The country I chose to write about is China. The Chinese culture is one that has been forming for centuries due to the country’s rich history. China has always been known as a communist country‚ but recently it has been phasing out those practices and replacing them with capitalist practices. A custom that is very relevant in their culture is their emphasis on family lineage. Many men are expected to marry in order to carry on their family names (Hitton). This custom pressured women into giving
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According to Franz Boas‚ pioneer of Psychological Anthropology or the study of the relationship between culture and personality‚ personality is obtained thru culture and not biology. His theory called Cultural Relativism gives a comprehensive understanding of the underlying relationship between culture and personality. Boas’ student Ruth Benedict expounded the research on the effect of culture to personality through studying cultural various patterns and themes. Although she admitted that the
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Culture Background The Irish culture and the American Culture have many similarities but both cultures also have some differences. Some of the similarities that Irish and American culture has are the holidays that both cultures celebrate. The cultures share some popular sporting events but they originated in Ireland and eventually introduced in the United States. The traditional food recipes that came from the Irish culture in Ireland and now American culture enjoy during Saint Patrick’s Day
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Tibetan culture Tibetan culture developed under the influence of a number of factors. Contact with neighboring countries and cultures- including Nepal‚ India and China–have influenced the development of Tibetan culture‚ but the Himalayan region’s remoteness and inaccessibility have preserved distinct local influences. Buddhism has exerted a particularly strong influence on Tibetan culture since its introduction in the 7th century. Art‚ literature‚ and music all contain elements of the prevailing
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stands a group of fresh swagged out Chinese kids‚ decked in their American street-wear‚ flat brim hats‚ tight jeans‚ high top shoes listening to the newest track of American rapper Kanye West on their MP3 players. Xiao-Bao‚ my friend the host of my recent exchange trip to China is one of these youth. He turns to me and says “ohhh Aaron ni zenme yang wo de xiong di” which basically means‚ “what’s up Bro?” in Chinese. After a day at the market‚ we go back
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an essay on the following topic: "Discuss cultural differences as they exist in American and Vietnamese culture and suggest some ways to overcome them." CONTENT The difference of culture impacts so much to the way to living‚ the way of thinking and the way of doing business. America and Vietnam have a big difference in culture‚ religion and business. However‚ we live in a world where it is called flat world‚ where there is no restriction between countries. It requires us to integrate in order to
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Are we limited in knowledge‚ in imagination‚ and in understanding by the culture we grow up in? In other words‚ are we ethnocentric‚ and if so is it a bad thing? To answer that‚ one must understand what ethnocentrism is. According to Macionis (2004)‚ ethnocentrism is "the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture". We are not born with culture; culture is a socially learned behavior‚ or set of values that a given groups holds as a norm and are considered to be
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are many differences between a quality culture and a traditional culture. While we are preparing policies and applying quality culture‚ we need to appreciate these differences and plan accordingly. There will be an evaluation between the differences of quality culture and a traditional culture. Quality culture is basically incorporation of quality in the overall system of an organization which leads to a positive internal environment and creation of delighted customers. Traditional culture consists
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Hierarchical Relationships * Treat employers and superiors with utmost respect. * Refrain from calling their employers by first names – preferring instead to call them “Mr/Mrs/Miss” and followed with their surname/personal name or simply “Sir/Madam/Boss”. * Practise the “arrive before the boss‚ leave after the boss” working hours. Collectivism * Speaking up about individual efforts to complete a task – even if you did complete the task on your own. It is advisable to say “Mr Pang
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synergy mechanism and pattern between technology element and non-technology elements (mainly including strategy‚ culture‚ organization and institution) is the core issue for innovation-based organization. The traditional innovation management has provided the innovation synergy pattern behveen different products‚ but it limits itse[f to product innovation. The portfolio innovation management insists on the innovation synergy among technologv‚ organization and culture and oriented to building up innovation
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