Bakari Kitwana – Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop Many people have a connection to hip-hop that goes beyond simple pop culture consumerism. Some youth who identify with hip-hop identify with more than just music or entertainment. And‚ acceptance of hip-hop as mainstream popular culture has “radically altered the racial landscape” and in the way that young Americans are processing race. Instead of stark racial divisions in popular culture‚ the popularity of hip hop has created a much more fluid situation
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Cultural Plunge at an Asian Market As I contemplated on what my cultural plunge was going to be‚ it made me realize that I am lucky to say that I have been exposed and acquainted with maybe more than the usual. My ex-husband is Middle Eastern‚ I am Mexican‚ and I have homo-sexual friends‚ and have and had friends that are African-American‚ Caucasian‚ Japanese‚ Filipino‚ Jewish‚ and Korean. I finally chose to explore more of the Asian culture because although I have friends that are Asian I liked
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Cultural Immersion Project Part II Sylvia Hayes I attended an Atlanta Mar Thoma Indian Church service and a social fellowship honoring Senior citizens. The church service started at 10 am. When I arrived to the parking lot‚ I introduced myself to a young lady by the same of Sarah who was cordial enough to answer all of my questions concerning the service and invited me to the fellowship later. The service lasted for 3 hours. I noticed their central theme throughout the service was unity and
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Content Introduction 1. The term «stereotype» 2. Common Stereotypes 2.1. African Americans 2.2. Men and Women 2.3. Cultures 2.4. Groups of Individuals 3. The Positive Side of Stereotypes Conclusion Introduction Cultural stereotypes may seem humorous but they can harm people. While many people understand and accept this as true‚ a "case study" approach‚ in the form of personal testimony‚ is often more valuable than a truckload of research. The definition of a stereotype is any
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Cultural Orientation After testing myself on culture orientation I found that assessment was for the most part accurate. For a couple of sections I had answered questions that had categorized me into two different orientations. For an example‚ I had chosen the letter choice B for question number one‚ which indicated a collectivist orientation‚ and then for question number two I had chosen letter choice A‚ which indicated a individualist orientation. In an individualist culture‚ a person is held
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Cultural study. Traditional food habits of the Italians. Breakfast (Colazione) The traditional Italian breakfast (prima Colazione) is different from the English full breakfast. It consists of caffè e latte (hot coffee with milk) or coffee with bread or rolls‚ butter‚ and jam. A cookie-like hard bread called fette biscottate and cookies are commonly eaten. Children drink hot chocolate‚ plain milk‚ or hot milk with very little coffee. If breakfast is eaten in a bar (coffee shop)‚ it is composed
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The Cultural Environment According to Edward T. Hall definition between Low-context and High-context‚ German can be classified as Low-context cultures. Communication is direct and explicit‚ and meaning is straightforward. For example‚ evaluation for our products may be very directly by the customers. Furthermore‚ it is more emphasis on contracts and clause in the country which represent Low-context such as German. We’re using the licensing to selling bubble tea in Germany. The reason why we adopt
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RESPECTFUL Cultural Interview RESPECTFUL Cultural Interview I was not sure how Adriana was going to react to certain topics/questions and this made me apprehensive about conducting the interview. I was nervous that she might feel vulnerable about her hearing impediment since she is a private individual. She was ridiculed in school and did not have many friends. I was unaware if Adriana would avoid questions or become emotional about her childhood. I was also apprehensive about
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Introduction: The second trade was going to be tricky due the subject I had chosen for the transaction. I was very cognizant of the fact that my 1st trade had been a success because of the cultural knowledge that I had gathered and my relationship with the opposite party. I knew that although I have gained what I wanted the opposite party had gotten a lot more from me as I had only gotten a pen and the 1st year MBA student had gained a lot of knowledge and valuable practice for his interview prep
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The first time I ever visited United States was in the year 2002‚ as a tourist. I was excited and nervous both and was really looking forward for my first ever –Western experience. I was travelling with my international driving license and rented a nice beautiful SUV. I was ready and in gear for my adventure to start. While coming out of the parking lot I honked couple of times‚ once when I was close to someone walking on the road and once at the gate of the car rental building as the driver in
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