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    Questions: Briefly describe what activity you selected. 1. The activity that I have decided to perform is to eat because it was an activity that is comfortable for me. During the first try‚ with one eye covered‚ there was no extreme difference; despite not being able to see the arm that my food was coming from. Then there was some difference‚ such as I was eating slower than usual. What differences did you note in your ability to judge the shape‚ distance‚ speed‚ and direction of the objects with

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    An Assignment On “Culture and Consumer Behavior” In the partially fulfillment of the subject of Consumer Behavior. Submitted By Name Roll No. Chauhan Avani H. 04 Lad Unnati K. 08 Ribadia Nimesh N. 32 Solanki Azrudin Y. 35 Vaghela Anita C. 38 Submitted To: Mr. Vipul Patel‚ Faculty Member‚ V.M.P.I.M.‚ Kherva. Submission Date: 10/08/2009. Meaning and Nature of Culture:- Culture is an aggregate of the

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    Kinship Terminology

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    Kinship terminology Kinship terminology in general may be used to refer to the various systems used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship. As Robert Parkin states‚ a kin term or kinship term or relationship term designates a particular category of kin or relative regarded as a single semantic unit. It can be conceptualised as containing one or more kin types‚ though empirically it will be applied to a number of different individuals occupying different

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    Outcome: • Examine the role of two cultural dimensions on behavior. Introduction: • To begin with culture as stated by Matsumoto (2004) is a dynamic system of rules containing attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs‚ norms and behaviors. There are a variety of different ways in which to interpret culture‚ such as the perception of food or the way in which people in a particular culture dress. This in a sense is the “surface culture” of a specific country; the “deep culture” on the other hand involves the various

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    “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate. Additionally‚ specific cultures promote

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    effort’s ability to satisfy some individual needs. Motivation is an important thing that managers need to understand what motivates their employees to have good performance. By motivating the employees‚ the organization can get benefits from that for example‚ employees can increase their performance and productivity‚ increased job satisfaction‚ employees will increase to focus on organizational objectives‚ and maybe it can also reduced the absenteeism of the employees. There are many methods of employee

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    Kinship – a social institution The Ju’hoansi people are from Botswana Africa. Their kinship system is definitely a social institution in the eyes of Canadian anthropologist‚ Richard Lee. Lee wrote his ethnography The Dobe Ju/’hoansi based on his fieldwork from the 1960s all the way up to the present day. Lee’s anthropological perspective is a materialistic view and his theory is cultural ecology. Cultural ecology is a theory in which the environment determines the culture. The Ju/’hoansi live in

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    Aboriginal Kinship Systems ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Aboriginal Kinship Systems Kinship is one of the main principles of a foraging culture’s social organization. The way they interact with each other relies on the relationship they have together. If one member wanted to marry another member of the society‚ they would not behave in the same manner as they would with a blood relative such as a mother or father.

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    Thesis Subject: Impacts of Cultural Differences on International Business Negotiation Name: Chen Xiujuan Student No.: 0 8 5 1 0 3 4 0 Specialty and Class: Business English‚ Class 3 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Liu Mifan Date: 2011-3-02 Contents Introduction 1 1. Types of Cultural Differences 2

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    Btsisi Kinship

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    Btsisi Kinship Elizabeth Safady Ashford University Anthropology Instructor Reeves March 11‚ 2013 The Btsisi kinship in horticultural‚ in otherwords‚ they culitvate to produce their own food. Marriage in the Btsisi culture is arranged by the elders in the community. Marriage is extremely important‚ as it helps form alliances and create firm relationships not only outside the community‚ but inside as well. The Btsis society is made up of bands. Each band consists of a nuclear family and

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