“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures”-Cesar Chavez (n.d). This is the concept that we have learned in the Intercultural Health Issues subject. Being nurses we should respect each other’s culture and should provide culturally sensitive care. Culture is a set of beliefs, customs, arts, values, and behaviours shared by a group of people. Studying culture is important because it helps to avoid any unsatisfactory outcomes and to provide culturally…
PROTECTING LOCAL CULTURES FROM THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION: THE CASE OF CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE Globalization is continuing to influence local cultures both positively and adversely. Sometimes these impacts go beyond just ‘culture’ as the cultural effect pulls some other issues like trade. While advocates of globalization preach that this advances local cultures and offers an opportunity for development, critics argue that globalization is supporting few out-standers while suppressing many in…
Every country has it own culture, and every culture has their own way of communicating; therefore, growing up as a Yoruba in a Nigerian household (Africa) is not an exception. As a Nigerian living in Canada, it is a mix of culture for me but, I will say I am more of the Nigerian culture than the Canadian because of the household I live. According to Hall theory, “high–context cultures prefer to use the high-context message in which very little is provided in the coded, explicit, transmitted part…
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Canadian Broadcasters of Culture The CBC is a publicly owned media outlet funded (in part) by taxpayers. The CBC was formed in the context of a very different historical moment than now. Given that the Canadian mediascape has changed, should the government continue to fund the CBC? When the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created in 1936, it was intended as a public radio station to inform Canadians across the country and…
There is a real lack of appreciation for Canadian literature across Ontario. In grade 12 classrooms across the province there is a wide variety of material studied, very little of it being of Canadian descent. While good writers exist in all cultures, Ontario students should mainly study Canadian authors as there needs to be focus on Canadian culture, to also promote and establish current authors, and to encourage young Canadian writers. Southern neighbours have already swamped Canada with their…
CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE STUDY Waterloo Wellington WWTAB is funded by and Prepared for WWTAB by Tamara Darling August 2005 0 WWTAB would like to acknowledge project support and assistance from: The Waterloo Region District School Board and The New Canadian Program The views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada or the Government of Ontario 1 CANADIAN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE STUDY Table of Contents Summary………………………………………………………………………………
Canadian Culture Personal Reflection Canada has a distinctive culture considering its unique identity, history, sports, and values. Numerous Canadians are very pleasant and kind to others. Some of them say “sorry” and “thank you” during unexpected situations. For example, if someone steps on my foot or brushes my shoulder then I will be the one to apologize to them. Moreover, the national sport of Canada is hockey. Several Canadians grow up listening to the hockey game on the radio or watching it…
well. It is a place where different types of people live together and create multicultural communities. This country is a melting pot of different lifestyles and nations. Canadian culture is a mixture of French, British and American traditions. The best about being Canadian is that any person can be independent here because Canadians…
argue that the Canadian government was solely trying to protect its economy and its citizens. An important foundation of the global and political economy of any country is, of course, its people. Politics is fundamentally about how society and its people are organised in and for public life. A people are better understood by their culture and that culture helps to define and be defined by politics. To understand the politics of a society therefore requires understanding its culture, that is, the ways…
TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU THINK THE U.S.-CANADIAN MAGAZINE DISPUTE WAS MOTIVATED BY GENUINE DESIRES TO PROTECT CANADIAN CULTURE? Regarding the issue pertaining to the Canadian magazine dispute, it reasonable and acceptable that every community or individual try to preserve their culture and heritage through various means but which must not jeopardize the freedom of other individuals in such community. The step taken by the Canadian Government since 1920 is commendable with their effort to preserve the…