Barba 1 Mullen Expo Reading/Writing 24 April 2014 Indian Culture Culture is the idea‚ value and beliefs of a particular civilization at a particular period. It is more than anything else‚ ‘A State of Mind’. It is the way we behave‚ react to certain things‚ the way we perceive and interpret our values and beliefs. In its varied manifestations it forms the basic principles‚ ethics‚ workings and behavior. To define culture and limit it to these words would be an understatement. It’s like
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Defining Culture Q1. Explain the difference between surface culture and deep culture. Give examples from your own culture. Which do you think is more challenging to cope with as a foreigner? Why? Surface culture is essentially the cultural norms you can easily identify in a foreign country such as food and dressing. On the other hand‚ deep culture are the cultural norms that are not easily detected unless‚ you are born and raised in that specific culture‚ or you spend an extended amount of time
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“Mother Culture” When‚ have we as humans decided that what was to be considered good‚ and evil‚ what is being done and what is tolerated? Mother culture‚ is what we as humans make it. This sense of how we are to live‚ what things in life we are to value. Who counts in the world‚ and who does not. Who rather as a voice and who cannot speak‚ this representation is one part of mother culture. This illusion that greatly influences how we categorize the world is mother culture. What is it that differentiates
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A Definition of Organizational Culture Organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. Seven primary characteristics seem to capture the essence of an organization’s culture 1. Innovation and risk taking The degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks. 2. Attention to detail The degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision‚ analysis and attention to detail.
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American Culture In this essay I will be discussing what “defines” American culture through the eyes of other. I will be using the definitions of the people I interviewed over the last few days. I will also be using the lesson material and the readings that were assigned to us. This essay will hopefully give a different perspective to your thoughts of American culture. There are millions of different takes on what American culture is to each person in this country‚ this will just be a small take
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Culture and identity Culture can be a person’s background‚ or it can be a life to someone. It can also be many different nationalities coming together as one community. Culture is different regions of the world carry their living‚ thinking‚ behavior‚ clothes and all that which makes them different from others. Culture includes language‚ dance‚ and clothes‚ folk and religious. Culture means to be different‚ outstanding and unique. Whether people respect our culture or not‚ but still we will always
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The Hopewell Culture The Hopewell culture left a magnificent legacy behind of earthworks and mounds that are found in what is now southern Ohio and across the United States. These earthworks would be lost if they were not federally protected by congress. What is so special about the mounds the Hopewell culture built is that they are the largest of any found earthworks and mounds. The Hopewell culture was known for the construction of huge geometric mounds‚ as the walls were built from the earth
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According to Franz Boas‚ pioneer of Psychological Anthropology or the study of the relationship between culture and personality‚ personality is obtained thru culture and not biology. His theory called Cultural Relativism gives a comprehensive understanding of the underlying relationship between culture and personality. Boas’ student Ruth Benedict expounded the research on the effect of culture to personality through studying cultural various patterns and themes. Although she admitted that the global
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multiple taboos. Depending on your culture‚ religion and beliefs many strange and bizarre things are completely normal to some people and even animals throughout the world. Taboos are what people find to be strange and unusual practices or what unique things people may do or eat in different parts of the world. Different cultures would consider strange things to eat as a delicacy in some areas or cultures and wouldn’t even dream of being eaten in other cultures. Sometimes they could even be forbidden
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The article "Globalization and Local Culture" written and published The Levin Institute‚ of the State University of New York discusses the effects of globalization on local cultures around the world. The article states that as globalization is increasing day by day‚ the government and people are getting more concerned about their local cultural values. Globalization has not only provided people with different varieties of products but it has also threatened local production and traditional producers
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