Cultural Background Paper Natesha C. Robinson SCO/100 May 5th‚ 2010 Leslie Hart University of Phoenix Cultural Background Culture is the totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. It includes ideas‚ values‚ and artifacts of groups of people (Schaefer‚ 2006). Understanding culture can be tricky‚ ever ask “why do people act the way they do?”‚ “what made me do that”‚ “what was I thinking?” Physical abilities‚ educational background
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Bakari Kitwana – Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop Many people have a connection to hip-hop that goes beyond simple pop culture consumerism. Some youth who identify with hip-hop identify with more than just music or entertainment. And‚ acceptance of hip-hop as mainstream popular culture has “radically altered the racial landscape” and in the way that young Americans are processing race. Instead of stark racial divisions in popular culture‚ the popularity of hip hop has created a much more fluid situation
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Cultural Plunge at an Asian Market As I contemplated on what my cultural plunge was going to be‚ it made me realize that I am lucky to say that I have been exposed and acquainted with maybe more than the usual. My ex-husband is Middle Eastern‚ I am Mexican‚ and I have homo-sexual friends‚ and have and had friends that are African-American‚ Caucasian‚ Japanese‚ Filipino‚ Jewish‚ and Korean. I finally chose to explore more of the Asian culture because although I have friends that are Asian I liked
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Cultural Immersion Project Part II Sylvia Hayes I attended an Atlanta Mar Thoma Indian Church service and a social fellowship honoring Senior citizens. The church service started at 10 am. When I arrived to the parking lot‚ I introduced myself to a young lady by the same of Sarah who was cordial enough to answer all of my questions concerning the service and invited me to the fellowship later. The service lasted for 3 hours. I noticed their central theme throughout the service was unity and
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Cultural Autobiography Maria Skoulidas MHC My father’s parents were born in a small village in the Peloponnese. They were kind and humble people that eventually made their way to Athens. My mother’s parents were born in Kafkaso‚ a town in Minor Asia‚ which at that time belonged to Greece. With the war of 1921‚ the Turks forced my mother’s parents to flee to Athens. They were wealthy and proud‚ as were many Pontian Greeks at that time. Both of my parents were born in Athens
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Content Introduction 1. The term «stereotype» 2. Common Stereotypes 2.1. African Americans 2.2. Men and Women 2.3. Cultures 2.4. Groups of Individuals 3. The Positive Side of Stereotypes Conclusion Introduction Cultural stereotypes may seem humorous but they can harm people. While many people understand and accept this as true‚ a "case study" approach‚ in the form of personal testimony‚ is often more valuable than a truckload of research. The definition of a stereotype is any
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Cultural Orientation After testing myself on culture orientation I found that assessment was for the most part accurate. For a couple of sections I had answered questions that had categorized me into two different orientations. For an example‚ I had chosen the letter choice B for question number one‚ which indicated a collectivist orientation‚ and then for question number two I had chosen letter choice A‚ which indicated a individualist orientation. In an individualist culture‚ a person is held
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INTRODUCTION Cultural Adaptation explores how creative ideas are packaged and nationalised to meet local taste‚ maps the cultural economy of adaptation in entertainment media ranging from motion pictures to mobile phones‚ and even probes the role of cultural recipes and formats in mutating participatory experiences of theme parks and sporting spectacles. Written in a lively and accessible manner‚ the book also provides insight into remaking in lifestyle and consumption cultures
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Cultural study. Traditional food habits of the Italians. Breakfast (Colazione) The traditional Italian breakfast (prima Colazione) is different from the English full breakfast. It consists of caffè e latte (hot coffee with milk) or coffee with bread or rolls‚ butter‚ and jam. A cookie-like hard bread called fette biscottate and cookies are commonly eaten. Children drink hot chocolate‚ plain milk‚ or hot milk with very little coffee. If breakfast is eaten in a bar (coffee shop)‚ it is composed
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The Cultural Environment According to Edward T. Hall definition between Low-context and High-context‚ German can be classified as Low-context cultures. Communication is direct and explicit‚ and meaning is straightforward. For example‚ evaluation for our products may be very directly by the customers. Furthermore‚ it is more emphasis on contracts and clause in the country which represent Low-context such as German. We’re using the licensing to selling bubble tea in Germany. The reason why we adopt
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