Investigationes Linguisticae‚ vol. IX‚ Poznań‚ April 2003 ∗ Understanding Different Cultural Patterns or Orientations Between East and West∗ Liu Qingxue ∗∗ Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College Hebei‚ CHINA liuqx1952@yahoo.com.cn Abstract Rudyard Kipling says in the Ballad of East and West: “East is East‚ and West is West; and never the twain shall meet.” Yet‚ he never expected that with the technological development in transportation and communication‚ the Westerners and Easterners
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Cultural patterns are described as the preferred set of responses to different life situations. According to Kluckhohn and Strodbeck’s description of cultural patterns there are 5 dimensions or elements that address the manner in which a culture orients itself to activities‚ social relations‚ the self‚ the world and the passage of time. In the following reflection I will identify each one of these dimensions with the cultural patterns shown in my country. Starting with the activity orientation
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1. Identify the dominant regime in the film and its power source. In about 200 words‚ use examples and screenshots from the film to show why this is the case. In Elysium‚ the dominant regime is Hegomony and its power source is Anocracy. In the film‚ the wealthiest live on the space‚ Elysium while the vast majority live on an overpopulated and ravage earth. Earth is controlled by those ruthless robots while people on Elysium get to enjoy luxurious space. The factors that affect the regime are
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Effects of Transportation on American Demographics and Settlement Patterns Imagine living before the time of cars‚ or trains‚ or even steamboats. Getting around would probably be pretty difficult. That’s why advancements in transportation are very important in the life of the average American. Transportation improvements have had a huge impact on American demographics and settlement patterns. For example‚ steamboats made water transportation faster and more easily accessible. Steam locomotives
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What are three things that characterize American cultural communication patterns that the call center employees most know in order to effectively communicate with businesspeople in the U.S.? Effective communications in business are essential to developing a solid relationship with corporate members from other cultures. Especially‚ since the business world has become globalized. Business people from different culture worldwide interact and bring different perspective and expectations‚ which
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African American Culture in a Modern American Dominant Sociology Intro to Sociology September 3‚ 2010 Janice Caparro African American culture in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of Americans African descent to the culture of the United States‚ either as part of or distinct from American culture. The distinct identity of African American culture is rooted in the historical experience of the African American people. The culture is both distinct and enormously influential
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war and 4. Describe Ronald Takaki calls the “Master Narrative” of American history. What two assumptions does this version of American history rely upon‚ and what problems does this pose for the study of America’s history and contemporary understandings of who/what is American? * Master narrative: the “power and popular but inaccurate story” declaring that “our country was settled by European immigrants‚ and Americans are white.” * A filter through which we learn history * Leaves
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Influences from A Dominant Culture A dominant culture‚ which is characterized by its wide prevalence and strong influences‚ always exerts huge influence and imposes pressure upon minority cultures. In the memoir‚ When I Was Puerto Rican‚ Esmeralda Santiago recalled her childhood both in Puerto Rica and America‚ and revealed how American culture affected Puerto Rican culture and traditions. In the 1940s‚ people in Puerto Rica experienced intensive cultural impact from their powerful neighbor country
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Alternative/dominant and resistant readings Dominant readings are the most common and widely-accepted interpretations of a given text. An alternative reading is any reading that differs from the commonly-accepted interpretation. A resistant reading is an alternative reading that contradicts the dominant reading. Think about the words resistant (the noun form of the verb to ’resist’) and dominant (the noun form of the verb to dominate) and it will help you to retain the meanings of the terminology
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The Dominant Paradigm Behavior change models have been the dominant paradigm in the field of development communication. Different theories and strategies shared the premise that problems of development were basically rooted in lack of knowledge and that‚ consequently‚ interventions needed to provide people with information to change behavior. The early generation of development communication studies was dominated by modernization theory. This theory suggested that cultural and information deficits
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