally identify ourselves with the women of the country.
Saudi Arabia justice system is based on Sharia and Islamic law from the Quran and the Sunnah, which are the Muslim traditions formed from Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sharia has been adopted by Saudi Arabia in an unmodified method. The Saudi court system was created by King Abdul Aziz who founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia back in 1932, the kingdom was introduced to the country between 1927 and 1960. The Saudi Arabia first criminal method was issued in 2001, decisions are made without juries and usually by a single judge. Some of the punishments that are still practiced in Saudi Arabia are, stoning, beheading, amputation and lashing. Serious criminal behavior include murder, rape, theft, robbery, adultery, which craft, sorcery and apostasy.
Culture, the behaviors and beliefs that a particular social, ethnic, religious, or age group possesses. Whether we like it or not a culture is always going to be apart of our life and it is most definitely not the same for every single person. Just as each book has a different story to tell, each culture does the same thing. Culture greatly affects the way people perceive others and the world around them by giving a person their sense of right and wrong, we take what we have learned from our culture and then build or take away from that knowledge to help us view things in the world. As young children we begin to grow with the same concept of memories, what is right and what is wrong. Now even though we learn the same lesson, it does not mean that the material is going to be the same. If we think of different cultural aspects as different books it is easier to distinguish the varying effects that a culture can have on a person’s outlook on life.
People from Saudi Arabia are been stereotyped in many wrong and unfair ways. Many think that Saudis are primitives who live in tents and ride camels to work or school. I was once asked if I have ever lived in a tent or rode a camel. It is true that people from my country lived in tents, but that was more than hundred years ago. I have never lived in a tent or rode a camel. In fact, I am a good driver, and we have cars everywhere. Another stereotype that I faced is all Saudi males are womanizers, and they marry four women. My first American friend asked me if my father, grandfather, or uncles are married to four and if I was going to do the same. My answer was no and all people I know in my life are married to one woman only including my family members. It exists and it is allowed to marry four women but it is rarely done and mostly wealthy people do it. People always assume that I am unsupportive for women just because I am from Saudi. Women rights is a major issue in Saudi Arabia and the gove...
First of all, Saudi Arabia and China have some similarities. The former has the international airports and the latter has too. Saudi Arabia keen on literature just as China does. Fast food is popular not only in China put also in Saudi Arabia, for examples, Mc Donald's hamburgers, French fries and Kentucky fried chicken. In addition, both Saudi Arabia and China have made a mutually enriching exchange of cuisine. There are Chinese restaurants in Saudi Arabia, where diners can enjoy Chinese food, for instance Chinese meal in Suzhou with rice, shrimp, eggplant and vegetable s...
Throughout the years, humans have shaped the world and many societies have developed different cultural patterns. By studying different cultures, we learn how to collaborate with different societies and we learn how to survive and adapt to environmental changes. Culture is the way of life of a society and is composed of shared values and beliefs. Every culture has different cultural elements that are vital to one’s survival in a certain place.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy ruled by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He ascended the throne in January 2015. Other major political figures include the crown prince, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and the defense minister, son of King Salman, Mohammed bin Salman. Power struggles between these individuals “creates an aura of instability” despite the crown prince’s increases in military spending and internal security to combat violent extremism (Mustafa, 2015). The government of Saudi Arabia also contains legislative and judicial branches. These branches hold very little independence from the throne because members are appointed by royal decree and the King must ratify all actions taken. As such, much of the power in Saudi Arabia rests in the hands of King Salman, his son, Mohammed bin Salman, and the crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef. This power includes control of the economy as well as the
Culture can be defined as the behaviours and beliefs of a particular social, ethnic, or religious group. or age group of the student. Every country has its own special way of life. Canada’s in particular can be considered. unique because Canada is a cultural mosaic, which allows elements of many cultures to be integrated.
Located in the Middle East between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is about one-fourth the size of the United States, and Riyadh, the capital, is located in the central eastern part of the country (Nations Encyclopedia, 2015).
Culture is what shapes our understandings, opinions of one another, attributions and identity; just to name a few. Within this diverse world, culture encompasses activities, behaviors, rules, norms, values, beliefs, religion, and worldviews. It is something that can be described in many ways and shown throughout many different aspects within everyone’s lives. (Matsumoto and Juang, 2017).
Saudi Arabia is an average sized country, roughly one-fifth the size of the United States, in the Middle East. The population is roughly twenty-seven million people. It is the birth place of the Islamic religion, which is Saudi Arabia’s main religion. Most of the country is desert and they have a dry hot climate. Saudi Arabia’s main export is oil. According to the article “U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia.” Saudi Arabia gives the United States over one million barrels of oil every day. Although Saudi Arabia has a great economy they have very many conflicts within the county. In one instance, a person not from Saudi Arabia gouged out another man’s eye with a set of jumper cables at a gas station. While he was in prison he was given the opportunity to pay the man’s medical bills which was twenty-five thousand dollars. Instead his punishment was the old saying of “an eye for an eye”, so the government ordered for his eye to be gouged out and he had to pay for the man’s medical bills (“Saudi Arabia Court…”). We as a nation should care about Saudi Arabia because their foreign workers are being mistreated, domestic abuse is very high, and women have little to no rights in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia considered as a conservative and a tribal society. The women there do not have the permission to drive, nor do they have the right to issue licenses. In a country lacking from public transportation, the families suffering from managing their daily life, simple things such as taking kids to school, going to work, or even going to market. As a result, Saudi women currently depend on a foreigner drivers imported from other countries. However, not all families have the financial ability to provide drivers for female family members, so they have to rely on male relatives driving them around,
Culture defines identity of every country and even of every person which include climate, lifestyle, food, music, traditions, norms, values, ethics, rules, regulations, political affairs, programs, language and religion etc. Every country has different culture which represent their society.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the many different cultural backgrounds as a whole and come to the realization and conclusion that other cultures have the exact same fears and misguided interpretations that we have and face today. To understand the vast many beliefs and traditions that each culture represents, so as to further advance our own culture and nation.
Culture simply means “the way we do things”; we can elaborate on this by stating that culture is the belief, orientation and mindset people perceive or believe a thing/task/behaviour should be.