Challenge & Change Exam Review Notes UNIT 1: SOCIAL CHANGE Anthropology: examines development of the human species and human cultures throughout the world. Sociology: looks at the development and structure of human society and how it works Psychology: examines people’s feelings‚ thoughts‚ and personality development Anthropology: Study: examines human species and cultures‚ compares cultures‚ kinship Perspectives on Society & Social Change: believe social change is due to the fact that
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Introduction The immigrants in the United States are faced with challenges and struggles that prevent them from living the American dream that they envisioned would be possible after arriving to America. Today’s immigrants are faced with similar obstacles that the past generations have encountered after arriving to the United States. The challenges and struggles that both generations experience is learning to speak English‚ get an education‚ finding good paying jobs‚ having a decent place to live
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Cross Country is a very challenging and demanding sport‚ as it requires both mental and physical discipline. The most important aspects of fitness in cross-country are cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance. Both will allow you to maintain speed longer and run further which will greatly increase your chances of performing well in a race. Your build and body are also very important in cross-country‚ as the best long distance runners are typically tall and thin. Cross-country is done by some
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Haiti “Take time to be thankful for everything that you have. You can always have more‚ but you could also have less.” -Anonymous. My family and I have gone to Haiti for the past three years. Haiti is a third world country in the Caribbean about 1836 miles from Chicago. We go there to help others and to receive the gift of giving instead of presents for Christmas. At the end of December 2015 we got on a plane and flew to Haiti. As we arrived we got on the Tap-Tap (taxi) and got driven to the orphanage
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intercultural communication to avoid ethnocentrism‚ which is “the belief that one’s own cultural group is superior” (Ober‚ 2003‚ p. 50). One must embrace ethno-relativism‚ which is consists of acceptance of acceptance‚ adaptation‚ and integration of other cultures. Although‚ language is important‚ effective intercultural communicators have to focus on nonverbal communication (Hynes‚ 2011 & Ober‚ 2003). Nonverbal Sensitivity Communicating effectively in intercultural business environments is more than
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Case Studies in Cross Cultural Miscommunication When a company starts to do business in a foreign country‚ there are often many business practices that are different and difficult to understand. As a result‚ many companies experience cross cultural miscommunication that can inhibit business and break the trust between corporate headquarters and the foreign office. In this paper‚ we look at some real examples of communication problems between offices in two locations. This occurs both between
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1. Explain the possible problems in the ethical culture of the Red Cross that created the issues discussed in this case. Ethical culture can be viewed as the character or decision making process the employees use to determine whether their responses to ethical issues are right or wrong. Ethical culture is driven by top management. The problems began with American Red Cross when the organization started to see a high rate of turnover in the executive level. The frequent executive turnover significantly
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What is Cross-Cultural Communication? The phrase cross-cultural communication describes the ability to successfully form‚ foster‚ and improve relationships with members of a culture different from one’s own. It is based on knowledge of many factors‚ such as the other culture’s values‚ perceptions‚ manners‚ social structure‚ and decision-making practices‚ and an understanding of how members of the group communicate--verbally‚ non-verbally‚ in person‚ in writing‚ and in various business and social
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CHALLENGES FACED IN MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FACED IN MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1. Globalization: Many Indian firms are compelled to think globally‚ something which is difficult for managers who were accustomed to operate in vast sheltered markets with minimal or no competition either from domestic or foreign firms. 2. Changed Employee Expectations: Employees demand empowerment and expect equality with the management. Previous
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the culture of a country are tightly connected. In order to be a good manager outside your ‘comfort zone’ - the country you are living in‚ with its culture‚ people‚ and all of it sides (that you are pretty acknowledged of)‚ you should be ready to go deeper in the new place’s culture‚ people’s values‚ habitude‚ manners or even dress codes and food manners. Using the bedrock of cultural theory and comparison are the keys to manage within a culture. The importance of knowing a country’s culture helps
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