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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Cultural Tourism in Mauritius Tourism comprises of activities of persons travelling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year‚ for leisure business and other purposes (WTO‚ 1991). Mauritius is one of the islands which make up the Mascareignes Islands group. Tourism is a major factor in keeping the economy of this country as high as it is. Before people started visiting this beautiful part of the world they solely relied

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     The idea of Cultural Relativism‚ made clear by James Rachels‚ advocates that the proper thing to do with this newfound power is to not use it at all. Cultural Relativism is a theory asserting that there are no absolute truths of morals and therefore‚ a practice of a culture can not be judged as right or wrong. While its fundamentals may seem enlightened‚ radical practice of them prevents moral progress and the philosophy fails to acknowledge that immorality simply exists. Cultural Relativism’s major claim to fame is that the philosophy

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    Cultural is defined as a shared design for living. It is based on the values and practices of society. People absorb culture through early process of socialization and the process carries over to the way in which they perceived themselves and the world. Some people agree that cultural diversity in the workplace develop our country skills and contributes to the growth. But how far these opinion accepted by the society as a whole. Many corporations have recognized that diversity contributes to the

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    cultures in the contemporary world where people and goods constantly (but not freely) move? How such cultures are daily being reproduced‚ commented upon and criticized‚ transformed‚ or newly produced? This course will introduce the field of socio-cultural anthropology through the exploration of some of its central topics‚ methods and theories. We refuse to see “culture” as a bounded “thing” in a particular place or as a fixed and timeless characteristic of a certain group of people. Instead‚ we

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    Cross-Cultural Perspectives University of Phoenix ETH/316 Cross-Cultural Perspectives The mission of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) is commitment to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrates and the society in which they choose to live (“International Organization for Migration”‚ n.d.). IOM provides a safe‚ reliable‚ and cost-effective service to help those who require international migration assistance. This global organization is forced to face

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    revolution‚ and often negatively. This arose questions to me: why was there the Cultural Revolution? And why was it so violent? Why did chairman Mao gave free way to the ruining of thousands of years of ancient Chinese culture and history? In this essay I will try to give an answer to the first two questions including my own perception of the matter. The great leap forward For a better understanding of the Cultural Revolution‚ and its roots‚ I will give an insight to the events before the actual

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    Gray should tell Brown that cultural relativism states that different cultures accept different moral principles and make different moral judgments (Barcalow‚ P.58). Our moral beliefs should align with our community’s beliefs. Whatever a community thinks is wrong for it is wrong for it. In other words‚ whatever your community believes is moral right and is moral wrong then you as a member of the community should oblige by those beliefs. Cultural relativism also claims that there is no universal moral

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    Creative and cultural industries The term ‘Creative Industries’ was established in 1998 the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) the term was to acknowledge the contribution that creative content made to the economy. The standard classification of the creative industries used by the DCMS Contains 13 industries: * Advertising * Architecture * Art and antiques * Computer games * Crafts * Design * Designer fashion * Film

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    Introduction 1) Does Louie have a problem‚ or are the people who made the negative comments about Louie just being too sensitive? According to the article‚ the manager named Louie does have problem. The people who made the negative comments are not being too sensitive since the comments about him are true although he may not realize that. Louie has discrimination problem against female (para.3 and 8)‚ homosexual (para. 4)‚ older people (para. 5) and other races of people

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    Misunderstandings Every country has its own culture which is different from other countries’. Therefore‚ differences in cultures can make communication misunderstanding. Cultural differences increase the likelihood of misunderstanding as well. If people speak different languages‚ the danger of bad translation is obvious. But even if people speak the same language‚ they may communicate in different ways. Common differences are between high-context and low-context communication. Low-context communication

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