The use of silence varies from one culture to another. Western traditional cultures perception of and use of silence are different from eastern cultures of the world. Countries which adapted much of the Greek culture and learned from Aristotle‚ Socrates‚ and Plato high value socializing and believe talking as an important activity. Some countires that view the perception of silence in this way are the United States‚ Germany‚ and France. However‚ Eastern cultures such as Japan and India find silence
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cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four world religions—Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism— originated here‚ whereas Zoroastrianism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region’s diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century‚ India became an independent nation in 1947 after
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boundaries between countries become less obvious and important today‚ people getting much closer than ever before. The whole world seems united into a single unit‚ and these changes are all brought by “Globalization”. International organization are also one of the products which produced by globalization. Working within a multi-national firm‚ it is unavoidable to work with people speaking different language‚ living with different culture. These cultural differences are always the main sources of conflict
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American society has a huge problem when it comes to rape and rape culture. Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the 1970’s. It was used to describe the way in which rape and sexual violence against men and women have been normalized by the media and the general public. One in five women will be raped in their lifetime (Rabin). Most women and girls live in constant fear of being raped and therefore alter their everyday lives in order to prevent it‚ but yet rape is not taken seriously
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Influence of Social Culture and Industry Culture on Organizational Culture Niloofar Namjoofard Global Challenges B7521 Argosy University Fall I‚ 2012 Dr. Nkemeh Relationship Between Social Culture‚ Industry Culture and Organizational Culture According to Briscoe & Schuler global organizations try to offer products and services with lowest costs‚ highest quality and shortest time of delivery to wherever demand is sufficient. They provide the resources from wherever the
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Cultural Communication Cultural communication is an ever-evolving study that will always impact our society in several different ways. From the moment we are born we have our own identity‚ but placed into a judgmental society with expectations‚ classes‚ and prejudice. Everyone falls into a different category‚ and how we react with others in different categories varies. The way we are raised‚ our past‚ media‚ and our environment all play a part when we communicate with each other. Cultural communication
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Language‚ Society and Culture Final Work Mónica Molina Salas Professor: Patricia Escalante Introduction The purpose of this paper is to take a look at the role of culture in second language teaching‚ its importance for students and how schools are incorporating culture in the classroom. The main theoretical constrains in which this paper is supported are the chapters 1 to 9 by Patrick Moran´s book: “Introduction to teaching Culture” and “The Cultural Experience”; the text” Culture in Second Language
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Chinese Culture - The Culture of Shanghai Shanghai University 30.11.2012 Shanghai – Brief Overview Shanghai is an important commercial harbor and the most important industrial town of the People ’s Republic of China. The administrative area has more than 23 million inhabitants. The status of the town corresponds to that of a province; the town is subordinated directly of the central government. Shanghai is an important traffic interchange and an important cultural center and educational
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Different Communication Styles People come from different countries they have diverse communication styles‚ because they have their own history and culture. There are several differences in communication styles between Canada and China. The first difference is using language. Canadians express their opinions directly. For example‚ the students in Canada have critical views to evaluate textbooks and tutors. By contrast‚ most Chinese are too shy to give their disagreements. For instance‚ the students
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report is aimed to survey the different cultures which can lead to the problems within the organization. We show theories that related to the case study‚ KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Company. We choose KFC branches from UK‚ Thailand‚ China‚ and Japan that will tell each culture from these example countries. The investigation will be shown how the different cultures can make the problem when the company has to do the business in the overseas or do business across cultures. We choose KFC Company as the
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