of upbringing children in the dissimilar cultures of the world. One of the more prominent and discussable ways of upbringing is the Chinese way‚ a topic which has been written about in an article in The Wall Street Journal by Amy Chua. “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” is the name of the article‚ published on January 8th in 2011‚ a name that certainly calls attention to itself. The Wall Street Journal is a newspaper which is only published in the Western countries and one must therefore assume that
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The Influence of Western Culture on Indian Art The Influence of Western Culture on Indian Art The modern Indian art traces its roots to colonial era when western influences were highly felt when Indian artists started to draw inspiration‚ styles and techniques from western schools established during this time. Indian artists also internalized the western artistic designs and successfully used them to portray Indian social themes. Indian art is today composed of many western elements as well
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In Western society‚ queer is viewed as lesser identity compared to other traditional identities. The white‚ male‚ middle class type dominates queer culture in Western societies. Like the gay community in Western culture‚ Western politics is also constricted by societal ideals about queer as an identity. In the same manner‚ marriage in Western culture is confined by traditional Western ideals that does not include the queer community. Despite classic definitions of identity by means of biological
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The Pragmatic Failure in Intercultural Communication between China and Western Countries Student Number:26031 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the LSI Pre-Sessional course Submitted on 26th August 2014 Teacher’s name:Jackie Parr Abstract Pragmatic failure means the inability to understand what is meant by what is said. It means a breakdown of intercultural communication
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Occidentalism The term Occidentalism is used in one of two main ways: a) Stereotyped and sometimes dehumanizing views on the Western world‚ including Europe and the English-speaking world; and b) Ideologies or visions of the West developed in either the West or non-West. The former definition stresses negative constructions of the West and is often focused on the Islamic world. The latter approach has a broader range and includes both positive and negative representations. The term was used
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Congcong Yang Professor. Olga Dror HIST 352 30 November 2014 Compare and Contrast China and Japan China and Japan‚ both with thousand years of ancient culture and civilization history‚ share numerous similarities and differences. Confucianism is a collectivist based value system which embraces a set of moral codes of behavior designed to regulate the relationships between ruler and subject‚ father and son‚ friend and neighbor‚ husband and wife‚ and
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will analyze and interpret the following quotation: “The confrontation of Western civilization with other peoples whose values were often dramatically opposed to the West’s…suggests that by the dawn of the twentieth century‚ the tradition and sense of centeredness that had defined indigenous cultures for hundreds‚ even thousands‚ of years was either threatened or in the process of being destroyed. Worldwide‚ non-Western cultures suddenly found that they were defined as outposts of new colonial empires
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Suarez – ericka.n.suarez@gmail.com Chapter Title: Chapter 3: A Universal Civilization? Modernization and Westernization Chapter 4: The fading of the West: Power‚ Culture‚ and Indigenization What is the author’s claim? The author claims that the notion of universal civilization that occurred directed itself to a result of dominance of the western civilization. He looks at the rise of languages and religions‚ but more for Islam. He also shows the difference between westernization and modernization. Universal
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meant by western culture: Western culture‚ sometimes equated with Western civilization or European civilization‚ is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ religious beliefs‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts and technologies. The term has come to apply to countries whose history is strongly marked by European immigration or settlement‚ such as the Americas‚ and Australasia‚ and is not restricted to Western Europe. Western culture
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FASHION MARKETING PROMOTION INTRODUCTION: The culture of Arab world and the western world is far more different. The religion‚ life style‚ language‚ values and norms everything is different. For Arabs‚ family is the center of their life and they give very much importance to their religion. Their males are the dominant authority in homes and women are restricted to the house chores and looking after of the family. Whereas the west world is totally different. For them family is important but not
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