Muslim Women in Western Culture SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives April 24‚ 2011 Muslim Women in Western Culture Most people have seen a woman walking down the street or in a mall clad in what appears to be scarves wrapped around her head‚ covering her hair‚ ears‚ and neck. In some situations these women even have a veil covering up most of their face. This is becoming a common occurrence in the United States as the Islamic population grows. Some may view this as a way to make these women
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Growing up in the United States I’ve learned that some Western cultures identify gender by sexual appendages. This is now known to no longer be true. Sexual orientation on a global scale has different outlooks. In Western Civilization when a person is confused about their sexual orientation‚ they switch to the other gender. For example‚ in the intersex video a child named MC was given the gender of female after being born intersex. While growing up MC was physically a girl‚ but showed characteristics
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David Brion Davis‚ The problem of slavery in Western Culture (Ithaca‚ New York: Cornell University Press‚ 1966) David Brion Davis in his book ‘The Problem of Slavery In Western Culture’ has given an historical research of societies attitude towards slavery. In no ancient society was the distinction between slave and free man so sharply drawn in America. Although European morals had progressed in the age of enlightenment‚ the slave trade in America gave a constant stimulus to the worst vices and
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Religious Influence in The Western Civilization Religion plays a big influential factor in the development of the western civilization. A major impact to this development is how Christianity transformed the Roman Empire. The church started in Jerusalem with the twelve apostles mainly doing missionary work‚ and Christians like Paul were witnessing to God-fearers‚ people who admired Jewish monotheism but thought the Jewish law was too demanding. Paul explained that they could worship the same
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Indian culture The culture of India has been shaped not only by its very long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages‚ culture and traditions. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living continuous civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years (starting from Rig Vedic period). Indian Culture‚ which is one of the oldest & richest cultures‚ is now
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living today. The eastern peoples put others above themselves. The way the western civilization used to live is how we live today: caring about ourselves for the most part. Even though the eastern side of living is how most people wanted to live‚ there are some positive characteristics of the western side that are worth incorporating. A common problem today is that we don’t think. A trait of eastern culture is the being contemplative. There are countless problems that could be avoided
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Assignment one Part I Discuss the influence culture has on communication and how this affects communication between different cultures‚ sometimes creating difficulties in the communication process. Give examples. Culture is a way of life. It is also defined as a deposit of knowledge‚ experiences‚ beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ material objects and possession acquired over a period of time by large group of people in the course of generations. Culture is a form or pattern of living which defines
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happens between Western/Americans and Eastern/Asian culture. we know that the food culture is different between the East and the West. In the East‚ some Asians eat dog meat‚ but people in the West do not eat dog meat. Many Westerners and a few Easterners dislike “Yulin” a place where people eat dogs years round. There is a festival each year in Yulin in which over ten thousand dogs are killed for their meat. Although eating dog meat is considered unacceptable in Western culture‚ it is considered
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"How Does Culture Affect Our Society?" How does Religion Affect Our Society? Religion affects our society in many ways because it affects our way of thinking. It affects the way people look at issues in the nation and the way people vote. Religious differences http://answers.ask.com/Science/Psychology/how_does... how magazines affect our society? Perhaps one of the most common effects that magazines have is their impact on how people view their bodies‚ especially women. According
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The 4 principal language of India are Kannada‚ Malayalam‚ Tamil and Telugu Dravidians- descendants of early people Modern Families are Nuclear while there Traditional is being an extended family Holi- arrival of spring Diwali- feast‚ fall Sari- worn by women draped around the body Salwar- lon flowing trousers worn by unmarried or young girls Kameez- long blouse Dhoti- worn by men wrapped between legs Pajama- formal wear Loincloth- worn by poor farmers Sambar- Southern dish like dal with
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