Quarter I V 2010 ISSN 2229 – 5313 THE EFFECTS OF WESTERN CIVILISATION AND CULTURE ON AFRICA Dare Arowolo (Lecturer‚ Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration‚ Adekunle Ajasin University‚ Nigeria) ABSTRACT The central argument of this paper stems from the submission that colo nialism‚ slave trade and missionary are the platform upon which Western civilisation and culture thrive and are sustained. While insisting that Western civilisation and culture has precariously contaminated the traditional
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It’s hard to define culture because it is soft‚ elusive‚ complex and difficult to measure. However from business perspective‚ we can view culture as sum total of three elements: Behaviors (Individual or organizational)‚ Business Outcomes of behaviors‚ and Drivers that influence behavioral patterns. Drivers of behavior can be classified into four types: Personal‚ Social‚ Organizational‚ and Models. Here‚ the drivers “Organizational” and “Models” can be altered to change the underlying behavior of
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Culture is one of the basic things in life. Whether when we are working‚ dealing with people‚ spending time with family or even doing our daily routine. Culture is learned since we were born‚ no matter we as human realized the differences or not. Culture is the full range of learned behaviour patterns that are acquired by people as members of a society like in a family. A culture is a complex‚ interrelated with anything that consists of the knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs‚ skills‚ and
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ability to topple authoritarianism and rattle the political landscape. The epitaph foretold that sometimes a guitar‚ more than even armaments or peace treaties‚ had the capacity to reshape the world. In the years that followed Stalin’s death‚ Western culture began to penetrate the Soviet Union. Khrushchev’s liberalization policies allowed for greater (albeit still severely restricted)
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Rape contaminates our society. It is an infection that affects every aspect of daily society‚ from perceptions to actions to thoughts to emotions. And all infections have epidemics. Looking at Indian society today‚ it is safe to say that we are in the midst of just such an outbreak—perhaps not in terms of the quantity or quality of such incidents‚ but certainly in terms of the reactions and attitudes towards them. More people are raising their voices in protest than ever before. Awareness is spreading
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that in order for Black youths to survive‚ they needed to be provided with an alternative future to explore. The solution to this issue was to create a culture that celebrated art and creativity. The result was hip-hop. Art forms such as DJing‚ MCing‚ breaking‚ and tagging became the defining elements of hip-hop. The foundation of Hip-hop culture was built on African-American history‚ in
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Every country has it own culture‚ and every culture has their own way of communicating; therefore‚ growing up as a Yoruba in a Nigerian household (Africa) is not an exception. As a Nigerian living in Canada‚ it is a mix of culture for me but‚ I will say I am more of the Nigerian culture than the Canadian because of the household I live. According to Hall theory‚ “high–context cultures prefer to use the high-context message in which very little is provided in the coded‚ explicit‚ transmitted part
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decades. Myths have been passed down by world of mouth for decades‚ usually to explain an unexplainable event or often to tell a story of a Greek God. These myths started in Greece culture has an influence on our culture today. The Greek culture impacts our daily life. The Greek culture has an impact on the western culture. They have an impact on today’s entertainment industry and also in the world of science. Greek mythology impacts are all over around the world. Greek mythology is the myth that the
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The long‚ rich history of Judaism gives the western world its shape today. The laws‚ traditions‚ culture‚ and values are directly attributable to Judaism. Judaism most prominently began with the founder of the Hebrews known as Abraham‚ who began to worship a figure called "Elohim." Historically‚ the teachings of Judaism were also subscribed by nomadic tribes‚ which settled in present day Palestine‚ near Mt. Sinai. The people of these tribes did not label themselves as Hebrews‚ and referred to G-d
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Mythology in Western Culture A Myth is a traditional story‚ specifically one concerning early history of a people group explaining some natural phenomenon or social occurrence typically involving the supernatural. It comes from the Latin word mythus which means speech‚ thought‚ story‚ or anything delivered by word of mouth. Mythology is simply an attempt to answer the unknown. It implemented a sense of security to the ancients who could not explain the aspects of the universe with science or reason
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