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    would be profitable to try to define culture; for a cultural studies researcher not only it includes traditional high culture (the culture of ruling social groups) and popular culture but according to Raymond Williams also everyday meanings and practices.As stated in Matthew Arnold´s "Culture and Anarchy" culture is “the disinterested endeavor after man’s perfection”.It was James Clifford in “Collecting art and culture” that defended that what we gather for culture is not always the same because objects

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    success of the company in China is an exemplary example of how a Western company can triumph over cultural obstacles especially in the Eastern/Oriental part of the world. While China never even recognized a "coffee culture" a few years ago‚ now‚ they even acquired the "Starbucks culture". This coffee shop‚ which causes cultural concerns in Italy because of threatening to change the Italians’ lifestyle of drinking coffee while walking in the streets or relaxing‚ has been successful in its endeavors

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    Introduction Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ distinguished by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine (food)‚ social habits‚ music and arts. In other words‚ it is defined as the “ the collective programming of the mind of one category of people which is different from other category of people where mind refers to the way of thinking‚ feeling and behaving”. This gives people a sense of who they are‚ their belongings and social behavior. Different anthropologists

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    Tattoos Across Culture Derek Eades Cultural Anthropology Caitlyn Placek 07/22/2013 Tattoos Across Culture Body art and ornamentation have been a defining cultural representation for cultures since the beginning of time. In some cultures‚ such as South America‚ China and the United States‚ tattoos and piercing symbolize the physical and spiritual representation of many groups of people‚ ranging in meaning and authority. What some represent in one culture could mean the complete opposite it

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    Sydni Frederick Mrs. Belcher CNA 1 September 15‚ 2017 Culture Paper     When it comes to healthcare in different cultures there are many differences from caring for a patient to what is believed to happen in the afterlife. This is also true for the Muslim culture compared to the American culture views on healthcare. During illness‚ Muslims are supposed to seek their God’s help through patience and prayer(International). They do not view illness as a punishment from God but they understand that illness

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    Every country has it own culture‚ and every culture has their own way of communicating; therefore‚ growing up as a Yoruba in a Nigerian household (Africa) is not an exception. As a Nigerian living in Canada‚ it is a mix of culture for me but‚ I will say I am more of the Nigerian culture than the Canadian because of the household I live. According to Hall theory‚ “high–context cultures prefer to use the high-context message in which very little is provided in the coded‚ explicit‚ transmitted part

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    San Culture Elements essential to the survival of San culture are knowledge of their surroundings‚ a nomadic life‚ their values‚ and the structure in the San community. Differences in my culture and San culture are due to environment‚ values‚ lifestyles‚ and social structure. Elements important to the survival of American culture are adaptability‚ unity of one language‚ education provided by the government and acceptances of different religions. Modernization and globalization impact both the San’s

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    Peter Szuhay asked in "Constructing a Gypsy National Culture" whether the Gypsies are an ethnic culture or a culture of poverty. I would like to argue that the Gypsy identity is a product of traditional ethnic culture as well as the product of a marginalized social stratum. There are many aspects of gypsy ethnic culture to which can be contributed to the result of marginalization and sometimes those same ethnic cultural traits become stereotypes to which society justifies their stigmatization and

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    The Ibo people had a strong culture which made up their society and gave them their identity. The Ido culture valued religion‚ gods‚ agriculture‚ weddings‚ and language. Then their culture meet another culture that was as strong or stronger than theirs. This other culture was the White European culture. This caused good and bad things to the Ibo people. But they had one similarity which was how to be respected by others in society. In both cultures they had to prove themselves through their actions

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    imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise

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