Differences between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in
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Introduction The purpose of this essay is to compare and analyze how to handle cultural differences between Thailand and the Netherlands and give recommendations on how a Dutch person could behave in Thailand. Life in the Netherlands In The Netherlands‚ everyday life is rather casual. The Dutch celebrate many holidays and have many days off a year‚ whether it be King’s day‚ Whitsun‚ Easter‚ Christmas and many more. Dutch people are very friendly and they always greet everyone‚ regardless if they
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International Business Strategy – Week 2 Briefing Notes The reading is about Cultural difference and its impact on transnational businesses and helping us understand this phenomenon to devise strategies which accommodate this factor while looking at the global picture‚ either at global expansion or global product launch. First of all we must understand what is Culture and how does it affect on our approach to any given situation and the way we will handle the situation. In simple words‚ Culture
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Cultural Differences Between Poland and America Hofstede’s dimensions of culture are the most popular model to explain the various effects across cultures. The data gathered by Hofsted from approximately 70 countries analyzed survey responses from participants. He developed five cultural dimensions that vary across multiple countries; Individualism- Collectivism‚ Masculinity- Feminity‚ Power Distance‚ Long Term Orientation‚ and Uncertainty Avoidance. Each characteristic carries a certain impact
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CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE UK AND INDIA IS INDIA SUITABLE TO OUTSOURCE TO? PROS ‘India has become the offshore outsourcing capital of the world.’ Reasons behind this include: Employee’s attitudes towards their career are more weighted towards work life than family life hence their productivity should be greater if they are putting more effort in. Indians work for longer hours in comparison to Americans‚ for an average of 10-12 hours a day‚ which does seem impressive however they take
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Although we are all human we have distinct differences that set us apart. These difference consist of race and culture. There should never be a time in which one substitutes for the other. These differences should not be used to discourage one another but instead to embrace‚ accept‚ and appreciate the differences that set us all apart. Race is something that we have created that is based upon an individual’s skin color. As Goodman states‚ “there is no clear marker to designate where one ‘race’ begins
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| THE 101: Cross Cultural Issues in Tourism & Hospitality | Assessment No.2 | | Ariana Janjua | 201111790 | Culture‚ as defined by Geert Hofstede‚ is the "the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another". (Hofstede‚ 2011) It is due to the research carried out by scholars such as Hofstede and Fons Trompenaars that we are able to understand cultural values‚ and the difference in cultures more thoroughly
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I was very surprised to learn about how different Christmas in Uganda was compared to in the U.S.. The biggest difference between the two cultures is how they celebrate Christmas. I learned that in Uganda‚ they don’t buy any expensive items for friends or family members. Instead‚ their gift is just being at the celebration with friends and family. In the U.S.‚ families would buy expensive items for each other as a gift. If someone doesn’t like their gift‚ they would just send it back and get something
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Most sociologists agree that “the differences in roles and behaviors of men and women are social and cultural in origin‚” ( Wisemen‚ 7) and while Sula and Nel both grew up in the Bottom‚ they were raised in very different types of American
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2200 December 11‚ 2011 Cultural Differences in Weight and the Beauty Standard Beauty is in the eye of the beholder‚ but sometimes it is in the eye of the culture. When it comes to beauty‚ what is accepted as beauty socially is often very different from what is accepted in different cultures. According to the textbook‚ defining culture as a separate thing from society often breeds cultural stereotypes‚ because there are no definitive ways to pinpoint cultural behavior to any one set of
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