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    Cultural Revitalization

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    Your Task Make sure you have read pages 58‚ 60-62 and 96-97. Review the definition of “cultural revitalization” in your seminar notes. Choose ONE of the three case studies provided and complete the attached chart in bullet form. Use internet research‚ your textbook and links provided to find the required information. CASE STUDY #1 – Nunavut – efforts to revitalize Inuit language and culture http://www.tusaalanga.ca/splash Tusaalanga (Inuit language learning) http://www.pirurvik.ca/en/programs

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    Cultural Syncretism

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    occurred in Africa and in the Americas when different cultural groups met (i.e. Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans) WITH the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. Basically‚ you are assessing some specific consequences of the increasing global contact that began during the 1400s and 1500s. You must ultimately make an argument regarding why some regions of the world (i.e. Africa‚ the Americas) experienced cultural syncretism with Westerners both earlier and to a

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    Cultural Identity

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    English Essay | Cultural Identity | Selma Alejandra Saldaña EstradaAlonso Pérez CovarrubiasFrancisco Emmanuel Álvarez VegaJulio Cesar Martínez Contreras | 8-11-2012 Cultural Identity: Does your culture or mine? When we qualify the inhabitants of a town of dirty‚ stupid‚ selfish‚ cold ... we use stereotypes. We do not know the customs and values ​​of others and fall in on subtle racism‚ that is‚ we believe that our culture is the only one that exists and we take as a reference to judge

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    Cultural Competency

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    What is the importance of cultural competency in nursing practice? Support your response. We as part of the health care team need to understand all cultures in order to provide holistic Nursing care. Being culture competent is more than just knowing what each culture traditional norms are‚ it is knowing one’s own beliefs and values and being able to put these aside when providing care. Since each culture and religion perceives diseases‚ treatments and value of life differently we as nurses need

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    Cultural Differences

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    Cultural Difference Latasha Newton August 27‚ 2012 Psych 535 Professor Gaston Weiser Sexual development is a natural part of life. Sex is a biological form of the male and female make up. Sexual development is considered a universally biological aspect of life. Although‚ sexual development is the foundation of human existence everyone that is biologically labeled as a male or female do not identify themselves as such. Also social encounters that an individual experience develops gender identity

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    Cultural Dimention

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    Cultural Dimensions In Management And Planning Geert Hofstede* ABSTRACT The nature of management skills is such that they are culturally specific: a management technique or philosophy that is appropriate in one national culture is not necessarily appropriate in another. The paper describes the scope of (workrelated) cultural differences as they were revealed by research in more than 50 countries around the world and discusses how these differences affect the validity of management techniques and

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    Is Cultural Impact

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    2007 The Cultural Impact of Information Systems – Through the Eyes of Hofstede – A Critical Journey Michael Jones University of Wollongong‚ Wollongong‚ Australia mjones@uow.edu.au Irit Alony Central Queensland University‚ Rockhampton‚ Australia i.alony@cqu.edu.au Abstract With the increasing levels of multiculturalism in today’s business and the proliferation and essentiality of information systems‚ development and management of IS needs to be considered in light of the cultural factors

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    Cultural Growth

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    Cultural growth in the twenty-first century has heightened the emphasis on interpersonal communication in an intercultural setting. As our world grows‚ expands and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances‚ the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become quite clear. Due to the advancement of technology in today’s world‚ a world in which some businesspeople are involved in transactions with other businesspeople

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    Cultural Background

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    Cultural Background Summary The term culture refers to a way of life – traditions and customs – transmitted through learning‚ which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. According to Tylor (1871)‚ a British anthropologist‚ culture is that complex whole‚ which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. These influences are conveyed from generation to generation

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    Cultural Heritage

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    August 24‚ 2014 Cultural Heritage as a lot to do with one’s traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity and the ways you perceive your life. Heritage his what differentiates one individual‚ families and communities to another. Every individual practice and follow their heritage based on one’s ethnicity‚ religion and cultural background. Heritage his defined as “the range of contemporary activities‚ meanings and behaviors that we draw from them” (UMASS Amhert‚ 2012). Cultural heritage his the ways of

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