What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung? Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues? Why? According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012)‚ the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values‚ emphasizing
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Plan Introduction Chapter 1. General survey of cultural diversity 1. Motivation of cultural diversity 2. Type of cultural diversity Chapter 2. Practical application of cultural diversity 2.1 Cultural diversity in USA. 2.2 Cultural diversity in Europe 2.3 Cultural diversity in Kyrgyzstan Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The theme of my course paper is “Cultural diversity”. I have chosen this topic because I am interested in this theme in
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World Views and Cultural Landscapes Every land has a past and a story behind it that has been built with time. This history is extremely important because if you take the time to analyse a certain land‚ you can realise that it has a lot of interesting things that you can learn. But are some lands more important than other? To characterise a land as a cultural landscape‚ many criteria are demanded. Also‚ a big influence for this kind of land is the world view. Here are two important terms that
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Cultural Competency I approached a social worker who works with a charity organization. The organization helps children from different cultural background who due to poverty they cannot afford basic needs such as place to stay‚ education and food. The organization comes to their aid by providing the basic necessities to them. The organization tends to deal with children from diverse cultural backgrounds. As a result a number of challenges are faced when dealing with the children. In order to
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Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations‚ maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings‚ monuments‚ landscapes‚ books‚ works of art‚ and artifacts)‚ intangible culture (such as folklore‚ traditions‚ language‚ and knowledge)‚ and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes‚ and biodiversity)
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Cultural relativism holds that there is no universal morality that is common among all cultures. Specifically‚ in an article on cultural relativism James Rachels states the following characteristics of cultural relativism: 1) Different societies have different moral codes; 2) There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one societal code better than another; 3) The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many; 4) There is no "universal truth"
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| Cultural Diversity within the Workplace | | Cultural Diversity within the Workplace Cultural diversity‚ what is cultural diversity‚ and how does it affect the work place? I believe that there are people out there that still may not have a true understanding as to the exact meaning of cultural diversity‚ or they assume that it is something that only pertains to people who are of a different back ground as the next person. Cultural diversity encases more than just people who come from different
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Mao Ze Dong started the Great Cultural Revolution in 1966‚ in what appeared to be a massive cleansing policy to ensure the final victory of Mao and his supporters over the rest of the Chinese Communist party. Mao Zedong officially launched the Cultural Revolution at Eleventh Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee. Over the next decade‚ literally millions of people were destroyed‚ imprisoned and blamed for previously hidden ’bourgeois tendencies’ while tens of thousands were executed. Mao Zedong
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Small Event Planning Timeline This timeline should be used in conjunction with the full event checklist. This is just the timing of how the details of the event should unfold to help keep you on track. 3 Months Out □ Create a committee to help with the planning and participate on the event day □ Design a theme or brand feel for the event □ Nail down exact total budget amount (then deduct 10% to use as actual amount) □ Set the date- Checking all calendars (school‚ national‚ hosts‚ honoree & Deans
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(Rachels 618). This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. "Cultural Relativism‚ as it has been called‚ challenges our ordinary belief in the objectivity and universality of moral truth. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics: there there are only the various cultural codes‚ and nothing more. Moreover‚ our own code has no special status‚ it is merely one among many" (Rachels 618). It is clear that the answer to the question of ethics is‚ Cultural Relativism. The subject of murder is
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