“A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY IS A BLESSING” – REALLY? “A multi-cultural society is a blessing”. This is an assertion alleged by many. But is it true? Does the old regulation “The more‚ the better” really count here? And what on earth is a multi-cultural society? A multi-cultural society is a society containing several representations of different cultures. To understand it better‚ we also will need to be aware of what both a society and a culture really is. According to Wikipedia‚ a society is: a
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Multi-cultured societies are mixtures of many ethnic groups. Some people think the advantages of multi-cultured societies outweigh the disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree? I definitely agree with the statement that cosmopolitan societies are better for the overall progress of a country. That is perhaps why nations such as the U.S.A.‚ Canada and Australia‚ which are primarily multi-cultural societies‚ enjoy great prosperity‚ stability and harmony. In the following paragraphs I shall provide
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Advantages and disadvantages of living in a multi-racial society Nowadays 99% of the modern world countries have become a multiracial society‚ whether it is relative to their language‚ religion ‚ culture‚ or traditions . Also universities ‚ schools and other societies have become multiracial‚ it is not necessary for the whole country . And today with all aspects of economical‚ social and other types of growth ‚ it is distinguishably linked to the globalization and the immigration of people
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MMM028 COMPARATIVE AND INTER-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ’Diversity in multi-cultural teams creates potential advantages’. Discuss. In the recent years‚ the movement of the modern business are very much according to the globalisation of the world’s economy‚ which resulted in the increasing amount of international businesses‚ global economic competition‚ and the difference/divergence within the organisations. Globalisation creates international business environment that requires businesses
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the power relations brought by the globalization‚ influence the (re) construction of a cultural identity emphasized by the homogenization of the nations. It will be used some contemporary authors that deal with the cultural aspects that are shared in order to be placed inside of a homogeneous and idealized culture. The focus‚ supported also by the cultural studies‚ is the accurate scenario of the countries’ cultural elements that were developed through the history and changed into sings of the globalized
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certain teams. One problem in a multicultural team is not understanding the diversity within international cultures. Some people within a group may not be able to attend certain conference calls‚ or group meetings because of religious beliefs or cultural traditions. This may bring about issues with completing a particular assignment‚ which may result in effecting every group member’s grade. In order to avoid these issues‚ the group leader must gain trust and an understanding of the diversity in international
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lifestyles‚not many things turn me off or make me uncomfortable. On the other hand‚ because I come from a small town‚ there are a few things I am unfamiliar with. I am not as familiar with different races or cultures‚ the wealth and fashion that comes with living near city suburbs‚ or the religion of anyone who isn’t Catholic. This is excluding the Europe experience‚ when I spent most my time in English speaking Scotland. Because of this‚ I chose three events that would expose me to new things in each one
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-Explain the advantages and disadvantages for an Athenian of living in a society dominated by so many gods. The people of Athens lived in a polytheistic society where they believed in many gods known as the Olympians. This brought its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Among the Athenians there were many gods and goddesses whom they believed held great responsibility over their lives. Major ones such as Athena played an important role in their daily lives. Athena is the goddess of war‚ wisdom
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reaching the bottom of the stairs automatically turned my emotions into a swirling tornado ready to blow everything around it into tiny pieces of debris. My parents were sitting in the living room ready to give me a lecture. I knew immediately by the look on their faces that it was going to be about that test. After living with them so long I could tell when it was going to happen‚ being lectured had become a part of my life that had changed me. I took a seat and sat quietly allowing my parents to digest
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Essay: Evaluate Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a core model and analyze its significance within a multi-cultural context. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in contrast to many other therapeutic frameworks has both an explicit rationale and an empirically demonstrable success rate. In addition to the wealth of published case histories there are a plethora of controlled studies attesting to the efficacy of CBT interventions with an equally diverse range of psychological and behavioral conditions. (Emmelkamp
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