The National Crime Victimization Survey currently provides the most detailed data on rape and sexual assault and identifies it as a forced sexual intercourse in which the victim may be either male or female and the offender may be of the same sex or a different sex than the victim. In nearly two out of three rape and sexual assault incidents reported by victims over the age of 12‚ the offender was not a stranger (Rand‚ 2009). So‚ it is probable that in most cases the offender and victim had a previous
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Hall and Hofstede When we talk about intercultural communication‚ we consider culture as a set of beliefs‚ ethics and values that determine the behavior of nations. Edward T. Hall divided cultures according to their ways of communicating‚ into high-context and low-context cultures. Low-context cultures are cultures‚ which need explicit verbal words and information‚ in order to fully understand the message. On the other hand a high-context culture is a culture where
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Culture Studies for fashion 3.What is fashion’s role in the construction of social identities? Discuss with reference to specific examples. This essay discusses how fashion helps convey the social identity of the rich and wealthy. Status includes class‚ gender‚ and ages. Status is important in today’s society. As Coco Chanel said‚ ”women should dress as plainly as their maids” (Davis 1992:57). A person who is wealthy is a symbol of a person who is successful and of high income in the society
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Hofstede Geert Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are individualistic vs. collectivism‚ power distance‚ quality of life vs. quantity of life‚ uncertainty avoidance and time orientation. Power Distance The term of power distance in the Hofstede’s framework means measurement of power in an institution and organization being distributed where the society able to accept (Bergman et al. 2006‚ 141). Both Australia and Sweden has a low power distance in their society. Low power distance countries
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....................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 Background study of Holi Festival .......................................................................................... 13 Holi Festival Today.................................................................................................................. 16
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0) Available at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/50104861/HUMAN-RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT-ESSAY [Accessed 30 November 2011]. Howell‚ D.‚ 2003. Idec Pharmaceuticals Scoops Up Biogen in the Largest Biotech Merger Since ’01. news. new york: Investor ’s Business Dail Investor ’s Business Dail. Idec‚ B.‚ 2011. corporate overview. [Online] (1.0) Available at: http://www.biogenidec.com/about_corporate_overview.aspx?ID=5469 [Accessed 25 November 2011]. Inc.‚ B.I.‚ 2011. e notes. [Online] (1.0) Available at: http://www
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Group presentations about Hofstede’s cultural dimension 1. A brief presentation of Geert Hofstede and his background Geert Hofstede was born 2 October 1928 in Haarlem. He is a Dutch social psychologist that did a pioneering study of cultures across modern nations. Geert has made these models that classified culture along four different dimensions – Power Distance Index‚ Individualism versus Collectivism‚ Masculinity versus Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance Index‚ Long Term Orientation versus Short
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Md. Nazmul Hasan | 105043 | Letter of Transmission March 26‚ 2013 Rebaya Rahaman Lecturer Department of management studies Jagannath University‚ Dhaka. Sub: Submission of Assignment in “Contribution of BSCIC in SME sectors”. Dear Madam‚ We are very happy that we have been able to submit the assignment you have assigned to us. The assignment was to prepare the “Contribution of BSCIC in SME sectors” on the course named “Small & Medium Enterprises Management” as part of our academic activities
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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Brief Summary Of The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic‚ proclaimed on November 9‚ 1918‚ was born in the thrones of military defeat and social revolution. In January 1919‚ a National Assembly was elected to draft a constitution. The government‚ composed of members from the assembly‚ came to be called the Weimar coalition and included the SPD; the German Democratic Party‚ a descendant of the Progressive Party of the prewar period; and the Center Party. The percentage of the vote gained by this coalition
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