socialization and enculturation (see Jureidini & Poole‚ 2003‚ pp124 ¡V 127). Other important theorists to look at are George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) and Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Agents of Socialization: In Australian culture‚ socialization occurs through various agents‚ and due to Australia being so multicultural and diverse‚ the importance of each of these agents is different from individual to individual. X Family ¡V For most children‚ the family is the epicenter of socialization and is the most
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at increasing economic diversity is needed. This creates demand for talents and labour of many dispositions‚ young agriculture graduates with limited job prospects from China can now come to Australia to fill the structural unemployment‚ workers with advanced experience in healthcare‚ aged care from Australia can be employed as consultants in the booming aged care industry in
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“your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate. Additionally‚ specific cultures promote directness
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6 of the module introduction). (Public-Private) This essay will define the term internationalisation and examine its impact on Australia’s higher education system. The term internationalisation is rather vague and does not directly identify the culture that has been spreading‚ particularly since the end of the cold war and the so-called ‘triumph of capitalism’. A better term for much of (Not all‚ but increasingly..) internationalisation would be the spread of Western European capitalism and its
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employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called: long-term versus short-term orientation [SKR]. Power Distance Index (PDI)
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Just like India where the largest wine imports are from France‚ China’s largest wine imports are also from France but followed by Australia with financial figures available as bottled wine exports from Australia reached level of USD 87 million in 2009 as against USD6 Million in 2004. China imports huge volumes of wine from Australia. In view of the above‚ Australia has become largest supplier of bottled wine led by France. The top four suppliers i.e. Southcorp‚ Beringer Blass‚ BRL Hardy and Orlando
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The five dimensions of external context within families who have no control and influence how families react to stressors are time in history‚ macroeconomics‚ human development‚ heredity and culture. The five dimensions of external context is the restraint in which the family must manage stress. The external context is the environment in which the family is embedded. An example of this would be a catastrophe event caused by nature. The external context is when the family has no control. It is a limit
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Ageing Population Australia’s population is getting older at a rapid rate. About two million people are aged 70 years or older are expected to rise. The ageing of the population is caused by two factors which are‚ increased life expectancy and decreasing birth rates. Population changes in Victoria are similar to the Australian pattern. An ageing population is a shift in the country’s population towards older ages and this is usually reflected in an increase in the proportion of the population that
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criminal‚ or are considered anti-social‚ which are committed by young people (Harambolos & Holburn‚ 2004‚ p.331). However‚ many deviant acts that are disapproved of are not defined as criminal. For example suicide and alcoholism are not illegal in Australia. Deviant behaviour can be defined as social problems reflect violations of normative expectations. Behaviour or situations that depart from norms are deviant. Deviant behaviour is caused by inappropriate socialization – for example‚ when the learning
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Drinking is widely regarded as a socially acceptable practice and is embedded into the lifestyle of many cultures. In Australia alone‚ results from a 2015 survey reported that 86.4% of participants over the age of 18 consumed alcohol at some point in their life while 56.0% drank alcohol in the past month. It is possible for us to use alcohol safely. Many of us are able to control the amount of alcohol they drink and are known as recreational drinkers. They have the ability to refuse alcohol once
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