Danny Perry AIU HUMA215 - 1302B - 16 Syncretism as defined by Merriam-Webster is the combination of different forms of belief or practice or the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms. Simplified this means two cultures combine thoughts and beliefs into its own “new form” of an old belief. The difference in the syncretism of the America and Africa and the Indian and Chinese cultures were greatly different‚ but reflect similar traits in each other. One of the main similarities
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PROJECT HUMA215 – Human Cultural by Derrick E‚ Mosley AIU Online May 18‚ 2013 Abstract This project is about comparing and contrasting the legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa and the Americas with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. The group had to answer what cultural factors caused the differences in outcomes. They had to answer what legacies have the differences in types of encounters and degrees of cultural change left today. They had
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between the syncretism that occurred in Africa and in the Americas when different cultural groups met (i.e. Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans) WITH the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. Basically‚ you are assessing some specific consequences of the increasing global contact that began during the 1400s and 1500s. You must ultimately make an argument regarding why some regions of the world (i.e. Africa‚ the Americas) experienced cultural syncretism with Westerners
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Cultural Syncretism Cultural Syncretism Christina Doty Alexis Garrett American InterContinental University Online HUMA215-1205B-07 Topics in Cultural Studies Erin Pappas January 27‚ 2013 Abstract The legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa‚ and the Americas have been compared and contrasted with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encounter in China and India. The cultural factors that caused these different outcomes are discussed. This discussion is followed by the legacies
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Cultural Syncretism Abstract The concept of cultural syncretism exists when two different cultures combine their ancient beliefs of the past to create new traditions and/or beliefs. There are several cultural factors that influenced both Africa and the Americas such as weaponry‚ technological advancements‚ medical and religious. China and India’s values were quite different when it came to cultural beliefs. They would isolate themselves from outside traditions‚ which made them more resistant to
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There are two common traits reasons syncretism had not occurred in very early on in the Eastern Cultures of Indian and China. These have to do with the adaptability of religion and focus on discipline and work culture. Not all world religions are equally open to economic changes. The adaptability of a religious tradition may be measured by whether its sacred texts are open to translation and interpretation. This was not the case with Buddhism‚ Confucianism or Hinduism. There are various books
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1) Please explain: How “resistance to cultural change” can influence international product introduction? Culture in the context of marketing can be seen an aggregate of customs and habits shared by a group of people. It affects consumption patterns of consumers considerably. These practices in concrete market can’t be changed easily by any brand. Brands need to adopt their strategies and communications to cultural philosophy and find the balance between standardization and customization. If they
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Cultural Resistance to Change All large & complex businesses like BA have to address the need to change in the face of a rapidly changing and often hostile external environment. It is inevitable that a CEO will face some internal resistance to whatever change is proposed‚ regardless of the prevailing culture. The issue is the relatively importance of culture as compared with other causes of resistance. Organisation culture does play a key role in whether change can be implemented and managed
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phenomenon resulted in the cultural transformation of entire societies. Bentley specifically sets out to answer the following question: “ to what extent was it possible for beliefs and values to cross cultural boundary lines‚ win the allegiance of peoples from different civilizations‚ and attract converts from alien cultural traditions?” (6). While providing an answer to this question‚ Bentley successfully argues against the popular Eurocentric belief that effective cross-cultural encounters at a long-distance
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NATIONAL CULTURE OF CHINA AND INDIA IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Introduction 1. Increased business globalization‚ emergence of new economic hubs like BRIC countries (Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China) as well as more intense competition among organizations at the domestic and international level alike over the past two decades‚ have necessitated the need for studies in the comparative Human Resource Management (HRM) (Budhwar & Sparrow‚ 2002a). As a result‚ a growing number
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