The first‚ and perhaps most crucial‚ elements of culture we will discuss are its values and beliefs. Values are a culture’s standard for discerning what is good and just in society. Values are deeply embedded and critical for transmitting and teaching a culture’s beliefs. Beliefs are the tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. Individuals in a society have specific beliefs‚ but they also share collective values. To illustrate the difference‚ Americans commonly believe in the American Dream—that
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the beliefs have primary position; they are the roots‚ and the practices are branches that are dependent for their existence on the roots. The primary belief is that of the Unity and Supreme Sovereignty of Allah‚ the Almighty‚ the Everpresent‚ the Everlasting‚ the All-knowing. Allah is Just. He sent prophets to convey His message. He ordained a Day of Judgement when the deeds of His creatures will be measured and rewarded or punished accordingly. Belief in Allah‚ therefore‚ entails belief in all
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“The Ethics of Belief” by William K. Clifford Clifford’s main thesis in “The Ethics of belief” is it it always wrong to believe something without sufficient evidence. It means people cannot believe and trust anything with no evidence to prove if it’s wrong or right. And also no matter what evidence is‚ wrong belief is wrong event. Like you can’t believe God because there’s no such evidence to prove the God is really exists. No one actually see the God and talk to s/he‚ to prove that God is
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needs to cease for it can lead to violence‚ mental health problems‚ and poisoned educational environments. It is okay to joke with your friends‚ but when it hurts others‚ its turns to bullying. It can lead to violence from both ends. While minor bullying is just teasing‚ talking about‚ or laughing at someone‚ major bullying can be anything from throwing items at a person to starting a gang fight. When someone is being bullied‚ he/she can feel the need to defend herself by fighting. Vice versa‚ a bully
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The Aborigines had‚ and still have‚ a complex belief in creation‚ spirits and culture‚ that gives a definite distinctiveness from any other religion in the world. Thousands of years ago‚ Australian Aboriginal people were living in accordance with their dreamtime beliefs- today‚ a majority of the Aboriginal community profess allegiance to Christianity‚ and only 3% still adhere to traditional beliefs. These beliefs have provided the Aboriginal people with guidance and perspective on all aspects of
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“What do you do if your personal values are in conflict with organizational/interpersonal business protocols?” Personal values deal with ethical standards‚ morals‚ beliefs‚ integrity‚ respect‚ commitment‚ understanding and unbiased behaviors. Values are the basic believes that are important to you‚ the ones that guide your choices and tell you what is right or wrong (Pace‚ 2006). It would be extraordinarily hard to work in a company where my personal values are in conflict with the organization’s
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Week 1 Think about your personality and work habits. What type of person (in terms of personality and work habits) do you think you’d work well with and what type of person do you think you’d be in constant conflict with? Answer: Personally‚ I am an outgoing person‚ I am known for being blunt and direct among my friends. When I am working‚ I become a well-organized people‚ and I always have a written list of things to do and a schedule for doing them‚ I can both work individually and in a
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What are the worst things that can happen to a person? A person can be defined in many ways such as having a good life where they have good education‚ a good job and salary‚ many good friends‚ relatives and family members‚ and great success. On the contrary a person can also have an awful life such as having addictions‚ chronic diseases‚ and maybe no purpose in life as well. These are what I consider as the worst things that can happen to a person. One type of situation that can become the worst
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"What made me the person I am" There are several factors‚ which have contributed immensely to the individual characteristics‚ which I possess. According to Haralambos and Holborn (1995)‚ socialization is the process by which individuals learn the culture‚ the guidelines that direct conduct in particular situations (norms) and the values of their society. My family‚ which was my primary agent of socialization‚ set the positive foundation for developing my identity during my childhood (although initially
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who value norms and commit to what they want their lives to be. People in the communities are focused on trying break their own goals‚ We as a community try and focus on how we can live and have safer and healtheir lifes. People always worry about being judged if they are wrong or right. People would much rather follow and go with the fliow then to be the flow and be a leader. A person will not feel comfortable‚ if they don’t feel as they are succeeding and doing what is neccessary to their lifes
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