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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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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Ch. 2 Characteristics of Culture The Concept of Culture Culture is Learned Culture is Shared Culture is Based on Symbols Culture Gives Meaning to Reality Functions of Culture Culture and Change Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism What is Culture? Superstructure: Superstructure A culture’s worldview‚ including morals and values‚ oftentimes grounded in religion Social structure: structure The rule-governed relationships—with all their rights and obligations—that hold members of a society
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1007/s10551-006-9252-9 Ó Springer 2007 Cultural Values and International Differences Bert Scholtens Lammertjan Dam in Business Ethics ABSTRACT. We analyze ethical policies of firms in industrialized countries and try to find out whether culture is a factor that plays a significant role in explaining country differences. We look into the firm’s human rights policy‚ its governance of bribery and corruption‚ and the comprehensiveness‚ implementation and communication of its codes of ethics
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exist in American and Vietnamese culture and suggest some ways to overcome them." CONTENT American and Vietnam are different not only in geography but also in culture. The culture of Vietnam varies from that of America in every single aspect of culture: ethnictity‚ people‚ religion‚ individualism‚ politics‚ food and ect. Although these factors seem to be abundant and difficult to compare. But according to Hofstede ‘s cultural dimensions‚ he described national culture with five dimensions of basic
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