A Cultural Artifact Family Albums‚ “ A Cultural Artifact” Family albums have played an important role as navigators of familial ideology and possessions of familial memory. Most family photograph albums contain a great variety of items‚ both identified and unidentified held together by this collective identity with the family. When family albums are put together we are reminded of our family history and possess sentimental ties within the family. Viewing photographs of deceased loved ones
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Review of Cultural Intelligence Article Summary The article “Cultural Intelligence” written by P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski describes the importance of international managers´ knowledge about cross cultural aspects and how to deal with employees from different countries. However‚ cultural skills are not only important for international managers or bankers. There are even different cultures and subcultures within a specific company. The most branches‚ departments and regions have
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reasons many people embrace Cultural diversity 1. They value diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism. Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism? Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members. 5 claims of cultural relativism 1. Different
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Cultural Artifacts Could you image going through your whole life‚ without a cell phone? Many of us have become accustom to the new technology that allows us to communicate so effectively. Today the world uses technology in almost everything it does. No modern artifact has the capability to be so incredibly noticeable and brilliantly built as the cell phone. Cell phones play a huge role in our daily lives. They are an item that every one possesses from‚ children‚ students‚ workers‚ parents‚ and etc
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Discussion about the relevance of Hofstede’s dimensions in relation to analyzing intercultural communication Albert Carbó Benavent Nils Simon Andre Gonzales 24/10/2012 INDEX 1. Introduction 2. The main part: your analysis. 2.1- Power distance 2.2- Individualism vs. collectivism 2.3- Masculinity vs. Femininity 2.4- Uncertainty avoidance 2.5- Long vs. short term 3. Conclusion 4. List of references 1-Introduction Nowadays‚ depending in which
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feel as though I have a few different cultural identities that I value and identify with. Everyone has a culture that that they are a part of and most often there is more than one culture to which we belong. The experience we gain from associating with these different cultures help shape us into the individuals that we are. Every aspect of our present has been greatly influenced by our past experiences and environment we were associated with. The two main cultural identities that I feel I identify with
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Cultural capital exists in three states‚ each of which requires economical capital as the primary impetus for accumulation . First‚ the embodied state of cultural capital includes the individual’s investment in self-improvement such as cultivating hobbies and interests. The most difficult form of capital to transfer is embodied capital‚ which requires time and merit. Second‚ the objectified state is the appreciation of cultural goods and materials such as books and instruments by those who hold the
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Cultural Differences Angela Holmes Psych/535 March 21‚ 2011 Dr. Gaston Weisz Cultural Differences Different factions of sociologists depict men differently. Functionalists suggest that a division of labor originally arose between man and women because of the woman ’s role in reproduction. By virtue of their larger size and greater muscular strength‚ men were assigned hunting and defense tasks. Conflict theorists reject functionalist arguments as simply offering a rationale for male dominance
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Human Relations: Cultural Awareness Throughout the semester the subjects and content in Human Relations has ranged from the BaaFaa BaaFaa activity‚ the Star Power activity‚ the White Privilege article‚ teacher beliefs and expectation articles‚ Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes video‚ Cycle of Socialization‚ and the Iceberg article. These activities have all contributed to the theme of cultural awareness. Cultural Awareness ranges from knowing and understanding ones own culture to understanding another’s
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Cultural growth in the twenty-first century has heightened the emphasis on interpersonal communication in an intercultural setting. As our world grows‚ expands and becomes increasingly more interconnected by various technological advances‚ the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become quite clear. Due to the advancement of technology in today’s world‚ a world in which some businesspeople are involved in transactions with other businesspeople
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