different than those of Americans‚ and we think that they’re strange. The truth‚ however‚ is that we seem strange to them. All around us are things and people telling us what to become‚ influencing our everyday lives. The Amish culture seems strange to many Americans. The Amish are fundamentalists‚ and don’t want to modernize. They’ve been raised and surrounded by the old ways of doing things‚ before electricity. They think we’re lazy and strange. Hard work and skill of hand are part of their
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population the Amish. Ben and Mary Miller‚ having grown up within the Amish faith‚ decided to capitalize on their town ’s popularity and their woodworking skills. Their shop‚ Indiana Wood‚ began with a small display of handmade hickory rocking chairs‚ Ben Miller ’s specialty. But within a few months‚ the display at Indiana Wood included picnic tables‚ flower boxes‚ and small handmade novelty items. No other shop offers the same. Mary Miller decorated the shop ’s display room with authentic Amish décor
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alternative therapies for nursing practice (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson. Gillum‚ D.‚ Staffileno‚ B.‚ Schwartz‚ K.‚ Coke‚ L.‚ & Fogg‚ L. (2010). The prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors in the old order Amish in northern Indiana: A preliminary study. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care‚ 10(2)‚ 28-37. Gray‚ D.‚ & Rutledge‚ C. (2013). Herbal supplements in primary care: Patient perceptions‚ motivations‚ and effects on use. Holistic Nursing
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reject what are different. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is simply the belief that one’s group or culture is superior to another. This can be applied to race‚ different countries‚ or even to sexist or ageism issues. Characteristically‚ ethnocentrism is most commonly applied to race and other cultures‚ countries. Ethnocentrism is defined as a bad term. "The fallacy of ethnocentrism is committed by people who exaggerate the
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The Removal of the Invisible Ethnocentric Barrier Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………....3 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………..4 Methodology……………………………………………‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚…..5 Results…………………………………………………………‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚…...7 Discussion………………………………………………………………..…………….....9 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….……...13 Reference List…………………………………………………………………………...15 A. Introduction Globalization has impacted
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This research is about the study of the understanding and attitudes of Thai and Singaporean consumers towards the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coming around in 2015. AEC is a regional economic integration of 10 countries consisting of Thailand‚ Brunei Darussalam‚ Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Myanmar‚ Philippines‚ Singapore and Vietnam which are diverse economically‚ culturally and politically. There are 4 mains key characteristics of AEC which are following. 1. A single market and production
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has grown and changed modesty is not as important as it used to be to everyone. Believing that the body is a temple and respecting it by dressing modestly is still relevant and important to some. People of the Islamic‚ Mormon‚ Orthodox Jewish and Amish religions show modesty in their everyday life by the choice in clothing. When looking up the word modesty on Dictonary.com‚ the definition came up with simple and easy to understand meaning stating‚ “The state or quality of being modest‚ reserve
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INEQUALITY Minority group status- treated differently from dominant group *woman considered a minority group *has nothing to do with numbers 4 characteristics ascribed status- born into it ‚ have no control over it Treated differently based on ascribed characteristics U develop a self identity based on membership in this group we develop an awareness of a shared identity. Ethnicity- voluntary‚ fluid and multiple‚ cultural differences‚ not physical appearance. Race- a group of
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Chapter 1: Understanding Sociology 1. The scientific study of social behavior and human groups is known as A. psychology. B. political science. C. anthropology. D. sociology. Answer: D 2. Sociology A. is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. B. focuses primarily on how social relationships influence people’s behavior. C. focuses on how societies develop and change. D. all of these Answer: D 3. The awareness that allows people to comprehend the link between their
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The Teenage Declaration of Independence Due to the recent events particularly effecting our Teenage World‚ we‚ as teenagers want to speak on behalf of our majority group. It has become a growing importance that teenagers now seek an independence from their parental authorities. All humans have a constitutional right to independence. The actual independence sought for from this Declaration is not to ignorantly demand an immature imbalance of childish desires‚ but rather to declare an independence
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