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    (Some of the) Key Thinkers: Beliefs in Society NAME CONTRIBUTION CONCEPT Armstrong Feminist: Religion ‘not been particularly good to women…usually male affairs with women relegated to marginal positions’ Barker Making of a Moonie: most members from middle class (link to relative deprivation as appeal of sects/NRMs) Bellah Functionalist: religion in US = ‘Americanism’ + Decline in influence of religious institutions not evidence of secularisation‚ but move to individual belief/practice

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    our future wellbeing resides. Therefore it is essential to curb any ethnocentric tendencies we may have in order to help us along to get recognized. In this paper‚ I will go over the exact details that Perkins has discussed in his book‚ providing my own opinion‚ as well as what I have learned in class and from my readings. In order for us a nation to be well received around the world‚ we must monitor ourselves from a non-ethnocentric standpoint‚ and look at the actions and impact which we have had around

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    towards Asian people. Hsiang stated‚ “I’ve heard ethnocentric Asians speak with disgust about Asians who wear Abercrombie and Fitch (which is viewed as the ultimate “white” brand)‚ or make fun of those who don’t know their parents’ language (p. 307). This allusion shows a modern example through the usage of a popular and current clothing brand name. Lots of people know about Abercrombie and Fitch so the audience can feel the level of disgust ethnocentric Asians have for the brand and American culture

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    Krumping Krumping‚ also clown dancing or clowning is a style of dance that originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles‚ California. It involves freestyle movements and elaborate face-painting. The dance moves are usually performed in competition with other crews. It is known to be a positive outlet for expressing anger and used as a nonviolent alternative to the street violence. The first clown dancer was Thomas Johnson also known as Tommy the Clown. He was a former

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    they said that we trap our dead in a suspended condition between life and death. The Berawan see America as a land with the potential for millions of zombies. Metcalf’s comparison is so thoroughly describes the Berawan’s practices in but in my ethnocentric world‚ it is easy to see why their beliefs are rejected as illogical. Berawan funerary customs are more natural than the American treatment of the dead‚ but are still way for exotic. The most exotic to me is that after storing the dead for several

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    habitat of other culture and minimize intercultural problems. She says the main cause of non-verbal conflict is the tendency for people to interrelate the non-verbal pattern of other culture in terms of the pattern within their own culture. These ethnocentric viewings of reality often result in misinterpretation negative value judgment and feeling of discomfort. 1) American use more direct eye contact than do Japanese (Para 6) 2) South American converse at a closet distant and establish more direct

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    Q1) Answer- International HRM (IHRM) is the process of procuring‚ allocating‚ and effectively utilizing human resources in a multinational corporation‚ while balancing the integration and differentiation of HR activities in foreign locations (Briscoe et al‚ 2009). IHRM should function in a way it should avoid cultural risks‚ regional disparities and must manage diversified human capital.The managerial responsibilities must include developing a global “mindset” by weighting on informal control

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    countries. This is what imperialism is like. Imperialism is the policy of one country’s political‚ economic‚ or cultural domination over other lands or territories. There are five motives for why people used imperialism- economic‚ exploratory ethnocentric‚ political‚ and religious reasons. Countries imperialized other countries so they could gain money and spread their cultural‚ religious‚ and political views to the world. Between 1800 and 1914‚ Japan‚ China‚ countries in Europe‚ and Korea practiced

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    The debate about identity is that many believe that it is a ‘crucial part of the individual self‚ sense of belonging and continuity’ (Schwartz‚ 2006). Recognition of a country or nation essentially influences ones behaviour in relation to their nation‚ national identity impacts every aspect of one’s everyday practices; this includes food‚ education‚ lifestyle which is adopted and language taught in education (Billig‚ 1995). Subsequently‚ the notion of national identity is based on one’s place of

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    each of the men did the running between the men. The police were not called and there was no lawsuit or fight between the motorists. c) There is just as many people without licenses as there are people with licenses. #3.> Sometimes when we avoid ethnocentric behavior‚ and respect the other cultures‚ we lose a portion of our own culture. Our culture is supposed to be based on peace but‚ for example‚ with the rise of violence in schools it is necessary to keep all knives out of the classroom. The government

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