serious odds‚ Russians and Americans have been falling in love and marrying. Visson‚ an interpreter and writer‚ herself married to a Russian‚ has interviewed some 100 of these cross-cultural couples and researched the lives of couples in the earlier part of this century in an effort to understand the strange mutual attraction between people whose countries were usually antagonists. While rational explanations can only partly answer questions about romance (though at different times Russians and Americans
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Research paper of the discipline “Cross Cultural Competence SS 2012” Made by: Brovchenko Ekaterina Dzyuba Stanislav Shushunina Tatiana 2012 Content Summary 1.Targets‚ tasks and problems of research During the last ten years aspects of cross-cultural competence provoke theoretical and
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number of theoretical principles and topics of cross-cultural management in the everyday life of Australian’s living in this suburb‚ through such theories and topics as Oberg’s six-month cycle of culture shock‚ Cultural dimensions- Ethnocentrism/stereotyping/parochialism‚ Hofstede’s value dimensions theory‚ as well as Harris’s and Moran’s cultural profiles. Oberg’s six-month cycle of culture shock Oberg’s theory identifies 4 major stages of cultural shock and explains the “typical” transition process
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suggested cultural competence is as an ethical obligation and cross -cultural skills should be placed on a level of parity with other specialized skills (2009). Within each culture exists an incredible diversity of groups and subgroups (2011). Achieving a base of knowledge for each group creates a challenge. Social workers are affected by the way they grow up and their own culture. They will form stereotypes and biases. A post-modern perspective turns our attention to our own cultural baggage. We
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Cross Cultural Interview Who you met with and why you consider the person different? I met with Sofia Mitre. Sofia is a Mexican expatriate. She has lived in the U.S. for the vast majority of her life; however‚ she constantly travels to and from Mexico to visit family and to accompany her father on business trips. Although we both grew up in Austin‚ Sofia considers herself a visitor to the U.S. as a citizen of Mexico. She grew up in a household rooted in Mexican heritage while I grew up in a home
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Wal-Mart Cross-Cultural Perspectives Name Course Professor Wal-Mart Cross-Cultural Perspectives Wal-Mart is an international organization that is faced with different cultural issues. Amongst the most important issues that confront international businesses in the globe entails the differences in culture. Cultural differences influence different businesses that are operating across the globe. So as to respond to cultural difficulties‚ businesses have to come up with as well as implement efficient
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Smith S (2006) Cross-cultural information leaflets. Nursing Standard 21‚ 4‚39-41. Date of acceptance: May 25 2006. Effective Communication includes use of the written word (Department of Health 2003). The article I am reviewing reflects on the experiences of a multilingual team of health practitioners in developing information leaflets on good weaning practice. Although my aim is to improve communication with South East Asians on a hospital ward I felt this was relevant due to the diverse languages
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‘collaborative dialogue‚ where participants learn with support from each other’ (Ashton et. Al.‚ 2008‚ p. 10). Where staff and families are different from cultural and linguistic and their cultural communication practices. Knowing about aspect such as body language‚ forms of address‚ eye contact and personal space can help promote effective cross-cultural communication. When educators are knowledgeable about experiences‚ social practices and languages that children bring from home‚ they are able to ‘include
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Cross Cultural Beliefs about The Afterlife. Seminar in Individual Differences and Personality Abstract A study of American undergraduates indicated that the beliefs about the nature of life after death were quite complicated. A 41-item questionnaire produced 12 independent groups of beliefs. Belief in an internal locus of control and that one’s life is owned by God were associated with a more positive view of the afterlife‚ as was being Roman Catholic rather than Protestant
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