probably increase ‘social interactions’‚ tourism can not only protect hutongs and courtyards‚ but also bring economic benefits for the city and create jobs to ease employment pressure (Ryan et al.‚2013). In addition‚ hutong tourism combines urban modernization and heritage preservation appropriately‚ promoting plenty of good quality restaurants while maintaining the local cultural values. (Ryan et al.‚2013). With the advanced facilities and new heat pump systems‚ the quality of life of local residents
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COMPARISAN PRIMORDALIST APPROACH AND INSTRUMENTALIST APPROACH IN BAJAU ETHNIC In the essay I will try to make sure we brightly understand the differences between primordalist and instrumentalist approach. By understanding these approaches we can also explain how these approaches use on the situation today in our society. I will be explain the the comparison with provided example using my friend’s background as the Bajau’s ethnic also known as Jomoh Samah group. She have to adobe both of this approach
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Marcela SanchezAizcorbe POLS 100 Professor Gillespie October 30‚ 2013 National Council of La Raza and Immigration Reform For those familiar with the American public school system‚ the “melting pot” is a metaphor central to any elementary social studies class‚ with millions of children learning that America is an intermixture of racial and cultural identities. However‚ the process by which we achieve this “melting pot” is heatedly debated in Congress today. Immigration is an issue that affects countless of citizens and
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Russia: An Identity Crisis Recent years have triggered a rush of attention in the fate of empires. That is to say the attention has been in an interest in their rise‚ decline‚ and fall. Much of the writing on this subject has been intended to serve as assurance‚ or interchangeably‚ warning to the current leading power‚ the United States. This is reasonable. Considerably less attention is paid to what happens subsequently. We overlook the study of what happens when the decline and fall of the empire
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In one sense people think of globalization as something that will homogenize a local culture so much so that it is unrecognizable‚ which would be a bad thing. Today globalization frequently applies to "modernization" by means of the introduction of new technology into an existing culture. Here we must be careful because what some might view as culture forms one of the pillars that becomes the basis for legitimacy in a society. Culture is the glue that enables a population to view itself as a cohesive
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Putin’s Munich speech of February 2007. The third period was Dmitry Medvedev’s in form‚ but Putin’s in essence. It was marked by a ‘reset’ in Russian-U.S. relations and textually characterized by an order from the Russian government to foster ‘modernization partnerships’ with developed states. The change in Russian foreign policy orientation does not coincide precisely with the presidential terms of Putin and Medvedev‚ but there is some connection there. Russia’s foreign policy has changed again
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Socio-cultural impacts of tourism in Turkey [pic] Table of Contents Page: Introduction…………………………………………………………..3 1.What are socio- cultural impacts in general?...........................4 2.What is the tourism development in Turkey (Mediterranean area)?………………………………………………………………...8 3.What are the impacts for the Mediterranean area?...............12 Conclusion………………………………………………………….15 Introduction “Today‚ tourism is one of the largest and dynamically developing
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investigating the causes of conformity‚ I will investigate three aspects of culture that influence conformity: the level of food accumulation in a society‚ the level of modernization in a society‚ and if the society is individualist or collectivist. In my investigation I learned that higher food accumulation‚ lower levels of modernization‚ and collectivism all influence conformity and increase levels of conformity in a society. I concluded that this was because each of these aspects encourages community
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man who grew to be seven feet tall. Peter the Great became an exceptional military commander at a young age. He believed Russia had to be involved in European development and had to participate in modernization and Europeanization. He emphasized on technical education to involve Russia in modernization and Europeanization. Under Peter’s rule he was able to build up Russia’s economy and military‚ as well. He especially built up Russia’s navy because he realized how important a strong navy would be
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utThis article was downloaded by: [University College Dublin] On: 14 March 2013‚ At: 08:49 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Democratization Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fdem20 Authoritarian persistence‚ democratization theory and the Middle East: An overview and
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