1.) What is culture? Culture is defined as all modes of thought‚ behavior‚ and production that are handed down from one generation to the next by means of communicative interaction rather than by genetic transmission. It is a way of life followed by a group of people and everything learned and shared by people in society. *Derived from the Latin word cultura or cultus‚ meaning care or cultivation 2.) The Components/Elements of Culture *Material Culture – includes the physical objects‚ things
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Chapter 2 – Culture Summary The concept of culture is sometimes easier to grasp by description rather than definition. All human groups possess culture‚ which consists of the language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ and material objects that are passed from one generation to the next. Although the particulars of culture may differ from one group to another‚ culture itself is universal-all societies develop shared‚ learned ways of perceiving and participating in the world around them. Culture can be subdivided
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CULTURE What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away from Home? Culture – is an abstract concept. You can’t touch it or see most of it‚ and much of it can’t be measured. But it has molded each of us into whom and what we are. The way we dress‚ what we eat for dinner and how we eat it‚ how we speak‚ what color we paint our houses‚ and what we think about these things. - is dynamic and adaptive. COMPONENTS of CULTURE 1. Cognitive Process Learning‚ knowledge and perceiving What people think‚ how
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Western culture The term Western culture has come to define the culture of European countries as well as those such as the United States that have been heavily influenced by European immigration. Western culture has its roots in the Classical Period of the Greco-Roman era and the rise of Christianity in the fourteenth century. Other drivers of the Western culture include Latin‚ Celtic‚ Germanic and Hellenic ethnic and linguistic groups. Today‚ the influences of Western culture can be seen in almost
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Culture can be basically defined as a pattern of learned behavior and ideas acquired by people as members of society. Culture was created in order to accommodate human beings in different society and establish their identity. Culture is not accustomed to one specific characteristic. It has a multiple dimensions. The way we talk‚ dress‚ eat‚ sleep‚ work and our knowledge and skills can be accustomed to our culture. These human manners are not uniform all over the place so‚ they change over time
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Culture Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Culture is something that is learned and is passed on from generation to generation. According to Damen‚ L. (1987). Culture Learning: The Fifth Dimension on the Language Classroom. Reading‚ MA: Addison-Wesley. "Culture: learned and shared human patterns or models for living; day- to-day living patterns. these patterns and models pervade all
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Pineapple on pizza is an abomination Pizza comes in many shapes‚ sizes‚ flavors‚ and forms most of these are good if not great. One type of pizza however is unacceptable. this should be banned. Hawaiian/Pineapple pizza is disgusting. When you get pineapple pizza you have to eat all of it at once because if you try to save it for a midnight snack or for lunch the next day the juiciness of the pineapple makes the cheese wet and the crust soggy. with soggy crust and wet cheese even the best pizzas become
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Culture in organisational change Culture of different countries: Hofstede (1980) and his power distance rating. Nestle – have offices in Switzerland and the Phillipines‚ and need to implement changes from top down in the Phillipines compared to Switzerland – as there is a high power distance (Hofstede 1980) so the staff would not take note of the changes if it was not communicated from Management NHS – trying to implement similar culture to Virginia Mason‚ which is based on the Toyota Production
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Culture:- Culture is one of the most important concepts of social science. It is a unique possession of man. Only man in born and brought up in a cultural environment. It is a very broad term that includes in itself all our works of life‚our modes of behavior‚our philosophies and ethics‚ our morals‚ manners‚ our customs and traditions. Definitions:- 1.B.Malinowski defined culture “cumulative creation of man.” 2.Graham Wallas‚ culture as an accumulation of thoughts values and objects‚ it
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Culture The culture of the Philippines has been heavily influenced by both Asian and Western cultures. Literature The literature of the Philippines illustrates the Prehistory and European colonial legacy of the Philippines‚ written in both Indigenous and Hispanic writing system. Most of the traditional literatures of the Philippines were written during the Mexican and Spanish period. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine languages. Dances
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