Comparing Cultures
Abstract
Culture is an important aspect of study in the world today. Culture defines who you are and where you are from. It is important to learn about the culture of different backgrounds, so you can understand why different people act the way they do. Intelligence is a major factor that is directly related to an individual 's culture and environment. Psychology also plays an important role in culture. Comparing and contrasting an American Culture from a Sierra Leonean culture, which is a very small country in West Africa will clear up a lot of stereotypical ideas that people believe in.
Compare and Contrast Your Cultural Background and Another Cultural Background
The culture that I will be comparing in the American Culture, where I currently reside, and the Sierra Leonean culture where I am originally from. Sierra Leone is a very small country in the continent of West Africa. The area of the United States is America is 9,372,610 sq km while the area of Sierra Leone is 72, 325 sq. km., which is slightly smaller than one of the 50 states in America named South Carolina. The population is America is 296,000,000 people, which happens to be the third populated country in the world, while Sierra Leone is only 4,000,000 people. The percentage of literate people in America is about 97% while in Sierra Leone it is only about 21%. This just to say how underdeveloped Sierra Leone is. Also, the life expectancy in Sierra Leone is 42 years, and in the United States, it is about 75 years. (Hall, 2005)
Culture may be defined as a set of attitudes, behaviors and symbols shared by a large group of people and usually communicated from one generation to the next. (Shiraev & Levi, 2004 p. 4). These are two different countries with very different cultures. European contacts with Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa. In 1652, the first slaves in North America were brought from Sierra Leone to the Sea Islands off the coast of the southern United States. During the
Culture is an important aspect of study in the world today. Culture defines who you are and where you are from. It is important to learn about the culture of different backgrounds, so you can understand why different people act the way they do. Intelligence is a major factor that is directly related to an individual 's culture and environment. Psychology also plays an important role in culture. Comparing and contrasting an American Culture from a Sierra Leonean culture, which is a very small country in West Africa will clear up a lot of stereotypical ideas that people believe in.
Compare and Contrast Your Cultural Background and Another Cultural Background
The culture that I will be comparing in the American Culture, where I currently reside, and the Sierra Leonean culture where I am originally from. Sierra Leone is a very small country in the continent of West Africa. The area of the United States is America is 9,372,610 sq km while the area of Sierra Leone is 72, 325 sq. km., which is slightly smaller than one of the 50 states in America named South Carolina. The population is America is 296,000,000 people, which happens to be the third populated country in the world, while Sierra Leone is only 4,000,000 people. The percentage of literate people in America is about 97% while in Sierra Leone it is only about 21%. This just to say how underdeveloped Sierra Leone is. Also, the life expectancy in Sierra Leone is 42 years, and in the United States, it is about 75 years. (Hall, 2005)
Culture may be defined as a set of attitudes, behaviors and symbols shared by a large group of people and usually communicated from one generation to the next. (Shiraev & Levi, 2004 p. 4). These are two different countries with very different cultures. European contacts with Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa. In 1652, the first slaves in North America were brought from Sierra Leone to the Sea Islands off the coast of the southern United States. During the
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