great-grandparents knew the Portuguese language as well as Hawaiian. I have never been taught Portuguese‚ but when we would go to Hawaii my great-grandma had a book of the Hawaiian language and she would teach me different words. Because of our cultural relativism it was typically looked down upon to use foul language. So when I am around my family I do not use it as a sign of respect towards them. Today I would consider this a folkway
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etc. Social norms are important because it sets the stage of how people are expected to act in society. Growing up your parents‚ teachers‚ and care- givers are the ones who inforce these unwritten rules in you. Social norms relate to ethnocentrism and cultural relativism because one’s ethnic group‚ religion‚ and race all play a part in how one behaves in society. For example if I’m said to be a Christian women‚ I know that it wouldn’t be okay for me to come to church dressed in a tight mini-skirt with
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Culture a. The totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. 2. Society a. People when live in the same territory‚ independent of people outside their area‚ and participate in a common culture. 3. Ethnocentrism a. Refer to the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others. b. William graham sumner 4. Subculture a. A segment of society that shares a distinctive pattern of customs‚ rules‚ and
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ANTH1001 Assignment #1 Group members: 1. The Nacirema people are located below the Canadian Cree‚ and above the Taqui and Tarahumaire of Mexico. This places them in the United States. The ‘shrine’ that the author is referring to is the washroom. 2. The three ritual specialists the author discusses are the ‘holy-mouth-man’ (commonly known as the dentist)‚ the medicine man (commonly referred to as the doctor)‚ and the ‘listener’ (or psychiatrist) 3. a. The article helps to show that
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Key Concepts for Chapter 1 1. How did sociology develop? What is positivism? Sociology is the study of human behavior in society‚ and the sociological imagination is the ability to see societal patterns that influence individual and group life. Sociology is an empirical discipline‚ relying on careful observations as the basis for its knowledge. Positivism: is a system of though in which accurate observation and description is considered the highest form of knowledge‚ as opposed to religious
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ASEAN CULTURE IS FOR EVERYONE Good morning Mr. Chairman‚ ladies and gentlemen. My name is Immanuel L. Maglasang from Boonwattana School. Today‚ I would like to affirm to you that ASEAN CULTURE is for everyone. First‚ I would like to define what culture is. Most of us think that culture is just about Folk Dances‚ Festivals and Traditions. But culture is more than that. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits
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A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL * OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY Milton J. Bennett‚ M.D. I. DENIAL OF DIFFERENCE The inability to construe cultural difference. Indicated by benign stereotyping (wellmeant but ignorant or naive observations) and superficial statements of tolerance. May sometimes be accompanied by attribution of deficiency in intelligence or personality to culturally deviant behavior. Tendency to dehumanize outsiders. 1. Denial/Isolation: Isolation in homogeneous groups fails to generate either
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The Sociological Perspective 1. The sociological perspective mainly shows specific event and surroundings that influences peoples lives. The base the word of sociology is social which deals with how people interact with others and other groups. Sociologists look at social locations that people are involved with because of where they are in society. Some things that are looked at by sociologists include jobs‚ income‚ race-ethnicity‚ education‚ gender‚ etc. Biography and history are important in
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Advances In Management ;; Vol. 5 (3) Mar. (2012) Aspects of International Business Ethics Mahoney James F. Managing Director‚ The Paragon Group. Managing Director‚ 2476 N Beechwood Ave‚ Rialto‚ California‚ USA theparagongroup@roadrunner.com Abstract This paper is an analytical examination of the ethical problems posed by the practice of international business in light of key ethical philosophies and considering the diversity existing in our world. Special attention is give to the SA 8000
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Good afternoon everyone‚ my name is Family Leung. Today I’m going to talk about how has the concept of ethnocentrism affected our way of thinking. But before I talk about how it affected our thinking‚ please let me explain what ethnocentrism is. Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture. Ethnocentric individuals judge other groups relative to their own ethnic group or culture‚ especially with concern for language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion
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