Cultural Misunderstandings Darcy Lingg PSYC3540 – Culture‚ Ethnicity & Diversity Capella University March 2014 My example of a cultural misunderstanding is between a doctor and a Chinese patient. Are you drinking plenty of fluids? < Patient thoughts: I wonder why he is asking me that‚ what it is with these people and water > I don’t like the water here. It’s too cold. I don’t know what’s wrong with people here that they drink that. Really??? And what happens when you drink the
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Cultural identity is what I see myself as‚ positively or negatively. The way I see things and my judgement is varied by my own personal identity. This is the combination‚ result of many factors. Like physical appearances and environment‚ cultural background‚ gender‚ etc. My personal identity should be changing everyday‚ every moment by the building up of my intelligence and experiences. In the earlier stage‚ my personal identity is solely from my parents. This includes: heredity‚ culture background
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Content Introduction 1. The term «stereotype» 2. Common Stereotypes 2.1. African Americans 2.2. Men and Women 2.3. Cultures 2.4. Groups of Individuals 3. The Positive Side of Stereotypes Conclusion Introduction Cultural stereotypes may seem humorous but they can harm people. While many people understand and accept this as true‚ a "case study" approach‚ in the form of personal testimony‚ is often more valuable than a truckload of research. The definition of a stereotype is any
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4304/jltr.3.1.74-84 Cultural Awareness and Translation Teaching at Higher Vocational College: Problems and Solutions Xuelian He Quzhou College of Technology‚ Quzhou‚ Zhejiang‚ China Email: angelaxl@163.com Abstract—In this paper‚ an investigation has been done on culture knowledge acquisition and cultural awareness of English majors at Higher Vocational College by taking the students at Quzhou College of Technology as the subjects. The problem of lack of culture knowledge and cultural awareness has
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Cultural diversity in the Mediterranean I 1- Culture and identity: Cultural identity as a construct: Identitas (lat. = the same): Nature is the same and it evolves at the same time Being and becoming Meaning and experience Social constructionim: “It is concerned with showing how members of a group go about constructing a world of common experience” (David L. Preston) Internalized attitudes and behaviors The Big Other (Lacan and Zizek): “ The [Big Other] is
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Cultural Orientation After testing myself on culture orientation I found that assessment was for the most part accurate. For a couple of sections I had answered questions that had categorized me into two different orientations. For an example‚ I had chosen the letter choice B for question number one‚ which indicated a collectivist orientation‚ and then for question number two I had chosen letter choice A‚ which indicated a individualist orientation. In an individualist culture‚ a person is held
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Cultural Intelligence Cultural Quotient is the organizational psychology and management theory‚ and it is all about the continuous learning and aptitude to develop personally through this learning. The differences in the intercultural do remains in the momentous challenge stage in all multinational organizations. Hence to face the challenge there is a need of a new domain of astuteness which immense relevance to the era of escalating globalization and the workplace diverse. For every manager who
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Chapter 11 Cultural Characteristics and Effective Business in China Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu ISEG/UTL‚ PORTUGAL Abstract For firms in the international market the cultural characteristics of host country societies‚ where their managers are going to deal and work‚ must be learned‚ absorbed and adopted. A person’s perception of market needs is framed by his or her own cultural experience. More than factual knowledge of Chinese culture the interpretative knowledge is very important and difficult
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Social context – intro Jamie Oliver’s 30-minute meals are found on channel 10 which is broadcasted every night of the week at around 6pm. Oliver is proving to the audience that it is not difficult to cook a quick‚ easy meal that tastes delicious without having to go out and buy take away. The author of the text is Oliver who was brought up in a family who cooked home cooked meals every night they also owned a small business in The Cricketers in Clavering‚ Essex‚ where at the age of eight‚ Oliver
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Assignment One 6. How and why is the argument of cultural imperialism unanswerable? In order to answer the question of such a complex issue‚ I wish to delve into the ambivalent relationship between traditionalism and modernisation as more cultures are forced to interact with one another‚ focusing primarily on the personal level‚ that of self identity‚ and the roles particular individuals play when constantly bombarded by modern media from around the world. Taking these factors into account as well
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