BRIDGE CULTURAL AND ETHNICAL DIFFERENCES. The world constitutes people with different cultural and ethnic background. Culture refers to the beliefs‚ ideas‚ artifacts that make up a shared way of life while ethnicity refers to a shared cultural heritage (Macionis‚ 2007 page 60). Now when people differ in cultural and ethnic background there tend to be a gap or conflict between them. For This reason‚ there must be some ways of bridging this gap. Thus the essay outlines these differences and the
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Subject： Impacts of Cultural Differences on International Business Negotiation Name： Chen Xiujuan Student No.: 0 8 5 1 0 3 4 0 Specialty and Class: Business English‚ Class 3 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Liu Mifan Date: 2011-3-02 Contents Introduction 1 1. Types of Cultural Differences 2 1.1Value View
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Contents Introduction about culture 3 Cultural Diversity 3 Cultural Communication 4 The Nature of Culture 5 Different Country Different Culture 5 Facts of Australia‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Egypt‚ Germany‚ Mexico 5 Society and Cultural Difference 8 Business Meeting Difference 11 Gift Giving Difference 12 Dining Difference 14 Dress Difference 15 Business Cards Difference 16 Conclusion 17 References 18 Introduction about Culture The word "culture"
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Cultural Differences Paper Psychology 535 September 20‚ 2010 Cultural Differences Paper In the following paper two multicultural concepts have been selected‚ which are individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Then‚ I will analyze individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Last‚ I will point out the significance in understanding cultural differences. Individualism versus collectivism Culture can be defined as a program of shared
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The cultural influence of difference in focus and categorization In the research article‚ “The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception” provided by Richard E. Nisbett and Yuri Miyamoto‚ there is evidence that perceptual processes are influenced by culture. The research found that Western cultures focus on salient objects and use rules and categorization for purposes of organizing the environment‚ whereas‚ East Asian cultures focus more holistically on relationships and similarities
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Cultural Differences Paper Cultural Differences Introduction Many people throughout the world indentify themselves by their cultural background. It is common knowledge that there are many different cultures throughout the world. Each culture has its similarities and differences. Every individual has multiple identities Race‚ ethnic‚ gender‚ national‚ regional‚ organizational‚ personal‚ cyber/fantasy—that act in concert. The importance of any single identity is a result of the situation. As
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Every country has its own culture which is different from other countries’. Therefore‚ differences in cultures can make communication misunderstanding. Cultural differences increase the likelihood of misunderstanding as well. If people speak different languages‚ the danger of bad translation is obvious. But even if people speak the same language‚ they may communicate in different ways. Common differences are between high-context and low-context communication. Low-context communication stands on its
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thanks giving day it had to be the people and the food - I experienced. First of all‚ if you’re going to a city like Mexico‚ I feel you blend some of the cultural experience already. The people were outgoing and outspoken in their language of course. The food was awesome and the different cultures that were located in that area. My best cultural experiences would be when you are together with your family. Living and enjoying the overall moment that you are living for during the holidays especially
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There are six principles of cross-cultural communication. The first principle states that the less someone understands about a culture and the more differences among one another the more difficulties they will have with communication. The second principle states that breakdowns occur due to cultural differences. The third principle is the belief that communicating across cultures helps people to better understand their own communication actions. They become more aware of the hand gestures and word
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Cultural Differences Paper COM/360 Nicole Kragt Cultural Differences Paper “People must live and interact together for the culture to survive. In doing so‚ they must develop a way of relating that strikes a balance between showing concern for themselves and concern for others” (Koester & Lustig‚ Chapter 5‚ 2010). There are over 7 billion people in this world with thousands even millions born even day‚ but we as individual units think we live our lives as independents. We are not without influences
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