phenomenon we are witnessing‚ having a minimum amount of knowledge about the different cultures is vital to have an effective communication globally (Business Dictionary‚ 2011). III. Hofstede’s Dimensions: Many authors researched the relationship between cultures and business. They tried to come up with theories that can help in understanding the differences by acquiring certain skills in dealing with different cultures. Geert Hofstede is one of the most popular names in this field. He did several
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American Culture vs. Australian Culture HMD 259- Assignment 1 Lauren Lightfoot Lauren Lightfoot HMD 259 Assignment 1 When asked to compare American culture to a country of my choice‚ I selected Australia. I’ve never visited the country but I have friends that live there and they often question American norms as they differ greatly in Australia. Upon typing the phrase into my search engine‚ some very interesting links popped up‚ revealing some strange but valid distinctions between these
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Black Masculinity: Behaviors‚ Boundaries and Biology What is an ethnic group? An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other‚ usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry . These ethnic groups are usually united by shared cultural values‚ common fields of communication‚ or religious practices. So perhaps the theory of Black masculinity can be considered an ethnic group. There is the obvious factors of being ‘Black’ and ‘male’ that connects these members
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Lysistrata a classic greek comedy written by Aristophanes‚ who is considered to be the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy and the one whose works have been preserved in greatest quantity. Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC‚ Lysistrata is a comic account of a woman’s extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by denying all the men of the land any sex‚ which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata‚ a middle-class Athenian housewife‚ plans a
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re-invent themselves from the idea of the "traditional" woman. Women were beginning to work‚ pursue educations and careers; they were drinking openly‚ accompanying men while being unmarried‚ cutting their hair short and purposefully downplaying their femininity. In 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald published his novel The Great Gatsby‚
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have to purge themselves of their femininity to achieve the level of acceptance that they hope to reach‚ while others are proud of being feminine and feminist. This has become a point of contention amongst many women‚ causing women to question whether femininity and feminism can coexist. If we abandon femininity‚ we are creating a new stereotype. While being strong and achieving gender equality is a noble cause‚ no one should be required to sacrifice their femininity; unfortunately‚ many women are
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“Masculinity has been taken to the extreme. And taken to the extreme it creates anxiety‚ homicide‚ rape‚ war and suicide”(Farrell 142) Warren Farrell‚ a founder of the men’s pro-feminist movement‚ goes into further explanation of how hyper-masculinity has a negative result on the people who admire its throne like appearance. The very popular Gangster-rap genre of present day media possesses an abundant amount of promotion to the display of extreme masculinity by encouraging criminal actions such
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Maintaining Masculinity Martin Scorsese’s film GoodFellas (1990) not only provides an unparalleled glimpse into the gangster lifestyle of New York’s Italian mafia. Scorsese separates his classic gangster film from other works by following the character progression from teenagers to middle-aged men. The film constantly reinforces the image of masculinity from domestic affairs down the each character’s clothing. Each aspect of the gangsters’ lives centers around asserting their masculinity. Scorsese
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Masculinity in the Bible Masculinity is defined by Susan Haddox to have four major characteristics. “1) Strength and skill as a warrior‚ 2) honor‚ including generosity and protecting ones family and clan‚ 3) bravery‚ and 4) persuasiveness‚ honesty and forthrightness.”1 These four characteristics of masculinity can be applied to many of the characters in the biblical stories including Gideon‚ David‚ and Jesus. The masculine traits mentioned are examples of hegemonic masculinity which means the dominant
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The rise of Hegemonic masculinity as a concept in social and gender studies has been widely criticised by psychologists because many believe there is a singular view to masculinity‚ while Connell believes there are several views to masculinity. This essay will define Connell’s concept of Hegemonic masculinity and explain Connell’s ideas in relation to gender violence in society. Also‚ with the use of two theoretical approaches namely; the Psycho-Discursive or Social Constructionist and the Feminist
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