Social and Cultural Continuity and Change: Focus Country – India Part A – Outline the features of continuity And change Gender roles and the status of men and women is a part of the social and cultural continuity and change among India. Men in India are frequently recognized to be more superior to the women. Gender roles within India are considered to be backwards in contrast to many westernised societies. Women are often to be seen as a nurturer and less educated than men. Once the women become
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Human migration Human migration is the movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. The movement is typically over long distances and from one country to another‚ but internal migration is also possible. Migration may be individuals‚ family units or in large groups. Immigration is the movement of people into a country to which they are not native in order to settle there‚ especially as permanent residents or future
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Kerala. Parasurama the 6th Incarnation of Lord Vishnuthrew an axe far into the sea and commanded the sea to retreat. The land that emerged from the waters became Kerala. From where does the term kerala come from ? Sanskrit scholars derive the name from “Kera or coconut”‚which is a staple product of kerala. Others say it is derived from the Tamil word “Charal” meaning Mountain slope. Arab and Persian writers and early Malayalam and medieval Tamil Literature say that the word kerala
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Bill – Huy Tien Minh Nguyen 02/10/2011 “Hell Is Other iPods: The Aural Loneliness of the Long Distance Shuffler” In “Hell Is Other iPods: The Aural Loneliness of the Long Distance Shuffler‚” author Caspar Melville rises an issue about the domination of iPods in the society nowadays. The product of Apple urges the desire inside each person when he or she sees others get one. But the iPod itself has to have attractive points so as to induce people‚ and they are the gorgeous in looking
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Migration – Rural-urban migration of newlyweds Migration is the physical movement by humans from one region to another over vast distances across geographic barriers or shorter distances from rural areas to more urbanized cities in their own country of residence. In recent years the rate of rural-urban migration in many less economically developed countries such as China has become alarming as more people waft into the urban centres from the rural areas. In particular many young‚ newlywed couples
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Power distance is one of the five dimensions of Hofstede’s framework for assessing culture. Hofstede has defined power distance as “the extent to which inequality in power is accepted and considered as normal by less powerful people in a society.”(Hofstede‚ p. 307‚ 1986). He divided this dimension into two categories: 1. Small 2. Large Small power distance: Small power distance means that the extent to which less powerful people accept the social inequality is small‚ that is members
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Support individuals during a period of change 1 Changes that may occur are Deaths in the family ‚ moving tenancy‚ a birth in the family or just growing up in general 2 A death can be a negative experience because it brings a time of emotions and can make someone sad if a person close to them has died. Moving house can be a welcome change of refresh an individual’s life with new surroundings. 3 Approaches that may enhance an individual’s capacity for change are to use existing skills or knowledge
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The Difference Ideas of Social Distance Between American Culture And Chinese Culture How far the range of social distance should be? The correct range of social distance depends on different groups of society and is opposed to locational distance. According to Ashley Crossman a sociology expert‚ social distance is the degree to which people are willing to accept and associate with those having different social characteristics. For example‚ an unwillingness to live next door to a family of a different
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DISTANCE EDUCATION: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM BEYOND BORDER History Distance education dates back to at least as early as 1728 when an advertisement in the Boston Gazette promoted "Caleb Phillips‚ Teacher of the new method of Short Hand‚" who sought students who wanted to learn through weekly mailed lessons. Similarly‚ Isaac Pitman taught shorthand in Great Britain via correspondence in the 1840s. Distance education has a long history‚ but its popularity and use has grown exponentially as
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Many people use distance-learning programs (study material post‚ TV‚ Internet‚ etc.) to study at home‚ but some people think that it cannot bring the same benefits of attending college or university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 第一次 Nowadays‚ an increasing number of people are concerned about the vehicle of accessing to knowledge and skills. However‚ whether people should be given access to knowledge by distance-learning programs or by attending college has caused
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