with this diversity and cultural embracement, also comes, sometimes, the negatives – when cultural differences override our spirit of multiculturalism. That is why being the Marketing Director for BMYC means the most to me – I feel that it has the most impact. As a youth in Brampton, I am in a unique position to be privy to trends among other youth, some positive and some negative – but also, more importantly to be able to reach out to them directly. The issue of cultural diversity is close to
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Cultural Differences When communicating in the business world one may encounter a hurdle that must be jumped in order to succeed. Any small differences, especially cultural, can affect business communications. In order to succeed, in the world of business, one must be willing to modify our communication style, customs, values and norms, according to whom we are engaging in business with. Whenever doing business with someone from a different culture, or country, it is crucial to learn about them,
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here. The last important thing that was a core topic in his discussion was that most of the immigrants, including him, still hold on to their culture and Vietnamese origins. These three key points in his presentation explained the noticeable cultural differences that I personally have not encountered, because of my hometown and the lack of traveling to places with Vietnamese communities. The
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Growing up I have been fortunate enough to have been able to travel and experience some other cultures. My parents work in the travel industry and have made venturing out into the world an important part of my life. I love to see how people around the world live; walking the streets of North Carolina is much different than walking the streets of Spain, Mexico, Honduras, or Italy. When I am in these environments so different from my own it makes me want to learn about their customs and belief systems
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todays’ society, there is a vast array of political issues that lay on the table of democracy, coinciding while reflecting religious values. “Cultural Wars” transformed American groups into ideological front-line battlefields. While Wald, shows light to America’s religious ideology as diverse, with signification divisions occuring on the “moral-cultural issues (Wald 184)”; with degrees of separation within religious groups (Wald 183-185). In regards to analysts and opinion leaders, an importance
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Tolerance: Key to accept Cultural differences Throughout my short life I have been taught by my parents and by society, to respect the differences I can have with other people such as: age, sex, race, beliefs, language, values, etc. But back in my home country, Honduras, I didn’t differ very much from other people. The reality is that I never got to experience big differences with other people until I had the amazing opportunity to live and study in the United States. I had been in the U.S. a couple
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Kevin DeLapp’s article discusses the cultural differences and reactions that occurred between Europe and ancient Egypt. The author draws examples from the encounters that occurred between European countries such as France and England, and ancient Egypt during the Napoleonic expedition. In this article, he analyzed two models of hermeneutics. These two models are Edward Said’s Orientalism model and John Rawls’ model of reflective equilibrium. DeLapp discovered that, in the example of Napoleon’s exploration
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attention, but consequently, restrained in terms of cultural differences. Despite what an audience from one side of the globe might consider to be acceptable norms, those norms might be absolutely unacceptable to an audience on the other side of the globe. The world has various cultures which, furthermore, leads to many different views and other sociological aspects contributing to a movie’s success. A movie’s cultural norms, stereotypes, cultural interests,
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Countries differ in many ways; from the things we eat, to the way we speak, we are distinct. One of the most profound differences may be cultural autonomy. Culture is binding by religion, belief, sets of norms or practices and it brings diversity; it's the uniqueness that makes the world what it is. It not only unites countries, it unites us a nation. We all practice select characteristics of different parts of the world. Every country operates and governs by its own laws and beliefs, making
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In Frankenstein, the gothic novel by Mary Shelley, the monster created by Dr. Victor Frankenstein experiences an extreme culture shock when he, the monster, encounters mankind. He strives to cope with his differences and to reduce the rift between the cultures of the humans and himself. The monster has essentially two main responses to his experiences; assimilation and retaliation. His first response is to try and assimilate to the human culture by learning the language and habits. In the novel,
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Latino America Spanish is spoken by a diverse range of cultures—however, these cultures come together, united through their shared values, to create what we know as the Latino community. Though learning the language is principal in a Spanish class, learning about the culture of that language is almost equally as important. If you do not understand a culture, you can never truly understand its language. Therefore, knowing the significance and effectiveness of bilingual education and some of the
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There are many reasons why people’s dishes from other countries sometimes change when they come to the United States. One reason, is that it gets the immigrants to buy more traditional U.S. food to make a profit. Another reason, is that the food used to cook the meal may not be common or even in the United States. In the article "HOLDING ON TO HERITAGE BEFORE IT SLIPS AWAY." It states that "For instance, Impoverished Italian immigrants, who rarely ate meat in Italy, added meat to their menus in the
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Commonly and often mistaken as an independence day like Americas "4th of July". Both Started with a battle, Both with finishing victorious with their conflicted battles, with the difference of Americas battle was symbolizing their independence from Great Britain's grasp or reign. While both are similar, they have their differences, While the Fourth of July is celebrated all through-out America.In the Spanish culture, Cinco de Mayo, It is only celebrated by a small handful in Spanish speaking areas. To
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Running head: Managing Cultural Differences Managing Cultural Differences in the Workplace Mary J. Shaw Altenburg, Missouri Abstract Managing diversity means acknowledging people’s differences and seeing these differences as valuable. Supporting and encouraging a diverse business will help recruit the best talent, keep prized employees on board and deliver a better product and service. A work culture that supports diversity will encourage employees to develop their strengths, think outside
