Social Science Vol. 6‚ No. 9; September 2010 On a Personal Experience of Cultural Adaptation ---From the Perspective of Microculture Lisha Liu Qindao College‚ Qingdao Techonological University 79 Tie Qi Shan Street‚ Chengyang‚ Qingdao 266106‚ China E-mail: olivia_lisha@126.com Abstract This paper‚ from the perspective of microculture‚ mainly explores how the cultural anthropological theory “cultural adaptation” works on a personal experience of a student who pursues her further study
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communication‚ and technological aspects‚ leads one to address the concept of cultural diversity or multiculturalism. Cultural diversity in the health-care system touches lives of many Americans in one way or another. No matter what our own cultural background is‚ when we go receive medical care‚ we may encounter a care giver who comes from a different cultural background than ours(Naylor 1997‚291).. In the concept of cultural diversity‚ it can be recognized that two terms are equally important. The
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Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Anne E. Bonidie University of Phoenix Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Decisions we make everyday are influenced in part by our core values. Our cultural background‚ individual bias‚ personal ethics‚ and past experiences help to form the basis of our value system. "We begin sharpening our values at a very early age. Our parents‚ teachers‚ friends‚ religious leaders‚ heroes
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics A person’s core values and ethics are important characteristics that help to identify an individual. Many factors determine our values and ethics. Values and ethics are shaped by the rules and structure that are raised‚ religious beliefs‚ family values‚ education‚ and life experiences. People need to know and understand their own personal values and ethics. This awareness helps people understand how people perceive us and allows us to identify our own
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When a person tries to sit down and write out how his or her feelings or go about in his or her life dealing with cultural values and personal ethics‚ he or she may look at themselves in a whole new light. He or she would think that whatever their cultural values are they should coincide with their personal ethics and for most people this may not always be the case. As I took the time to write this paper and think about my own values and ethics I began to analyze those who are around me and I asked
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Loud‚ smart and classy are a couple of words people that know me may use to describe me. I completely agree with the description because‚ well that’s just me. Cultural Identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. My personal culture is based on the food I eat‚ the clothes I wear and the music that races through my ears and empowers me. One element of my culture is the clothes I wear. Clothes are items worn to cover the body‚ but my clothes are so much more than that. I would describe
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that I feel strongly compelled towards is Cultural Studies. I believe that the teachings in Cultural Studies will help me understand more deeply about who I am and how culture has shaped me into the person I am today. I will also learn how cultural affects the world around me and the relationship between cultural‚ identity and roles. The interdisciplinary teachings will enable me to have a more critical and open-minded view towards a variety of cultural factors that influence society structures and
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Personal‚ organizational‚ and cultural values can create a difficult problem when trying to make a business decision that includes all the previously stated. Personal values are what each individual holds dear to them living the types of lives that he or she like and would like to lead. Organizational values are what are best for the company to maintain a good public image and employee guidance. Cultural are set on traditions handed down from generation to generation to preserve a way of living
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time consuming. A Filipino nurses have been known to be among the most caring nurses in the world. The skills‚ Values‚ Interest‚ Personality Traits and styles‚ Knowledge‚ educational and training Experience‚ and goals or simply we called the personal profile‚ and also the Academic and work performance of a nurses has a great affect which lead to the highly industrialized countries salute the nurses we produce. Good work performance of nurse can improve quality of health services. Many nurses and
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from Tortola‚ British Virgin Islands‚ I count myself privileged to have the best of both worlds. Primarily because I was born as an American citizens and am yet able to identify myself as a member of family heritage culture and heritage. Cultural Influences on Personal Identity Development Raised in a Caribbean cultured home where Christianity was our core belief‚ from an early age‚ I was taught the importance of reverencing God and honoring and respecting my parents. Likewise‚ my parents instilled in
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