Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 14‚ No.4‚ 2012) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania‚ Clarion‚ Pennsylvania CULTURAL PLURALISM AND THE QUEST FOR NATION BUILDING IN AFRICA: THE RATIONALE FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION Francis Muchenje Department of Educational Foundations‚ University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT This article seeks to show how multicultural education as a form of education for sustainable development can be used to accommodate the cultural diversity
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Culture a. The totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. 2. Society a. People when live in the same territory‚ independent of people outside their area‚ and participate in a common culture. 3. Ethnocentrism a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. b. William graham sumner 4. Subculture a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚ rules‚ and
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Key Concepts for Chapter 1 1. How did sociology develop? What is positivism? Sociology is the study of human behavior in society‚ and the sociological imagination is the ability to see societal patterns that influence individual and group life. Sociology is an empirical discipline‚ relying on careful observations as the basis for its knowledge. Positivism: is a system of though in which accurate observation and description is considered the highest form of knowledge‚ as opposed to religious
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A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL * OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY Milton J. Bennett‚ M.D. I. DENIAL OF DIFFERENCE The inability to construe cultural difference. Indicated by benign stereotyping (wellmeant but ignorant or naive observations) and superficial statements of tolerance. May sometimes be accompanied by attribution of deficiency in intelligence or personality to culturally deviant behavior. Tendency to dehumanize outsiders. 1. Denial/Isolation: Isolation in homogeneous groups fails to generate either
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ASEAN CULTURE IS FOR EVERYONE Good morning Mr. Chairman‚ ladies and gentlemen. My name is Immanuel L. Maglasang from Boonwattana School. Today‚ I would like to affirm to you that ASEAN CULTURE is for everyone. First‚ I would like to define what culture is. Most of us think that culture is just about Folk Dances‚ Festivals and Traditions. But culture is more than that. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits
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The Sociological Perspective 1. The sociological perspective mainly shows specific event and surroundings that influences peoples lives. The base the word of sociology is social which deals with how people interact with others and other groups. Sociologists look at social locations that people are involved with because of where they are in society. Some things that are looked at by sociologists include jobs‚ income‚ race-ethnicity‚ education‚ gender‚ etc. Biography and history are important in
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Good afternoon everyone‚ my name is Family Leung. Today I’m going to talk about how has the concept of ethnocentrism affected our way of thinking. But before I talk about how it affected our thinking‚ please let me explain what ethnocentrism is. Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture. Ethnocentric individuals judge other groups relative to their own ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern for language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion
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Advances In Management ;; Vol. 5 (3) Mar. (2012) Aspects of International Business Ethics Mahoney James F. Managing Director‚ The Paragon Group. Managing Director‚ 2476 N Beechwood Ave‚ Rialto‚ California‚ USA theparagongroup@roadrunner.com Abstract This paper is an analytical examination of the ethical problems posed by the practice of international business in light of key ethical philosophies and considering the diversity existing in our world. Special attention is give to the SA 8000
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Essay Prompt: Why are online courses the most popular college classes? It is no surprise that online classes are the most popular sections of every course at CCSF as common sense tells me that the flexibility in schedule and location is attractive to many students. Of course‚ this common sense approach relies on my personal opinion rather than the sociological perspective. In this paper I will examine the matter from various sociological approaches‚ describe the part of online education in American
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Principles of Sociology Study Guide Exam 1 Sociology • Systematic study of human society • Sociology is a science guided by understanding that the social matters: o our lives are affected not only by our individual characteristics‚ but by our place in the social world. Sociological Mindfulness ▪ Sociological mindfulness is tuning in to how the social world works ▪ Familiar with surroundings(don’t notice the obvious ▪ Thanksgiving Ex: women cleaning
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