Individualistic vs Collectivist Cultures in Schools As a female American teacher reports to an immigrant Latino father that his daughter is doing well in class speaking out‚ expressing herself‚ taking an active role he looks down at his lap and does not respond. Thinking that perhaps he has not understood‚ the teacher again praises his daughter’s ability to speak out in class and explains that it is very important for children to participate orally. Looking even more uncomfortable‚ the father
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Individualism in cultures means loose ties. Everyone is expected to look after one’s self or immediate family but no one else. Individualism is about the rights of the individual. Dubrin (2004) noted it seeks to let each person grow or fail on their own‚ and sees group-focus as denuding the individual of their inalienable rights. Collectivism implies that people are integrated from birth into strong‚ cohesive groups that protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty. Hybels and Weaver (2007)
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are developing the strategic skill set to master doing business across cultures. Cross-cultural core competence is at the crux of today’s sustainable competitive advantage. If one day you’re asked to manage a supply chain in Malaysia‚ the next day you’re managing your virtual team in China‚ and the next you’re optimizing your company’s call center in India‚ you know that it’s just not possible to be an expert in every culture or geography in which you do business. What is possible is developing the
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Cross Culture Assignment: Analyse the cultural differences of your home country and the country chosen for stage by using any of the models learned during the lectures. I am going to choose Lewis’ Model for this Assignment To begin with‚ when comparing two cultures it is important to examine your own culture. According to Lewis’ model my home country Germany belongs to the linear-active group. This means that we always do one thing at a time‚ concentrate hard on that thing and do it within
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* High-Context Culture * Low-Context Culture * Individualism * Collectivism * Masculine * Feminine Why Study Culture? * Globalization * Rise in intercultural Shock * Avoid Culture ShockCultural Contexts * What is cultural Context? * The relative emphasis different cultures place on nonverbal communication * High-Context culture * Low-Context cultureCulture Values * What are culture values? * Four categories of cultural values: * Individualism vs. Collectivism
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that were particular to my culture. Later on that evening she had pulled me to the side and told me that the culture that she was raised in was completely different from mine. She was raised in New York all of her life and she had never experienced such a distinct culture. At that time I told her that she did not know half the story! As time went on‚ she attended more and more Indian functions and realized that the main differences between the western and Indian cultures were religion‚ marriage
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ago. Since American culture is comprised of numerous nationalities‚ it is important to identify both the characteristics of individual nationality nutrition trends and those of which that have been picked up through current trends in the American culture. We
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Pink Ribbon Culture v. Feminism The pink ribbon culture is getting out hands. Up until the late 1990’s‚ the breast cancer sisterhood stood as a symbol of unification‚ advocacy and women empowerment. It is not a secret that the women’s health movement helped to encourage women with breast cancer to support each other. These women fought ardently to ban cruel medical procedures and to increase federal funds for the research of a cure. Feminism is what led women to speak up and find solutions to a
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according to culture‚ religion‚ socialisation and personal identity. They can be categorised into time‚ environment‚ society & culture and persons. The film ‘Yolngu boy’ follows the coming of age journey of three young aboriginal boys; Lorrpu‚ Botj and Milika as they experience their own rite of passage mainly influenced by environment‚ power and authority and culture. Their lives and rites of passage are very different to my own. A cultural comparison can be made between my culture and Yolngu
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India Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed in equally. India scores high on this dimension‚ 77‚ indicating an appreciation for hierarchy and a Top – Down Structure in society and Organizations
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