Politics and Culture of Mexico SOC315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Instructor Theodore July 2‚ 2012 While politics in Mexico may one day be good for the people of Mexico‚ the current state of the country is not so good. The poverty level of Mexico has always been high‚ the country is known to be run by drugs and horrible‚ inhumane working conditions are common because of outside business coming in and taking advantage of what people will do for little money in the country
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Globalization and its Effect on Mexico Mexico has the size and assets which could contribute to wealth and prosperity within their borders. The nation has the second longest border with the United States‚ significant oil resources‚ and the 11th largest population in the world. Mexico underwent all the necessary free market changes to help support globalization despite initial resistance‚ but they are yet to complete the interior microeconomic makeover they drastically need. Mexico has many things working
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How are business relationships valued and treated compared to the host culture? There is a saying in Mexico that translate into time is not money‚ money is for enjoying life and “Americans live to work‚ but Mexicans work to live!” This is an example of how cultural differences involve more than just language and demographic existence. The development of business relations between Mexico and United States has long been established as very important. The necessity for individuals
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research Mexico City. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico. When I was little I used to live in Mexico City but of course many things have changed now and it is becoming more urbanized everyday. I love Mexico and it has many beautiful things such as its culture‚ museums‚ its history‚ and many more things but as well it has its unfavorable factors. Mexico City is a metropolitan city considered urban as well‚ with a population of 21.2 million inhabitants. The Aztecs founded Mexico City in
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Stereotypes and Finding Your Places The drama “Trying to find Chinatown” by David Henry Hwang‚ and the poem “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes deal with stereotypes and how the characters in both works cope with these stereotypes. While being illustrated differently by each of the two authors‚ there is also one major similarity both pieces possess: the theme is the same. Overcoming the obstacle of stereotypes. Overcoming the obstacle of stereotypes is explored in “Trying to find Chinatown”‚ when the main character
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NAFTA’S effect on Mexico The North American Free Trade Agreement‚ often referred to as NAFTA‚ is an agreement between the U.S.‚ Canada and Mexico. The purpose of NAFTA is to reduce and eventually erase trade barriers‚ which would make it easier for the three countries to import and export goods and services more freely between each other. NAFTA had started as an agreement between the United States and Canada‚ and then in 1992‚ Mexico joined the venture. The union of these countries was logical
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Mexico has unequivocally become integral to the United State ’s (US) economy. It ranks as one of the US ’s most important trading partners. Through foreign direct investment from the north‚ the development of a skilled workforce‚ and a free market economy‚ Mexico has developed into an economic power. Despite a shaky history riddled with debt‚ the country as a whole has recovered. To compare elements of cultures across nations‚ we try to formulate similarities in beliefs‚ practices‚ and situations
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APPEARANCE When working in other countries it is very important to pay close attention to business appearance that is appropriate in that country. Different cultures have different views on appearance and people are judged by how they present themselves. When working for a large business company in Mexico‚ men should wear conservative dark suits (Nicole‚ 2012). Some days a white shirt is worn when an occasion is more formal than a regular‚ everyday meeting. On other days‚ men may have an opportunity
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Education: To Fail or Not to Fail The education system in New Mexico is slowly crumbling. The students of New Mexico are losing interest in gaining wisdom and knowledge‚ they are also slowly losing their desire to succeed and being ambitious is slim to none. Without the tools to create a fire of intellect‚ students are sitting in darkness. The system is causing students to feel like failures when truly the system is failing. It is said that Rome was not built in a day‚ but it was not destroyed
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universal feeling in modern civilization. At one point in the life of a person they will experience being left out‚ or different from a group‚ which most of the time is me attempting to fit in a community where I feel I don’t belong. Generally‚ when trying to join a new community for the first time I feel obligated to attempt to fit in. For example‚ in the past I have joined a community event with a whole new community I wasn’t very familiar with and I felt desperate to make myself fit in so I don’t
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