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What is the most appropriate action to take with your dirty clothes?
What is the most appropriate action to take with your dirty clothes?
How should you respond to being provided a makeshift bed on the floor?
How should you respond to being provided a makeshift bed on the floor?
What is the best way to handle children who touch you out of fascination?
What is the best way to handle children who touch you out of fascination?
What could be a negative reaction to the makeshift sleeping arrangement?
What could be a negative reaction to the makeshift sleeping arrangement?
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What might be an inappropriate response to the villagers' curiosity?
What might be an inappropriate response to the villagers' curiosity?
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Which option best shows respect for local customs when offered a sleeping space?
Which option best shows respect for local customs when offered a sleeping space?
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What is a respectful way to handle the interaction with village children?
What is a respectful way to handle the interaction with village children?
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If offered something you find difficult to accept, what is the best initial response?
If offered something you find difficult to accept, what is the best initial response?
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How would you most likely react if you arrived on an island where women go topless?
How would you most likely react if you arrived on an island where women go topless?
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What might your response be when overhearing two people speaking a language you don't understand?
What might your response be when overhearing two people speaking a language you don't understand?
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At a dinner featuring unfamiliar foods, what would be an appropriate response?
At a dinner featuring unfamiliar foods, what would be an appropriate response?
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If an islander friend holds your hand while walking, what would be a respectful choice?
If an islander friend holds your hand while walking, what would be a respectful choice?
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What is the most culturally sensitive response when your host covers your head due to local beliefs?
What is the most culturally sensitive response when your host covers your head due to local beliefs?
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How should you respond when your hostess indicates it's time for a bath using rainwater?
How should you respond when your hostess indicates it's time for a bath using rainwater?
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How might you feel about having a bodyguard assigned to you during your stay?
How might you feel about having a bodyguard assigned to you during your stay?
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What is the most culturally appropriate action regarding the greasy chinaware provided by the family?
What is the most culturally appropriate action regarding the greasy chinaware provided by the family?
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Study Notes
### Rating Your Point of View
- The text is a questionnaire to rate a person's point of view on cultural differences.
- The questionnaire consists of eleven scenarios where the person is put in situations that require cultural sensitivity.
- Each scenario has three possible answers, each worth different points: 2, 4, or 6 points.
Scoring and Interpretation
- The total score, ranging from 22 to 66 points, determines whether the person is ethnocentric or cultural relativist.
- Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others.
- Cultural relativism is the belief that all cultures are equally valid and should be understood on their own terms.
Questionnaire Scenarios
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Scenario 1: The person arrives in a place where women go topless.
- The culturally relative answer is to act in a comfortable manner (6 points).
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Scenario 2: The person is in a place where they don't understand the language, and they see two people talking while looking at them.
- The culturally relative answer is to smile and walk on (6 points).
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Scenario 3: The person is served unfamiliar food at a special dinner.
- The culturally relative answer is to try everything to avoid offense (6 points).
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Scenario 4: The person is holding hands with a same-sex islander friend.
- The culturally relative answer is to continue holding hands, even if it’s uncomfortable (6 points).
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Scenario 5: The person is asked to cover their head with a cloth due to local cultural beliefs.
- The culturally relative answer is to wear the cloth and recognize the local fear (6 points).
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Scenario 6: The person is offered a bath in a rainwater barrel.
- The culturally relative answer is to take off their clothes and jump in (4 points).
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Scenario 7: The person is assigned a bodyguard.
- The culturally relative answer is to make the best of it and enjoy the person’s company (6 points).
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Scenario 8: The person is served greasy plates.
- The culturally relative answer is to use the plates or use what they usually use, not demand hot water or wash the plates (6 points).
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Scenario 9: The person needs to wash their clothes but there are no washing machines.
- The culturally relative answer is to take their clothes to the stream and wash them (6 points).
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Scenario 10: The person is offered a bed made of blankets on a table.
- The culturally relative answer is to thank them but tell them they prefer sleeping as they do (6 points).
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Scenario 11: Children are fascinated by the person and keep touching them.
- The culturally relative answer is to grin and bear it (6 points).
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