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NAME Jeremae Etiong Class Time: 8:30 – 10:00 AM DATE 11/12/21 SCORE

Worksheet No. 4

LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SETTING

Task 2

Contrast cultural practices of the Philippines and Saudi Arabia specifically in the area
of gender equality and expressing emotions. Write your answers on the appropriate column of
the table below.

CULTURAL ELEMENT PHILIPPINES SAUDI ARABIA

1. GENDER EQUALITY The country embraces gender In Saudi Arabia, gender inequality is
equality. Women in society now have built into their governmental and
the access to the same resources and social structures. Women,
opportunities as men which indicates regardless of age, are expected to
gender parity in the labor force. As a have a male guardian while leaving
result, it managed to improve wage the house, they are not permitted to
equality for men and women. Not only drive, and they are not allowed to
in the labor force but it also increased vote or hold high political office.
female educational attainment and They lacked liberty, mobility, and
financial independence. It also
women’s political empowerment.
revealed that there was no law
Lastly, the Philippines have a handful
criminalizing violence against
of legislations that address the
women, and as a result, women
problems of abuse and violence
had difficulty running away from
against women.
abusive situations and if a woman
reports a rape, she is also
punished.
2. EXPRESSING EMOTIONS In the Philippines, Filipinos are In Saudi Arabia, their feelings and
conscious of their feelings and thoughts are not shared openly.
emotions and they do not intend to Saudis favor indirect and implicit
hide it behind others but that doesn't communication, in which individuals
imply that they are prone to putting may need to rely on interpretation
their feelings before their intellect. and context to grasp the message's
This is feasible because we have a intended meaning.
powerful social support system of
family and friends that helps us to
express our feelings and healthily
cope with them.

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