established between different ethnic‚ racial or linguistic groups. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particularized ethnic group or culture especially with concern to language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion. These ethnic divergence and developments serve to define each ethnicity unique cultural identity. According to textbook The Health Anthology of American Literature it exemplifies the term ethnocentrism that predominated during the Early Colonial period
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For early civilizations‚ the major necessity that drove them was food. This major force in their life would determine where they would live‚ hunt‚ and how they would store it. As the population of the world grew‚ other forces began to drive the civilizations. Geography would determine if the people would depend upon agriculture‚ hunting‚ trade‚ etc. to sustain their lives. The natural resources that were available to early civilizations could also be considered a driving force. They would use
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The India-versus-China debate: Asian giants’ common interests outweigh differences Feb 17‚ 2012‚ 03.21AM IST (The India-versus-China…) By Mukul Sanwal‚ Former Civil Servant Preparing for the visit of Chinese Premier Hu Jintao is an appropriate time to consider an Asian perspective of the world in 2030. India and China are competitors; but are they potential opponents? The difficulties between the two emerging powers reflect lingering attitudes rather than conflicting strategic goals. The
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Amity between the communities in the country and absence of friction and tension among them is known as communal harmony. In countries like India‚ it is very important‚ being a Precondition to internal peace‚ which is essential for progress and development of the country. As we know‚ India has got multiplicity of religions and very nature of the culture is composite. But religion has never been a source of co between the communities in Indian society. Mutual tolerance and regards for other religions
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CULTURAL RELATIVITY: THE ROOT OF CAUSE CONFLICT IN NIGERIA Nigeria is a multicultural nation with over 250 ethnic groups. Human beings are product of culture. Culture has made people what they are. Culture is the totality of experience of people in a given environment. Culture is complex whole of the people- this complex whole includes the beliefs‚ habits‚ modes and attitude of people. Culture is the result of interaction of people in a particular environment and the interpretation of their experiences
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Compare and contrast the relative hofstede’s cultural dimensions of USA‚ CHINA‚ GERMANY AND INDIA Submitted by Mohammed Mohsin.K 211103 Section “E” 2nd year PGDM SJCBA Geert Hofstede is an influential Dutch researcher in the fields of organizational studies and more concretely organizational culture‚ also cultural economics and management. He is a well-known pioneer in his research of cross-cultural groups and organizations and played a major role in developing a systematic framework for
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culture in China is based on strong family networks or cultural ties secured in "quanxi" connection (Huang‚ 1987). This form of Chinese culture is heavily influenced by Confucianism‚ Taoism and Cultural Revolution. Under the cultural acceptance‚ good business practice in helping family and close associates and building relationships prior to doing business deals. Fei ’s (1948) framework also illustrate the network circle differentiation that different "guanxi" are governed by different moral standards
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Civilization: China I. Confucius’ Life and Early Development A. Lived in late 6th century BCE. B. Original name was Kong Fuzi C. Searched his entire life for a suitable monarch who would follow his beliefs and restore peace in China D. He attracted many followers and disciples who collected his wisdom into one system of beliefs called the Analects E. some rival systems are Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Buddhism II. Establishment of Political Order A. There was a long period of political conflict within China after
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Different Cultural Identities Dilemma The memoir Farewell to Manzanar‚ written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston‚ tells of her experience at Manzanar internment camp after the Pacific War broke out. During the internment of Japanese-Americans‚ their living standards fell drastically; moreover‚ they faced Japanese and American values and identity conflicts. It was hard for these Japanese Americans to maintain two different cultural identities for several reasons. In the first place‚ they suffered from
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China The Time periods discussed in this essay will be between 200 BCE-1450 CE. The region will be Eastern Asia and specifically China. The changes and continuities in patterns along the Silk Road in Eastern Asia have seen two major periods‚ one being the ancestor worship and the transition into a way of life and philosophy belief. As political‚ economic‚ and social decay befell Han China‚ Daoism gained a new popularity. The fall of the Han Empire made it difficult for the Chinese to resist
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