When most people think about the “American culture‚” images of Coca-Cola‚ hot dogs‚ baseball games‚ big cars and suburban mansions come to mind. But there is a deeper side to American culture than Hollywood and Disney World. Underneath the layers of TV advertising and hyper-consumerism‚ there is a cultural DNA that makes America what it is. Here is a brief look at several cultural “genes” that influence the way Americans think and act. Individualism Individualism is a way of life by which a person
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Utilitarianism vs. Individualism Arguments for utilitarianism and individualism will never end. The essence of utilitarianism‚ pleasure is the chief end of life and the greatest happiness for the greatest number should be the ultimate goal of human beings‚ has always been a crucial matter of concern and controversy. It is regarded as an exploit of people’s freedom and individualism. However‚ individualism is deemed as an ignorance of teamwork. We cannot simply tell which one is superior to the
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Intercultural Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture‚ and it seriously affects the course of communication. So‚ it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the
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Community vs. Individualism Individual and community are two words whose meanings contrast each other. An individual is one who is self-sufficient and not reliant on outside forces to get whatever task complete. A community however‚ is a group of individuals whose sufficiency is intertwined with one another‚ and therefore can rely on each other. In her narrative essay‚ “Community and Diversity”‚ Rebekah Nathan unveils the individualistic society that was her college experience. She describes
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Annotated Bibliography Professor Farshad Sadri 9/25/2014 Sweet land of... conformity? Americans aren’t the rugged individuals we think we are By Claude Fischer June 6‚ 2010 www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/06/06/sweet_land_of_conformity American individualism is far more complex than our national myths‚ or the soap-box rhetoric of right and left‚ would have it. It is not individualism in the libertarian sense‚ the idea that the individual comes before any group and that personal
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the commercial activities between East and West has become one of the major lifeline almost dominated the world economy. Its representation can be attributed to the Japanese and U.S. economic and trade. As is well known‚ the United States is the superpower of the world‚ not only in military but also in economic. Japan is a small country‚ while considering the contribution to the world economic Japan still is a big country. So trade exchanges and business negotiations between these two countries is a
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• Conservatives support a return to traditional “family values” that rate commitment as more important than individualism. They urge parents to spend more time with their children. 2. Liberal and conservatives disagree on the ideal traditional family‚ because liberal feel the traditional family trap women into abusive relationships‚ while conservative’s beliefs the traditional family values is more important then individualism. While both the liberals and the conservatives agree to the general
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Running head: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COLLECTIVISM: THE POTENTIAL Psychotherapy and Collectivism: The Potential for Value Compatible Treatment Joe Enright University of Saskatchewan PSY 850.3 Dr. Michelle Presniak Psychotherapy and Collectivism: The Potential for Value Compatible Treatment Increasing cultural diversity in the Western world has made the role of culture in the context of psychotherapy an increasingly important issue for consideration. The populations of many Western countries
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American Theme-Individualism Literary works reflect the main ideas of the American mind. An American theme that is seen in various works of literature is individuality. Individuality is expressed in three different literary works from Frost‚ Chopin‚ and Paine. These works of literature aid us in developing an open mind about what the American people should expect in society. Following others doesn’t guide us in any way because it does not allow for us to express our innermost feelings. Throughout
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CULTURE: USA vs. CHINA Learning about other cultures in business will necessitate learning new concepts of time and space as well as new values and attitudes. The different business etiquettes employed by the American and Chinese can be attributed to the differences in their historical and cultural development. Whilst many things in China are in a state of constant flux‚ some things remain deeply rooted in the old culture of the country and one of the things which changes most slowly in any
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