Final Cultural Research Paper Throughout this course‚ we have learned that the primary mode of subsistence (how a culture makes a living) impacts many other aspects of cultural behavior and has been an effective way to organize thoughts and studies about culture. In order to demonstrate your understanding of subsistence modes and its impact on a culture and why a culture acts as it does‚ your Research Paper will require you to: 1. Select a specific culture from the following list: a. Basseri
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Molly Moore Professor Hadjicostandi Sociology 1301 16 June 2012 There are two systems used to compare cultures in sociology: ethnocentrism; the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture (Macionis)‚ and cultural relativism; the practice of judging a culture by its own standards (Macionis). Since we are raised in our own culture‚ it is easiest to use ethnocentrism‚ because it comes natural to judge by our own standards. From studying “Body Rituals Among The Nacirema”
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them; if they associated with them they will live like them‚ poor and uneducated. Although Mr. Tillage’s statement differed from others‚ this was his belief. Every person may have different values‚ but that is way cultures form. There are four Cultural Universals‚ one being religion. Religion is a big part of one’s life‚ whether one is monotheistic‚ polytheistic‚ or even anti-theistic‚ it is still a religion. At the time of slavery and discrimination‚ a lot of families would pray to get out of
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An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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What are the benefits to teaching cultural diversity in schools? Contextually-based examples should be given‚ but be sure not to specifically identify any individual or organization. Teaching in a culturally diverse school can be beneficial in many ways. You are serving the community and teaching children the initial necessities of survival which is communication whether verbal‚ signs or signing. It could be a combination of all. You need the parental involvement too. The joy is when as
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* Based on your study on this module of cultural theories‚ international business ethics and the practice of managing across cultures‚ and assuming the role of a business consultant specialising in cross-cultural issues‚ write a cultural briefing for the Human Resources department of a real international business. Your briefing should cover a range of cultural issues‚ including the creation of cross-cultural teams‚ training employees for expatriate assignments‚ national negotiating styles and training
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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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world”. The growth of interdependence and cooperation among countries‚ and international companies‚ do not claim that the cultural difference is decreasing. Instead‚ Culture difference increasingly impact on most aspects of people’ activities. Regarding business management‚ it is clear that most of the international companies cannot make more profit because of neglect of cultural differences. On the one hand‚ the globalization has created opportunities for corporations to cooperate among countries
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HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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on three of the cross cultural communication principles and give concrete examples for it of them. Cross cultural communication is a studying of how to look at people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate (for example‚ national‚ ethics‚ religious‚ etc)‚ resulting from a common language and communication style‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and values‚ in similar and different ways among themselves and how they endeavour to communicate cross the cultural. Cross cultural communication has seven
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