homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals
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Support individuals with specific communication needs. Community and disability service workers work with a diverse range of clients who‚ because of their disability or personal‚ emotional and cultural situation‚ may require workers to develop and use specialist communication skills. You must be able to adapt your communication style to meet the needs of this client group in a fair‚ non-judgemental and effective manner. Areas of specific need you should consider when communicating with others
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Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate. Additionally‚ specific cultures promote directness‚ precision‚ and transparency. Also‚ people from specific orientated cultures are able to remove themselves from a situation in regards to principles and values. This means that specific orientated
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Cooling Drinks 1. A value for the specific latent heat of fusion for water Specific latent heat is the amount of heat energy that is needed to change the state of one kilogram of a specific substance‚ whether it’s boiling or melting‚ without increasing or decreasing the temperature of the substance. Specific latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy that is needed to change a specific substance from solid to liquid. The specific latent heat of fusion for water is 334 KJ/ KG. Each
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Specific Learning disorder refers to academic performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age‚ IQ score‚ and education. In the article “Psychoactive Medication and Learning Disabilities”‚ it focuses on the academicals and social behavioral effects of Ritalin and Dexedrine‚ which are psychoactive medications. It is a case study on David‚ a seven years old boy who showed characteristics of ADHD and learning disabilities. His IQ score was 62 according to the Stanford-Binet
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1.Specific Features of Financial Services Marketing It has been suggested that there are two characteristics‚ which are specific for financial services marketing. The first one would be fiduciary responsibility and the second one is the two-way information flows. 1.1Fiduciary Responsibility Fiduciary responsibility is one of the most important features within the financial sector. It has been described through Arthur Meidan as "the responsibility of any financial services organisation to guard
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Prior to 1969‚ there was no special education or related services offered to learning-disabled children. By providing funds‚ the Public Law of 1969 known as the Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Act has recognized children with "learning disabilities" (Berger‚ 2008‚ p. 302) and enabled them to receive special education and other services such as physical therapy‚ speech‚ transportation‚ etc. In addition‚ by enforcing mandated education for all children‚ the Public Law has protected children
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SPOTTING EFFECT Specific Objective: Test for the presence of lipids by means of locating translucent spots/area in the filter paper. B. SOLUBILITY Specific Objective: To test for the solubility of the suspected lipid-containing samples. C. TEST FOR UNSATURATION (BROMINE WATER TEST) Specific Objective: To test for unsaturation of lipids through a change in colour or discoloration of the bromine water. To test for the presence of carbon-carbon double bonds. D. ACROLEIN TEST Specific Objective:
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think‚ accurately— summarizes recent efforts to do just that.1 These entail the identification of and subsequent assault on something called “the critical” or “critical architecture‚” usually accompanied by a collateral assault on something called “theory.” At the risk of erecting yet another straw figure that tramples on the subtleties of Baird’s analysis‚ it might be fair to characterize such practices‚ variously named “post-critical” or “projective‚” as sharing a commitment to an affect-driven‚ nonoppositional
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acts of abuse. • Diversity-the person wouldn’t be ale to express there own identity‚ or culture. 1.2 When working in the care setting how you interact with others is very important‚ your role has a huge impact on a person when they have specific communication needs‚ and in your role you should support the person with everyday life. As a care assistant you may have a problem communicating with the person if you do not fully understand the needs of the individual. 1.3 In the care setting
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