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Cultural Similarities and Differences between China and The United States of America Qixin Zheng George Brown College Cultural Similarities and Differences between China and The United States of America The culture of a country is a necessary important part of its society and population whether the country is an Asian developing country or a western developed country. China is the largest country in the Asia; it not only refers Chinese position and strength
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individual activity which can be affected by a number of different influences. Cultural differences Acknowledging and responding to the cultural aspects of a person’s identity and care needs are strategies that are likely to enhance communication. Avoid general assumptions that beliefs about issues such as diet, personal care practices, sleeping arrangements and ‘health’ are shared by all service users. Language differences Language is a central feature of any communication process. There is often
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There are many cultural differences between the new south and the old south. Clyde Egderton shows this perfectly in his novel Raney. In the novel the two main characters Charles Shepard, who is a product of new southern ideals, and Raney Shepard, his wife, a product of old southern ideals, show these differences throughout the novel in problems and arguments they have in their marriage. Charles and Raney are from two culturally different worlds. Charles is a college educated man who grew up in the
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American & Iranian Cultural Differences Student Name ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Name Date Introductory Why do some cultures treat women with the up most respect and others as if they were lower than life itself? Growing up in earlier years the only examples we as American’s had was just by what we were told. In today’s world we are able to communicate better and see more of how the cultures are in other countries. In America all are treated with equal
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There are many cultural norms that may be different between Chinese and my American cultural norms. In the chinese cultural norms of family, the elderly are treated with a tremendous amount of respect and dignity. While the young are cherished and nurtured. Americans goal of family is simply to encourage independence, specifically the children. Unlike the chinese, older Americans less often live with their children. There are also differences between on how Chinese and Americans handle money. Chinese
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options to promote and advance human rights, social, economic and environmental justice for each client they serve. Social workers must promote the rights of every individual regardless of what the client situation is. Understanding cultural differences and how those differences affect how culturally different clients are treated. For example while working at Mason and Partner Clinic, I have notice that there is a lack of access to basic needs such as food, transportation and housing, which creates a stigma
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Swedish & I'm interested in the culture of my ancestors). The main aspects I've focused are culture, language, and food in Sweden. Then locating similar cultural characteristics to the United States and comparing and contrasting the results. Sweden has 25 provinces each with their individual set of values, religious beliefs, and historical differences. An aspect that both the United States and Sweden have is the idea of an individualistic culture. This typology reinforces that the people of the society
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Since the rise of civilization and trading, spices have been heavily valued. Whether it was Columbus traveling to the Americas or Britain trading with and consequently taking over India, people have gone to great lengths to acquire flavorings for their food. First the desire was for salt, then the focus shifted to pepper, but lately the flavoring that is slowly traveling across the globe is curry. With globalization foods and cultures are much easily shared. Exposing not only a single countries
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However, Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) not only need to know the political, legal and regulatory environment in host country but also the culture difference which is very important to lessen the cultural problems and know how to solve it wisely. Companies may be abandoned by customers or spend a lot of money
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immigrating to America and the old country versus the new country’s way of life. Each story has conflict between the two generations caused by a cultural gap. Every parent and child disagree, but immigrant families have greater tension caused by cultural differences. Although there are divides between most parents and children, forms of discipline, differences in cultural behavior and high parental expectations increase divides between immigrant generations in order to reveal the tension sparked
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culture now consists of both sexes being on top, no arranged marriages, and we are open to new ideas. In the short story, “Carnal Knowledge” by Coraghessan Boyle, Boyle uses contemporary American culture to affect the readers of this piece. The cultural differences that he shows in his story are, how women are more
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century, superficial differences begin to disappear and almost immediately look mostly the same in the aspects of political
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Culture is the gestures, language, values, behaviors and material objects that make up people's way of life. Culture is a learned behavior, a gesture can be five fingers (palm) facing another person that can mean that an individual has a question, saying stop, waving hello/ bye or in other countries it can have a totally different meaning. We assume gestures mean the same to everyone, but in reality, it be misunderstood by others. Norms are rules and expectations of a society that guides people's
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complacent about existing social norms than people raised in the United States. People with authority in China also may assume more responsibility and be less scrutinized than people with authority in the United States (Kim et al. 1998). The differences between the two cultures exemplify the concepts of high and low culture as described by Hall (1976) and expanded
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different beliefs, values, and assumptions from each other on their first encounter during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Reading stories and letters from The Norton Anthology of American Literature book shows there are many examples of the differences between the Europeans and Native North Americans. The Native North Americans way of life lacked in advancement compared to Europeans. According to Nina Baym, Indians did not record anything on paper during the first encounter; so most of their values
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Have you ever wondered about the culture of Native Americans? Native Americans have been mistreated for generations and had their land stolen from them. When European settlers came to America, they were treated poorly. Some settlers befriended the Native Americans but others scolded them. The settlers wanted to give them blankets that were riddled with disease in order to expand into the New World. At one point, the Native Americans were subjugated. The Native American culture was vastly different
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