Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of modernization theory as an explanation for differences in the levels of development of different societies (18 marks) Modernization theory first arose after world war two in 1945‚ when western countries like the US‚ Britain and France all believed that capitalism was the only way to modernize countries in Eastern Europe. It became clear that many countries in Africa‚ Asia‚ Southern America‚ and the Caribbean were remaining poor despite
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Introduction Culture as a notion is a quality of society (rather than an individual construct) within which individuals identify with and are apart of. Stanford‚ B. (1999) argue that culture is developed though the process of ‘acculturation” or through “socialization by individuals from their respective societies” hence‚ culture encompasses a complex set of attributes relating to the every day area of social life. Carnevale‚ P‚ & Choi‚ D (2000) illustrates that culture describes the behaviors
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Conner Kolter Hualapai Language Revitalization and Literacy The Hualapai Indians‚ like many other indigenous societies‚ have faced the continuing threat of losing their culture. For this particular society‚ through perseverance‚ hard work and a helping hand from many people outside the Native American community‚ the Hualapai’s have been able to provide a writing system for their endangered language. This step has proven to be crucial in keeping the language and has also become an example for other
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rely heavily on religion as a means of coping (Zuckerman‚ Silberman‚ and Hall 2013). An illustration of the effects that religion has on older individuals is how adult African immigrants to the USA are susceptible to health issues when met with acculturation. In particular‚ the conflict between what the African immigrants understand religion as being compared to what it is seen as in the USA affected their health (Agbemenu 2016‚
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Purnell Model for Cultural Competence The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence originated out of education and practice. In 1989‚ when he took nursing students to a community hospital that was not accustomed to having students. Soon after the clinical experience began‚ it was obvious that the students and staff need additional knowledge concerning culture. The students primarily came from middle and upper middle class white families which most of the patients and staff came from lower socioeconomic
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I have re-read this book in a relatively new edition. It is a mixture of Kiowa myths‚ family stories‚ history sketches‚ and personal experiences. For me it evokes a sense of community unknown in modern U.S. society. It also conveys‚ however dimly to the modern scientific mind‚ a deep sense of a peoples’ experience of the sacred where that term is entirely outside of modern theology and is steeped in the land and the memory of a people. It one opens ones mind and emotions the book can connect in a
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Running Head: MIGRANT FARM WORKERS Migrant Farm Workers Cultural Activities Project – Part III I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: In 1848‚ the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between the United States and Mexico. This Treaty gained the United States more than half a million square miles of former Mexican territory. It also forfeited more than seventy-five thousand former Mexican citizens to the United States. The Treaty articles implied there would be full United States citizenship
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Calantone‚ R.‚ Cavusgil‚ S.‚ Schmidt‚ J‚ & Shin‚ G. (2004). “Internationalization and the Dynamics of Product Adaptation—an Empirical Investigation.” Journal Of Product Innovation Management. 21(3): 185-198 Cleveland M.‚ & Laroche M. (2007). “Acculturation to the global consumer culture: Scale development and research paradigm.” Journal of Business Research. 60(3): 249-259. Constantinides‚ E. (2006). “The Marketing Mix Revisited: Towards the 21st Century Marketing.” Journal of Marketing Management
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June 14‚ 2006 GENDER COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES & STRATEGIES by Simma Lieberman What can your organization do to create more equality for men and women? The first step to creating equality is understanding the different strengths and styles that different genders bring to the work table. Oftentimes men and women use different processes for decision making and leadership. Here are some common ways that men and women differ: 1. Attitude towards tasks vs. relationships. Women tend to be more relationship
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order to understand the content of each step with the goal of developing a spiritual awaking‚ and the process of a continuum for the recovering individual. The 12 steps represent a beginning of a continuum for a recovering individual‚ and the acculturation of upright principles and ethics. There is no way an individual must complete the steps to state they have completed it‚ however there are suggestions and common methods. For instance‚ one common custom involves acquiring a fellow individual
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