Watch the video. Write opinion essay with 100 words

XTOMMSH_Week 3 Yunusaliev Bobur

Lesson 5.


For the following class, please do these:

1. 
   Read the passage.
   
2. 
   Watch the video.
   
3. 
   Write opinion essay with 100 words.
   

*be in a good mood


Theme: Extralinguistic issues in cross-cultural communication
(taboos and social roles in different cultures)

A taboo is a strong social prohibition of any human activity or social custom that is forbidden based on moral or religious beliefs. Taboos include the things people shouldn’t do as well as the things they shouldn’t talk about. Breaking a taboo can be considered anything from just objectionable and slightly embarrassing to absolutely abhorrent and disgusting.

Some taboos are prohibited under law and may lead to severe penalties, such as, a fine or prison. Most taboos result in embarrassment or shame and maybe the appearance of being rude. Taboos can be found in words, gestures, topics, social and cultural behaviour, body language, fashion, art, food, personal space and more. Taboos vary from culture to culture and change over time, becoming more or less taboo.
Taboos in Society. In any society there will be certain topics people will not discuss openly in public situations, and certain behaviors and actions that the majority of people consider rude and objectionable. No universal taboos have ever been identified, but many have been shared by probably every major culture throughout history. These are usually the most objectionable ones, including things like; incest, patricide and cannibalism.
Taboos change as societies change, so topics such as divorce and illnesses such as cancer and depression may not be as taboo as they used to be. In the United States and some other western countries, people are now more comfortable when they discuss social issues, such as, alcoholism, depression, divorce, income disparity, personal relationships, pregnancy and childbirth, and unmarried couples. What words are thought of as acceptable or unacceptable can change quite dramatically over relatively short spaces of time. Certain words that were quite fine in western societies just 20 or 30 years ago would now be considered racist and lead to some time in prison for the people using them.
Some subjects are taboo in polite conversation because they are fundamental to a person’s beliefs and identity. Some issues have become polarizing - meaning that equal numbers of people strongly disagree with each other's opinion. These kinds of issues include; abortion, religion, politics, money, socio-economic class, racism, ethnicity, nationality and disability.