CULtURAL GENOCIDE RECONSIDERED Robert van Krieken* I Introduction One aspect of the Bringing them Home Report1 that has caused considerable controversy was its appeal to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide2 (‘UNGC’) to characterise the removal of Aboriginal children as state-sponsored genocide.3 This utilisation of the UNGC having been debated in the wake of the Bringing Them Home Report‚ there is now general agreement that it was deeply
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Cultural Differences between the US and Korea Since I came to the USA a year ago‚ I have experienced the customs here. Many customs in the USA are similar to the customs of my country‚ Korea. However‚ some differences are surprising‚ some are embarrassing‚ and some are just funny. Some of the different customs are related to New Year’s celebrations‚ dinner customs‚ and conversation styles. First‚ New Year’s Day is celebrated differently in Korea and the United States in numerous ways. In the USA
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Cultural Differences between India and Canada Would people from different cultures have similar ways of living? While Canada is considered to be a recent civilization‚ India is an ancient one. Therefore‚ both countries have different cultures and ways of living. Some major cultural differences people tend to contrast between cultures are their food‚ clothing and life styles. The food in both of the countries is very different. People in India prefer home cooked meals prepared by their
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Cultural Profile Australia Australia is geographically located just south of China and Indonesia on the world map. It is considered to be the 6th largest country in the world in terms of land mass. Meanwhile Australia is also considered the smallest continent in the world. In 1945‚ Australia only had a population of about 7 million people. Since 1945 the country had gained another 6.5 million due to immigration for reasons such as escaping poverty‚ war and persecution. The immigrants have mainly
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and Engineering Rufei He & Jianchao Liu (2010) Barriers of Cross Cultural Communication in Multinational Firms --- A Case Study of Swedish Company and its Subsidiary in China Abstract In times of rapid growth‚ both in terms of economic development and globalization‚ an increasing number of firms extend their businesses abroad. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. This study employs a qualitative approach in a single case
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The Cultural Differences Analysis of Geely’s Acquisition of Volvo 1. Introduction Cross-border mergers have become the inevitable trend of economic globalization‚ which is strategic tool for the enterprises to obtain the core competitiveness. The mergers can not only enhance the internal competitiveness of the enterprises‚ but also promote the enterprises to develop international markets and some emerging areas. However‚ when multinational companies enter the international market‚ Cultural difference
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and even here in Australia we see this clashing of divergent cultures. These conflicting ideologies within a single national geographic area have made it increasingly difficult for policy makers to understand these different factions and to create policy which serves the greatest number of people. Traditional sources of knowledge and guidance‚
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Introduction The purpose of this essay is to compare and analyze how to handle cultural differences between Thailand and the Netherlands and give recommendations on how a Dutch person could behave in Thailand. Life in the Netherlands In The Netherlands‚ everyday life is rather casual. The Dutch celebrate many holidays and have many days off a year‚ whether it be King’s day‚ Whitsun‚ Easter‚ Christmas and many more. Dutch people are very friendly and they always greet everyone‚ regardless if they
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Differences between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in
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I was very surprised to learn about how different Christmas in Uganda was compared to in the U.S.. The biggest difference between the two cultures is how they celebrate Christmas. I learned that in Uganda‚ they don’t buy any expensive items for friends or family members. Instead‚ their gift is just being at the celebration with friends and family. In the U.S.‚ families would buy expensive items for each other as a gift. If someone doesn’t like their gift‚ they would just send it back and get something
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