Notes: Jessica Medina Political Organization of Space -What is a territory‚ exactly? It seems to me that it’s a pattern of boundaries imposed on something by individual decision or group agreement. That means an individual or group can decide or agree to change the pattern. -Political boundaries exist at a variety of scales‚ and these boundaries influence how goods and services are distributed‚ who gets represented and who does not‚ and how issues are confronted. -Because the boundaries
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Theories of Ethnocentrism: Social Dominance Theory and Social Identity Perspective Compare and Contrast critically evaluate in light of relevant research and theoretical reasoning A major focus of psychology is in understanding why group conflict‚ inequality and ethnocentrism occur. Many researchers have developed theories and presented evidence to try and explain these issues and two predominant approaches have emerged. The first approach focuses on the relatively stable personality differences
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Ethnocentrism: Major Effects on Organizational Behavior Abstract This research paper defines the term ethnocentrism as a means to make assumptions or judgments about other cultures from one’s own point of view. This paper details the various problems that an ethnocentric view presents when dealing with different cultures. The effects of cultural diversity on organizational behavior are complex and powerful. This paper will also explain that a diverse workforce‚ which represents a changing world
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CHAPTER THREE THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS FACING BUSINESS OBJECTIVES • To discuss the different goals and functions of political systems • To profile trends in the emergence and diffusion of political systems • To identify the idea of political risk and approaches to managing it • To understand how different political and legal systems affect the conduct of business • To profile trends in the evolution and diffusion of legal systems • To examine the major legal issues facing
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"Anti-Americanism" in the Arab World: An Interpretation of a Brief History Makdisi This essay turns to history to answer the oft-asked question "Why do they (Arabs) hate us (America)?" True‚ you cannot generalize about 280 million Arabs each with its own tradition and history. However‚ there are certain historical and political contexts that can explain the rise of anti-American sentiment. The claim: Anti-Americanism is a recent phenomenon fueled by American foreign policy‚ NOT an epochal
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Ideology‚ Power‚ and Linguistic Theory∗ Geoffrey K. Pullum University of California‚ Santa Cruz My aim in this paper is to discuss an intensely complex cluster of interlinked concepts involving distinctions between (i) descriptive and prescriptive grammar‚ (ii) constitutive and regulative rules‚ (iii) conservative and liberal attitudes‚ and (iv) standard and non-standard dialects. I cannot hope to be comprehensive‚ but I will try to be clear. Sometimes it seems to me that the issues we are dealing
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Staerklé‚ C. (2009). Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass‚ 3‚ 1096-1112. Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne‚ Switzerland Address for correspondence: Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Institute for Social Sciences Bâtiment Vidy 1015 Lausanne Switzerland christian.staerkle@unil.ch Author note: We thank
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Global Journal of HUMAN SOCIAL SCIENCE Volume 12 Issue 7 Version 1.0 April 2012 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Regime and Growth of the Baloch Nationalism in 1970s By shazia jaffar International Islamic University Islamabad Abstract - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the first elected prime minister of Pakistan. His initial strategy of accommodation and power
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Evaluation of culture background of Germany‚ Japan‚ and Ireland through Hofstede Cultural Dimension As professor Geert Hofstede put‚ "Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster." Therefore‚ understanding different cultures in different countries is a significant issue for multinational enterprises‚ especially for the inevitable trend of globalization. As our project aims at analyzing the international expansion of
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The World in the Web -Connection and Entanglement In February 2010‚ I was at the annual cultural fest at my university campus‚ all excited because it was the first time I was going to see Euphoria- a famous Indian Rock band live. Eventually‚ the big moment arrived and I rushed towards the main stage area when I heard the presenter saying‚ “And here we welcome the band Euphoria. Give a huge round of applause for Dr. Palash Sen and
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