Cultural differences are also an important aspect of the critical incident as mother was from a Pakistan and had recently moved to England. Emma was from Pakistan has had only been in the country for a year and was finding it difficult to adjust and integrate into her community and was therefore was being supported by health visitor which stopped when she was re admitted with baby to hospital. However‚ due to lack of communication listening visit did not continue immediately after discharge. Studies
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Cultural Differences Paper Psychology 535 September 20‚ 2010 Cultural Differences Paper In the following paper two multicultural concepts have been selected‚ which are individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Then‚ I will analyze individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Last‚ I will point out the significance in understanding cultural differences. Individualism versus collectivism Culture can be defined as a program of shared
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Culture is what makes up our countries‚ cities‚ states‚ and communities; each place has different foods‚ clothing‚ religions‚ races‚ architecture‚ geography‚ and many more influences. These subjects define us and how we live. They contradict us from everyone else; they are examples of our unique characteristics. In the 1860’s the North and south were different. Besides the fact that we were in the middle of a civil war‚ the cultures were almost opposites. The southern parts of the United States were
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Running head: CULTURE Cultural Similarities and Differences Brook Smith Geography 21 March 2012 Introduction Culture is the integrated system of socially acquired values‚ beliefs‚ and rules of conduct that delimit the range of accepted behaviors in any given society. Cultural differences distinguish societies from one another. Culture is the way of life of an entire people. This paper will address the similarities and differences of cultures in Texas‚ India‚ Australia‚ and Nigeria.
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The cultural influence of difference in focus and categorization In the research article‚ “The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception” provided by Richard E. Nisbett and Yuri Miyamoto‚ there is evidence that perceptual processes are influenced by culture. The research found that Western cultures focus on salient objects and use rules and categorization for purposes of organizing the environment‚ whereas‚ East Asian cultures focus more holistically on relationships and similarities
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Cultural Differences in Brazil Tudo Bem! When in Brazil‚ this phrase simply means “how’s it going.” Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts (http://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.htm). Like many other countries‚ Brazil has different cultures unique to their surroundings. When visiting Brazil‚ there are three distinct cultures to be aware of; language‚ religion
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Cultural Differences Paper Cultural Differences Introduction Many people throughout the world indentify themselves by their cultural background. It is common knowledge that there are many different cultures throughout the world. Each culture has its similarities and differences. Every individual has multiple identities Race‚ ethnic‚ gender‚ national‚ regional‚ organizational‚ personal‚ cyber/fantasy—that act in concert. The importance of any single identity is a result of the situation. As
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There are many cultural differences when coming to a new country‚ especially when being only fifteen. Arriving in a new country by yourself is scary‚ mostly when you do not know the culture‚ and more importantly‚ the language. In my first weeks of being here‚ I really did not notice the differences‚ but as the time goes on‚ I notice more and more. One of the major differences noticeable is the Danish school systems‚ is in the U.S. you will not have a first-name relationship with your teacher
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There are six principles of cross-cultural communication. The first principle states that the less someone understands about a culture and the more differences among one another the more difficulties they will have with communication. The second principle states that breakdowns occur due to cultural differences. The third principle is the belief that communicating across cultures helps people to better understand their own communication actions. They become more aware of the hand gestures and word
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Cultural Differences Paper COM/360 Nicole Kragt Cultural Differences Paper “People must live and interact together for the culture to survive. In doing so‚ they must develop a way of relating that strikes a balance between showing concern for themselves and concern for others” (Koester & Lustig‚ Chapter 5‚ 2010). There are over 7 billion people in this world with thousands even millions born even day‚ but we as individual units think we live our lives as independents. We are not without influences
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