My American Culture According to Wikipedia.com “Cultural identity is the identity of a group or culture‚ or of an individual as far as he or she is influence by her belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity remarks upon: place‚ gender‚ race‚ history‚ nationality‚ sexual orientation‚ religious beliefs and ethnicity. It is a social process in which individuals participate‚ in the context of changing historical conditions.” My culture is also described as my thoughts‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and
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As a white working class female living in Canada‚ I have a culture that‚ although has unique traditions‚ is largely similar to the stereotype of “North American Culture.” My race would be considered Caucasian as I fit the generic physical traits associated with that race. Culture and race have different meanings and implications and therefore affect people in different ways. Culture is a collection of beliefs‚ traditions‚ arts‚ and other works associated with a group of people. Race is a group of
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In the late 60’s‚ early 70’s‚ graffiti sub culture is appearance frequently in some main cities of The U.S. Then the graffiti sub culture began to filtrate throughout the world‚ due mainly to its association within the hip-hop culture. In the major cities of Australian‚ the graphitic artistes also doing their work round the cities. Is graffiti a real culture and can affluent in art categories or it only is a kind of vandalism and always effect people’s life? The definition of art is "expression
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CORPORATE CULTURE AND THE INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY Introduction This article tries to explain the concept of corporate culture in general‚ its effects on the performance of employees in an organization. It then dwells on the specifics of the Indian software industry and then goes on to find out how organizational culture affects the performance of the software industry giving examples of specific software companies. Understanding and assessing your organization’s culture can mean the difference
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IMPACT OF INDIAN CULTURE ON WORK-ETHOS Prologue: “Such an historical concept … cannot be defined according to the formula genus proximum‚ differentia specifica‚ but it must be gradually put together out of the individual parts which are taken from historical reality to make it up.” --Max Weber‚ ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ (New York: Scribner’s Press‚ 1958)‚ p. 47. Introduction In the homo sapiens’ race for wealth and power -- economic‚ industrial and military
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In America‚ I believe culture does and does not define us. There are many reasons to believe that. Culture does define who we are because culture can be diverse. Culture does not define who we are because some parts in culture‚ the individual might not want that part of tradition to define them. In America‚ there are many different cultures with different traditions and races. Along with different types of cultures‚ there are some races that don’t get along well as others. These racial issues should
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States American and Latin American Culture What is culture? Culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” and this will be about the two American cultures and how they compare to each other. It will discuss how they compare in terms of language‚ markets‚ and food. The term compare means to relate two or more objects‚ places‚ or things. As stated in the story Unity in Diversity “The universals of culture may derive from the face that all societies
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The ancient Greek was one of the most intelligent culture to date. That is why ancient Greeks culture most appeals to me and also because of their society‚ advancements‚ religion‚ cinema and their food . The ancient Greeks had a lot of influence on most cultures today. But not only that in our everyday life. They were also very smart for the time period. The first reason why I find the ancient Greek culture appealing is their society. Their society had a lot of
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had invited my best friend Jenene‚ to attend an Indian wedding. I thought it might be fun for her to experience the different foods‚ clothing‚ personalities‚ and religious beliefs that were particular to my culture. Later on that evening she had pulled me to the side and told me that the culture that she was raised in was completely different from mine. She was raised in New York all of her life and she had never experienced such a distinct culture. At that time I told her that she did not know
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The North American Culture: Does it affect your children’s body image? Teenagers’ value and their body image and their personal appearance due to the “perfect” body image Hollywood portrays. Many young girls in the North American culture have been highly affected by the image Hollywood is showing off. Many of these girls are considering cosmetic surgery‚ makeovers‚ and diets to change how they define themselves. In this generation‚ teenagers and even adults worry about the beauty that comes
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