Modern western culture arguably fails to meet the most fundamental requirements of any culture: to provide a sense of belonging and purpose‚ a sense of self-worth and meaning‚ and a moral framework to guide youth. Countries like New Zealand and Australia are categorized as “new” western nations‚ young countries without a long‚ shared cultural heritage or strong sense of identity (Eckersley. R 2008). I believe the contribution of western societies has created a worsening precedent‚ one that in particular
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Tattoos in Western Culture The art of tattooing has changed in modern times quite drastically. It is slowly becoming more acceptable to own and display tattoos on one’s body. In more conservative times‚ those with tattoos were looked on as social outcast‚ turned down for jobs and seen as strange outsiders. However‚ within the past half century‚ tattoos have steadily become more acceptable. Millions of people in America now proudly tattoo their skin‚ with everything from religious symbols to
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Tokenism is a longstanding and popular practice in Western culture when the situations entails entertainment; shows like South Park (Stone‚ Parker) frequently find the humour in bringing attention to one of their only Black characters - ironically named Token Black - while shows like The Wayans Bros. (Wayans)‚ on a more serious note‚ brought to light the issue with the Western world’s perfunctory effort at including minorities in the workforce. Tokenism‚ however‚ is not exclusive to entertainment
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society through increased hospitalizations and complications. The following cultural patterns may represent many American Indians‚ but do not represent all people in a community. According to the University of California School of Nursing‚ in Culture and Clinical Care‚ many aspects of Indian culture today reflect the culture of the general US population. The American Indian concept of family includes immediate and extended family members‚ as well as community and tribal members. Women are the
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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Family‚ Marriage and Kinship ties of Indian culture specifically of the village of Ratakote as told in Conformity and Conflict. The first thing I noticed about both cultures was they practiced arranged marriages with their children preferably being young (the Indians explained that young age was best so their children wouldn’t start becoming sexually active and elope with someone else they fell in love with and break off the entire marriage they were in). Both cultures were very close to each other family-wise
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Indian Leadership Culture Indian culture is a curious conglomeration of beliefs‚ some which are religious‚ and some which are demographic in nature. The challenge is to strike a balance between the seemingly conflicting demands of the various groups of people. The composition of the Indian Armed Forces in general and the Indian Navy in particular‚ reflects India’s diversity. Any ship or establishment‚ irrespective of size would invariably have personnel hailing from diverse religious‚ linguistic
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popular culture or sport among the working population in the British West Indies during the first half of the 20th century. Cricket today‚ as it has been said many times‚ is not what it used to be. Unfortunately many young West Indians know very little of what is once was and what it stood for‚ they take for granted the techniques and its origins. The level of West Indies cricket has been diluted due to the increase of tourism and fast paced games. However there are many West Indians who hold
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The Seminole Indian culture has been expressed in a number of ways‚ including art‚ basketry‚ and beadwork. However‚ did you know that their culture has been shaped for at least 12‚000 years? As this tribe’s culture was formed‚ the Seminole became famous for things as simple as their houses. Their bravery and intelligence became known throughout the United States. As you look within their culture‚ you can’t help but understand why so many people marveled at their simplest items. Even today‚ their
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Japanese and Indian Cultures Sample Student ANT 101 November 16‚ 2009 Japanese and India Cultures All countries in the world are unique and differ greatly from one another. Even though‚ they have many differences‚ they still have many things in common. When one thinks of Japan and India‚ not many similarities come to mind. They may come up with similarities such as‚ Japan and India are both Asian countries and both have
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