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    1. Two theories how inmate culture becomes part of prison life is the “indigenous influence theory” this is due to social structures‚ environmental influences‚ and interactions within the prison. The second theory is “cultural drift theory” this is when an inmate brings their behavior and culture from outside of prison – to prison. "PRE-INSTITUTIONAL VS. SITUATIONAL INFLUENCE IN A CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITY." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. . 2. Methods that correctional agencies use to control prison gangs is “unauthorized

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    Visual entertainment media has played a role in shaping American culture and its values in a variety of ways utilizing various methods such as television‚ video games‚ music videos‚ and the Internet. Crime‚ violence‚ fashion‚ foods‚ romance and education are just a few categories in which values can be molded or stem from by viewing visual media‚ all of which comes with both negative and positive aspects. As people watch television and surf the Internet‚ they are subjected to tons

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    Montgomery‚ culture should not be biased‚ but should be including all that are produced and shared by the society( Montgomery 7). Even though Black English is different from Standard English‚ Black English has its unique linguistic system. It has its own system in phonetics‚ lexicology and grammar. Black English is the most widely spread minority group language variant in American English. With the improvement of Black American cultural and social position‚ Black English affects American culture in a

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    the information technology‚ cross border marketing has never been a distant dream. However‚ it has never been easier even for giant multinational companies to face challenges that come in international business. The biggest challenge comes from the culture which varies from country to country. At its basic understanding‚ international marketing engages the firm in making one or more marketing mix decisions across national boundaries. At its complex level‚ it involves the firm in establishing manufacturing

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    as consul. After this takeover‚ roman culture spread rapidly within Gaul. Due to a combination of both the Gauls willingness to embrace roman culture and the Romans notorious ability to assume conquered peoples as roman citizens‚ the Gauls took up an extremely large part of Roman culture into their own‚ to the point where it can be argued roman culture was prevalent. Following the decisive battle of Alesia in 52BC‚ the Roman were able to extend their influence over the whole of Gaul‚ whereas before

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    The Influence of Culture and Genetics on Health Jenell Nash Walden University Family‚ Community & Population-based care NURS - 4010 - 13 Marguerite Washnok November 12‚ 2013 The Influence of Culture and Genetics on Health Case Study: A Native American family of four lives in a trailer park outside of Tallahassee‚ Florida. The father is a construction worker and works 12-hour shifts‚ relaxing at the end of the day with a few cold beers. The mother works part-time at a gas station until

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    The Influence of Black Slave Culture on Early America The Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to the new land. Despite their persecution‚ the "slave culture" has contributed greatly to the development of America’s own music‚ dance‚ art‚ and clothing. Music It is understandable that when Africans were torn from their homes and families‚ lashed into submission ‚ and forced into lifelong slave labor‚ they would be‚ on the most part‚ resentful and angry. Various

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    Identify Environment DLIS environment consists of more than 5‚000 employees and 5‚000 contractor. The IT environment contains assets that enable business functions like exchange‚ active directory‚ user PCs‚ Information Databases such as Customer databases‚ employees/contractors and parent company databases. These assets enable communication between the organization and clients such as the Department of Defense have a high priority as the DLA exists solely for the DoD and its subsidiaries. As the

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    Islam influences sub-Saharan African Culture The relationship between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa is complex and can be examined from many perspectives. It could be looked upon as a cultural level‚ given the intertwining of historical association‚ settlement‚ and religion between populations through time. Lastly‚ the relationship may be examined within the context of a maturing alternative Islamic development agenda which intends to be established and nurtured in the countries of sub-Saharan

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    influenced American culture. All you have to do to see an example of this is look at how our fashions change decade after decade and seem to go right with Hollywood. About any new style that hits is started by the star of some television show or a musician. In the 1970’s all of the girls had to have the Farrah Fawcett hair style from Charlies Angels‚ or the cut off shorts that have been known every since as Daisy Dukes. Hollywood has definitely been a major influence on our society and culture.

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