parental consent. Blood relationships (consanguinity) and close relationships (affinity) in marriage are also prohibited in most cultures. However‚ through globalization and modernization‚ the institution of marriage has changed through acculturation‚ diffusion‚ innovation‚ and cultural loss (Haviland et al 363). Some marriage ideas have been borrowed from other societies‚ and replaced the traditional ones while others have been created and
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After World War II‚ some ambitious leaders advocated the establishment of an effective mechanism to stabilize the world order. One of the ways to maintain the international order is to prevent the disintegration of the world economy (Seitz‚ 1995‚ p. 26). Under such a background‚ the World Trade Organization (WTO) was founded‚ and then accelerated the development of economic globalization. As there is an inseparable relationship between economy and culture‚ the more the trend of economic globalization
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socio-cultural factors. Biological factors that can affect health behavior are age‚ gender‚ body mass index etc. Psychological factors include self-esteem‚ self motivation and definition of health while socio-cultural factors include educational status‚ acculturation and socioeconomic status (Amos‚ 2010). Another concept of the Health Promotion Model is how a person perceives the benefits of a certain action (Halbert‚ 2013). This entails whether or not the person sees positive outcomes that will result from
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Ester Education Quarterly‚ A. Harper TeacherJ. de Jong & Candace Spring 2005 Preparing Mainstream Teachers for English-Language Learners: Is Being a Good Teacher Good Enough? By Ester J. de Jong & Candace A. Harper Introduction More and more teachers find themselves teaching students from increasingly diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In a recent report (National Center for Education Statistics‚ 2002)‚ 42% of the teachers surveyed indicated that they had English Language Learners
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GSM 511- Case Analysis | From Regional Star to Global Leader | | Yogita Inamdar | 6/18/2011 | | Case Analysis: From Regional Star to Global Leader Statement Yang Jianguo has been promoted from Country Manager China to Global Head of Product Development at Deronde International. The CEO of the company chose Country Manager Yang from China over other three high performers based on his technical expertise and his knowledge of Asian markets. Yang currently faces a challenge in transitioning
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Multiculturalism has been considered a "fourth force" in the field of psychology‚ supplementing behaviorism‚ psychodynamic theories‚ and humanistic psychology. It explores such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping‚ prejudice‚ discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence" (Fhagen-Smith‚ 2010). Multicultural psychology attempts "to understand and to accurately represent the psychology
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Up‚ Up‚ and Away - The Invention of the Airplane The airplane is not only one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century‚ but also the most wonderful scientific creation of the human history at large. Flying higher and higher‚ floating deep into the air like birds‚ and moving from one place to the other within a jiffy in order to mitigate the distances had always been one of the most astounding dreams of human beings since the beginning of time. Several experiments had been conducted time and
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Jewish minority would eventually even accept Christianity and finally vanish. i. This term assimilation describes more accurately what really happened in Western as well as to a lesser degree in Eastern European societies. In contrast to this‚ acculturation is a less radical and more academic term which implies that people accept a new culture or part of it‚ but do not give up completely their own traditions. ii. The discrimination of the Jews increased during the nineteenth century because the
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person responds negatively to these stressors‚ the sensation of being lost in so many unfamiliar people is great. Previous literature indicates that less research has been carried out with respect to our indigenous culture to address the issue of acculturation of non-local students; however in the west this issue has captured the attention of the researchers and the psychologists. A study conducted on the adjustment issues of Turkish college students studying in the United States discusses that during
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factors. 1. Test-taking behaviour concerns such factors as level of education‚ language and practice or familiarity with tests and testing. 2. Cultural and environmental factors relate to aspects such as the effects of rural or urban residence‚ acculturation‚ and various preferences associated with ethnicity. 3. Dispositional factors include age and gender‚ both of which correlate with test performance. 4.1. Approaches to cross-cultural assessment By addressing the issues associated with using psychometric
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