Tevori S Blake March 23‚ 2010 Culture shock is the emotional and behavioural reaction to living and working in another culture. Each person will experience culture shock differently based on his or her personality .Kalvero Oberg was one of the first writers to identify five distinct stages of culture shock. He found that all human beings experience the same feelings when they travel to or live in a different country or culture. He found that culture shock is almost like a disease: it has a
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Abstract The factors of culture shock are various. Different values‚ beliefs and customs can create information overload. Besides‚ language barrier reduces the understanding of the new culture and makes people feel isolated. In addition‚ the difference in food is one of the main factors of culture shock. Original eating habit is not easy to change‚ so it becomes more difficult to fit in. Moreover‚ people from different social structures cause culture shock. Furthermore‚ the individual differences
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distinctions describing about Culture and Conflict in this article. One common cultural difference is between what is commonly called High-context and Low-context cultures. These terms refer to the degree to which speakers use nonverbal cues to convey their messages. High-context cultures communicate with messages that assume a lot--they depend on an understanding of the context of the message in order for the message’s meaning to be understood. Low-context cultures spell everything out in the message
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How did the British culture affect the southern part of the Iraqi culture from 1940-1949‚ including language‚ clothing‚ traditions‚ customs‚ etc? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the general meaning to culture is‚ “The beliefs‚ customs‚ arts‚ etc.‚ of a particular society‚ group‚ place‚ or time.” The general meaning to culture depends on society and does not have a specific meaning or purpose without being backed up with the social status of a person. Each group has their own meaning and
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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Organizational culture and national culture: The case of multinational companies: ZARA (outline) Defining concepts: What is organizational culture? A system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. (Organizational Behavior‚ p.546) Do organizations have uniform cultures? (Ibid‚ p.548) Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions
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and diversified culture makes us unique from other country. The multi-ethnic social construct of different races from Malay or Bumiputras‚ Chinese and Indian are the 3 main prominent races that dominate the society. There are also other ethnic groups called the Orang Asli‚ which means aboriginals of the land. In Sarawak and Sabah‚ the largest aboriginal tribes are the Ibans and Kadarzan. With multi ethnic group living together in society‚ we learn and understand others’ culture‚ values‚ belief
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CULTURES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE WORLD The world we live in is made out of a vast differing quality of distinctive societies. One of the main contrasts within this diversity of cultures is the differences between the East and the West. Eastern and Western cultures differ with one another in a wide range of point of view. In this essay‚ I will discuss how the distinction between the two varies and how it influences the behaviors and practices of individuals. First and foremost‚ I would like to point
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February 2015 Difference between Mexican and American Culture Even though the American culture and Mexican culture have similarities‚ they are more different than alike. Me being Mexican-American and living so close to the Mexican-American border‚ I’m very familiar with these two cultures. Some differences are sports‚ form of speaking‚ and even dinner time. These might be shocking‚ but very true. One of the major differences is sports. In the Mexican culture‚ one grows up playing‚ and watching soccer. One
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Primitive Culture‚ came up with the overt anthropological definition of ’’culture’’‚ defining it as ’’that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ beliefs‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ customs‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by [a human] as a member of society.’’ As of today‚ based on Webster Merriam’s dictionary‚ culture is defined today as ’’the customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and material traits of a racial‚ religious‚ or social group." According to Dirk Van Der Elst’s Culture As Given‚
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