In our culture‚ friendliness is conveyed through a smile and it is agreed in the discipline of Anthropology that the smile is something that carries across all cultures. In every human society‚ smiles convey the same emotions: happiness‚ pleasure‚ excitement and other positive feelings. However‚ smiles seem to mean different things between the men and women‚ of our culture‚ who exchange them. As my step father said‚ a woman who smiles is seen as friendly‚ but also more likely single. Simply put
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1. Define culture and differentiate between material and nonmaterial culture. Culture is a socially learned and transmitted behavior. Ideas‚ norms‚ values and beliefs are largely dependent on the kind of culture we belong to as the products of this culture. The non material aspects of any culture are its beliefs‚ customs‚ philosophy‚ patterns and ways of communication (verbal and non-verbal) and its government. The material aspect of culture consists of the physical. These are houses‚ food items
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The Role of Culture in Conflict Humans are unique products of individual temperaments‚ varying life experiences‚ family upbringings‚ and individual mental patterns; moreover‚ they are also products of the cultures in which they live or have lived (Angelica‚ 2004). Culture establishes many of our communication patterns as well as our basic values. 32 Often‚ these values are so familiar as to be invisible to the holders. When not understood‚ these cultural patterns can be a source of conflict
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Norwegian Business Culture A Reserved‚ Direct Communication Style Directness In contrast to the indirect‚ roundabout language common in much of Asia‚ Latin America and the Middle East‚ Norwegians typically use direct straightforward language. They tend to be blunt and honest about their business ideas and feelings. However‚ most Norwegians are somewhat less direct than Danes and Germans. For instance‚ when not really interested in a particular deal‚ they may be reluctant to say so bluntly. In this
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Cultural Voices and Representations in EFL Materials Design‚ Pedagogy‚ and Research Phaisit Boriboon B.A. (English)‚ M.A. (TESOL) A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to Linguistics and English Language School of Philosophy‚ Psychology and Language Sciences University of Edinburgh July 2008 Copyright 2008 by Phaisit Boriboon All rights reserved. To My Parents‚ ปอบุญมา แมคําปน บริบูรณ‚ in Heaven Abstract This study
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Greece’s culture is high context‚ which means that for the Greek culture the meaning of messages is determined by the context or the environment. Most of their communication is implicit. The members of the culture are skilled in reading non-verbal cues. Their interactions do not need explanation because of their common history. This is the reason why Greeks will interrupt what someone is saying while they try to figure out what is means. This is a common aspect of Greek communication. Greeks tend
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PROJECT ON Comparative study of OCTAPACE CULTURE in Governmental and Non-Governmental Educational Institute Abstract Cultural awareness in higher education helps to achieve organizational goals‚ analyzeorganizations‚ explain differences among organizations‚ and unify personnel. Culturalawareness is also important because culture influences the making and implementation of decisions. Two major research views regarding organizations and organizational culture havedeveloped. First‚ the functional view
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that in order for Black youths to survive‚ they needed to be provided with an alternative future to explore. The solution to this issue was to create a culture that celebrated art and creativity. The result was hip-hop. Art forms such as DJing‚ MCing‚ breaking‚ and tagging became the defining elements of hip-hop. The foundation of Hip-hop culture was built on African-American history‚ in
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Scotland has a very interesting and rich culture. Its long history has contributed much to the traditions that still stand today. Whether it be its literature‚ music‚ art‚ food‚ clothing‚ or sports‚ Scotland has a lot to offer. a <br> <br>Scotland has contributed many novelists and poets to the world of literature. Such poets include Sydney Goodsir Smith‚ Norman McCaig‚ Iain Crichton Smith‚ Edwin Morgan‚ George Mackay Brown and Robert Garioch (Fraser 185). Poet Sorley Maclean (1911-1996)‚ also known
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Police Culture Number 8 powerpoint (Definition)The knowledge‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ behaviours and rituals that exist amongst police‚ or which more broadly‚ characterize a police force. Police Culture affects: how police see themselves and their role as police • how they see the world around them‚ how they police (how policing is performed). Differences exist within and between police cultures. Police officers‚ as individuals‚ will not all equally adopt or adhere to the dominant police culture
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