Cultures of the East and West “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people” – Mahatma Gandhi. Culture is the arts and the other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. Born and raised in Bahrain and then later shifting to the US‚ I have experienced and observed the elements of Middle Eastern and Western culture. Traditionally these two cultures are different‚ beautifully unique‚ and they still share the same definition of culture. After the
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men but the only great WE‚ one‚ indivisible‚ and forever‚” (Anthem 19). According to Equality’s Society‚ individuals have no identity of their own; they’re not allowed to think their lives as unique and self-guided. Individualism is better than collectivism because every individual has the right to direct to his own life‚ to own property‚ and to bear responsibility for his actions. Individualism is the idea that the individual’s life belongs to him. Every individual has the right to direct his
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research for the across culture. Hofstede (1980) identified four main cultural dimensions; they are Power Distance‚ Individualism&Collectivism‚ Uncentainty Avoidance and masculinity. Hofstede’s national cultural framework can effectively evaluate the cultural difference across countries. According to John (1980)‚ in the Hofstede’s four main cultural dimension‚ Collectivism-individualism (COL-IND) cultural variability has the great impact on the intergroup behaviors. In this report‚ (CO-IND) is emphasized
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establish these for and against arguments. There can be seen a direct fear of democracy from the support of collectivism that democracy gives. Democracy is seen as enhancing the collectivism. As liberals‚ both classical and modern‚ do not aim to support collectivism it is clear why they would fear democracy. Collectivism is also the opposite of individualism‚ in this sense many liberals fear collectivism as it gives a collective rather than an individual. On the other hand the divide between modern and classical
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only affect individuals‚ but also the whole society. Thus‚ this essay will discuss the influence that the Christchurch earthquake has on New Zealand’s culture and identity‚ two social theories that can explain the Christchurch earthquake. one is collectivism and individualism and the other one is ethnography and ethnocentrism. Also the author will make a comparison between Japan’s 311 Earthquake in 2011 and Sichuan earthquake in China in 2008. In addition to the research‚ I interviewed two people
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EWEA. Retrieved August 6‚ 2011‚ from www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/00_POLICY_document/Economics_of_Wind_Energy__March_2009_.pdf PME Peng‚ W. W. (2008). Fundamentals of turbomachinery . Hoboken‚ N.J.: J. Wiley. Sawin‚ J. (n.d.). Bahrain Propels Wind Energy to Urban Future | Worldwatch Institute . Worldwatch Institute . Retrieved August 1‚ 2011‚ from http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5489 Sorensen‚ B Spowers‚ R. (2000). Geographical (Campion Interactive Publishing). Going with the wind
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Rand wanted to show that collectivism is about how you care more about the group than yourself.She says‚ “We were born with a curse. It has always driven us to thoughts which are forbidden. It has always given us wishes‚ which men may not wish. We know that we are evil‚ but there is
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I think school uniforms are a bad decision for Bahrain school. Bahrain school students should not be required to wear an official school uniform because it does not give the students a chance to express themselves and make them feel happy and make them feel like they belong. I’m also disagreeing because it causes money problems and bullying. Money difficulties seem to be a problem with the school uniforms. Schools claim that school uniforms are less expensive for parents; however‚ school uniforms
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assessing cultures provides five value dimensions of national culture which are: a) Individualism and Collectivism Individualism is the extent to which we value independence and personal uniqueness. Highly individualist people value personal freedom‚ self-sufficiency‚ control over their own lives and appreciation of the unique qualities that distinguish them from others. Collectivism on the other hand‚ is the extent to which we value our duty to groups to which we belong‚ as well as group
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Sociological Perspectives Sociology describes ‘the study of development‚ structure and functioning of human society.’ (1) A sociological perspective studies human life and social interactions‚ along with how those interactions shape society as a whole. Sociological perspectives allow us to gain perception of social life‚ structures and individuals‚ supporting us in understanding links between what people do and the social settings that shape their behaviour. Similarly‚ links between individuals shaping
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