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 inter-regionally
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The basic objectives of this course: American Cultural Experience was to basically understand American culture better‚ at least that is what I am getting from it. I don’t believe that you can understand another countries culture‚ unless you understand your own‚ so this class is helping me understand my own culture. I believe that the course has addressed questions like “what does it mean to be an American” very well‚ and through that I feel that I am understanding my country’s culture better. One
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head CROSS CULTURAL FIELD EXPERIENCE Jesus Power Assembly of God Abstract Cross cultural experiences can be defined in many different ways. Some people view these experiences as a way to interact with individuals who are diverse‚ often experiencing things one would not typically experience within their own culture. A cross cultural experience allows someone to share within another’s culture. These experiences can enrich the lives of those who participate by offering experience‚ knowledge
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My Neighborhood Cultural Experience Carol Salinas Kaplan University HU300-09 Abstract I have had a great opportunity to look at some of my town’s most incredible architecture‚ paintings‚ murals‚ and sculptures. Our family has lived here for over six years now and I have had the pleasure to visiting our three local Native American Museums. I have always enjoyed going to them on occasion when I feel like just getting out by myself and having some quite time. My experiences in this class have
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An Analysis of my cultural experience Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings‚ wide roads‚ newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA‚ it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my
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Running Head: CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE Cultural Immersion Experience Social/Cultural Foundations of Counseling The experience that I had at the Jewish Museum was unlike anything I had anticipated. Right from the beginning‚ I was immersed in a culture that was so unfamiliar to me but so rich in history. I learned an array of different things from careers of early Jewish immigrants to the struggles they faced during World War II. As I went through the museum
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Cultural Immersion Experience I participated in the disabled culture for my out-of-class experience. I attended a Birthday Party and visited with a mentally challenged client (son of my friend) with a family friend at Parkwood Developmental nursing home facility in Valdosta‚ GA. Parkwood Nursing home is the residence of approximately 50 clients with varying mental and physical abilities. The front door of the building looks like the door on a house. When entering the front door
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I chose the country of China for my out of body cultural experience. China is a very diverse country with 56 recognized ethnic groups (Globeaware 1). The majority group of people is the Han Chinese. Other groups of people include the Mongols‚ Manchus‚ and Turik Uighurs. Each group of people has their own unique history and social values. China’s history dates back thousands of years. It is difficult to do a short paper and presentation on Chinese culture because there are so many different
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important in your life than culture” it becomes almost an alarm clock‚ its reverberations resounding loud enough for me to hear‚ though tiring to bear. Why should I learn about my cultural background? What good would it do? What use is it to me now? I thought it to be a complete joke‚ but the joke however was on me. Cultural day in year 7 Tayler’s Lakes Secondary College created an environment where everyone can express their ideas and feel that they are valued. My school has always made this day
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My most important experience sought me out. It happened to me; I didn’t cause it. I call it serendipity‚ and he maintains that it was fate. Carolina and I had collected enough signatures to return to our group. She glanced around‚ and without notice walked to a stranger. “Sir‚ do you have a moment? We’re conducting a survey” she asked. He gave the question some thought before agreeing‚ but on condition that we followed him to his workplace. In making answer to this proposition‚ Carolina did not
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