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    CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CULTURAL SHOCK Kasie Sepeda Professor Scherf 11/19/2012 Outline I. What is Cultural Shock a. serious phenomenon and a long-winded process b. Real culture shock can happen in places you expect to be similar II. Effects of cultural shock a. Happen when you take a culture for granted. b. Can affect your job‚ family‚ etc. III. Causes of cultural shock a. Can cause mild uneasiness or temporary homesickness to acute unhappiness or even‚ in extreme

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    When a sub-ordinate nation is ruled by a more dominant nation‚ the dominant nation passes on most of its cultural traits‚ most notably language‚ onto the sub-ordinate nation through power. This transfer of one culture onto another‚ is what we call‚ cultural imperialism. The language that is believed to be the dominant language today is the ‘English’ language‚ which obviously comes from the western culture. In today’s world you see English spoken almost everywhere‚ in India its even the co-official

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    Do you feel that cultural relativism is always positive?  Why or why not?  Under what circumstances do you feel that it is appropriate to condemn the practices of a culture other than your own Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context.. "In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of

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    Natalie Gagner PHI-101 Franklin Harvey 9 April 2014 Individual vs. Cultural relativism Some people may argue that‚ “what’s right/moral in my eyes‚ may not be right/moral in your eyes”. This is considered individual moral relativism. Cultural moral relativism is putting culture at the top of relative ethical decision-making. (Argosy University‚ 2014). These two different moral relativisms differ in the fact that one is putting what you believe first and the other is putting your culture

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    Military: Cultural Awareness Congressional and military leaders have directed improvement in cultural awareness training throughout the Department of Defense. However there are severe challenges‚ especially in an era of limited resources‚ transformation and combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Research shows that cultural decisions may not always achieve their desired effect; many bad decisions are a result of cultural ignorance. This article showed several ways to improve cultural awareness

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    every day life‚ but what are we reading and watching is it trustworthy? Can they tell us what is true or false? People disagree about many issues presented to them for example what is said in religion to what science proves and so on. This is where cultural relativism comes in‚ morally is correct to the beliefs and ethics of a particular culture within that same society. By this theory‚ no one can go against another society and say that their beliefs are right or wrong; it is up to one’s society where

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    Red Guards are organizations of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They are generally divided into two kinds‚ one is the various civil organizations‚ including workers‚ peasants‚ military academies and practitioners‚ and practitioners of literary and artistic organizations. The other one is Refers to the young students in universities and secondary schools formed by the spontaneous formation of student groups. Red Guards is not a real national army‚ but a special group of student organizations. It

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    Cultural Diversity in My Community Cindy Kirkland Cultural Diversity February 18‚ 2007 Chino a community being so diverse‚ there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly‚ because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community‚ it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of

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    Running head: Cultural Diversity Cultural Diversity and Our Behavior Effects Mary J. Shaw Altenburg‚ Missouri Abstract How is cultural diversity created? Some think it simply exists. Cultural diversity is much broader than merely race and ethnicity. For example‚ it is quite possible that the cultural differences between the elite and the poor are greater than the differences between racial groups within the same society. So‚ how is cultural diversity created? More specifically‚ what are

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    Cultural relativism is defined as the idea that a person actions or behavior should be judged within the context of that person’s culture. While this seems like a simple concept‚ it can be difficult for many people to fully accept (Eriksen 73). Whether this is caused by ignorance or a negative bias of the culture being analyzed as a whole‚ the most effect method to increase cultural relativism is to increase awareness of the differences between

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