Cultural differences

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Universidad de Guadalajara
Diferencias culturales 
FEBRUARY 21, 2010    

Wensday, Classroom B 302
Student: Ontiveros Gutiérrez, Samantha                          Professor :Ursua Lopez, Jose de Jesus 

Chapter 2: Universal systems

 Exercise 2.
Match the currencies on the right with their country on the left.

|Country|Currency |
|Australia |Australian Dollar |
|England |Sterling Pound |
|China|Yuan |
|India |Rupee |
|Japan |Yen |
|Mexico|Peso |
|France/ Germany |Euro |
|South Korea |Won |
|SouthArabia |Riyal |

 

Exercise 2.2
|Sentences |TRUE |FALSE |
|Most countries have similar economic systems |X ||
|No true universal government body exists |X | |
|Political systems in England and Japan are dissimilar |X | |
|Multinational companies are responsible only to the country in which they ||X |
|are   based.                | | |
|Enculturation means learning about other cultures. |X | |
|Educational systems throughout the world vary widely. |X| |
|The university from which a person graduates is very important in France. |X | |
|A major family system in the United States is serial monogamy. |X | |
|Islamic believers tend to be matriarchal| |X |
|Social reciprocity is relatively unimportant in Japan and Saudi Arabia.  | |X |

1. Define universal cultural systems and identify them.
A = Universal Cultural Systems are the interaction of different elements of culture which remain the same regardless of the place where they areallocated.
Main Universal Cultural Systems are Economics, Politics, Education, Marriage & Family, Interaction and Society. 
2. Why do societies develop economic/political systems and what do the systems do for the members of a society?
A = Economic/Political Systems are developed to suit the needs of every nation. They regulate both Political and economical life of countries and establish...