Cultural Differences COM/360 November 12‚ 2012 The movie Crash (2004) is about a handful of disparate people’s lives intertwined as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city of Los Angelos over a thirty-six hour period. All the players involved in the movie are: a Caucasian district attorney‚ his Caucasian wife who believes her stereotypical views are justified‚ therefore they’re not racist; two black carjackers that use their race to their advantage; two Caucasian
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every member of a society and thus‚ culture is learnt and transmitted to others. Differences between people within any given nation or culture are much greater than differences between groups. Polish people and British‚ although have a lot of common in terms of historical inheritance‚ they vary in many aspects of social life and these differences naturally affect the behaviour and culture. Much of the differences in culture have to do with superstitions. Many of today’s traditions and superstitions
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ethnocentric‚ and if so is it a bad thing? To answer that‚ one must understand what ethnocentrism is. According to Macionis (2004)‚ ethnocentrism is "the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture". We are not born with culture; culture is a socially learned behavior‚ or set of values that a given groups holds as a norm and are considered to be true and right. It is these cultural norms that connect the individuals of the group‚ which make up a society. No society
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For Rachels and Rachels‚ "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism‚" in Abel pp. 397-409. All of your responses should be written in complete sentences. What is the “Cultural Differences” argument? Different cultures have different moral codes. Therefore‚ there is no objective "truth" in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culture. Why do Rachels and Rachels think it is a bad argument? The conclusion does not follow from the premise that is‚ even if
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European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims shared a common cultural heritage from the Judeo-Christian past. In the classical period Islam‚ Muslims learned about Christianity from the Christians they met in conquered territories‚ from the Old and New Testaments‚ from Jews‚ and from Jews and Christians who converted to Islam. Before 1500 a wide spectrum of Muslim opinion about Jesus and Christians existed. At the time of the Crusades and of the Christian recon quest of Muslim Spain‚ polemical anti-views
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plant in his hometown of Chicago to his company’s overseas manufacturing plant in Osaka‚ Japan and I am writing to let you know the differences that Mark will experience in managing front-line plant workers in Japan in contrast to in the United States and also address how cultural differences may play a role in individual differences Mark will experience. Three differences that Mark may experience are: * Language Barriers * Technology * Politics In the United States individuals tend to speak
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my time and stress management skills as well as effective communication‚ and make up for my lack of direct experience in Marketing and English. There are some differences in workplace culture between Canada and Vietnam I have noticed when I have studied and worked at Vancouver Island University as a Marketing intern. The first difference is how people communicate. Vietnamese people would prefer to speak indirectly while Canadians would like to get straight to the point. Secondly‚ appearances
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cultures are significant aspects of life. Most people believe that culture does matter. There are different cultures and traditions all around the world. Culture determines who we are and how our ancestors used to live. Most adults bring their cultural traditions into another country when they move. For example‚ most countries have different languages. This is due to the fact that countries are culturally diverse. Mexico has 68 official languages and Nepal has 123. Both of these countries are
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or are in any way related. The Australian view of correct etiquette and decorum contrasts significantly with that of the Afghan society which is based and derived from their religion‚ Islam. Religion is the major reason for the incompatibility between Afghan and Australian cultures. In Afghanistan all decisions are dominated by religious beliefs and values. In distinction it is moral and ethical codes that Australians follow‚ this is dictated by their law which is constantly being revolutionized
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There were five participants interviewed in this study. I compared the responses to each other to find common themes that were related between them. I also looked to find common differences as well. To find the answers to my overarching research question I had to perform coding in order to organize common words and themes into categories. The type of coding I performed was grounded coding. My reasoning for this
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