"Factors and dimensions that shape society" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 4 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Shape of a Hydrograph

    • 372 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The shape of the hydrograph varies according to a number of controlling factors in the drainage basin A number of factors (known as drainage basin controls) influence the way in which a river responds to precipitation and have an effect on the shape of the hydrograph. The size‚ shape and relief of the basin are important controls. Water takes longer to reach the trunk stream in a large‚ round basin than in does in a small‚ narrow one Where gradients are steep‚ water runs off faster‚ reaches

    Premium Hydrology Surface runoff Water

    • 372 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Best Essays

    The Silent Dimension

    • 4235 Words
    • 17 Pages

    COMMENTARY The Silent Dimension Expressing Humanism in Each Medical Encounter UMANISTIC BEHAVior is considered an essential component of professional medical care. However‚ the evidence shows that it is often neglected. Many barriers to the expression of sensitivity to the patient’s concerns and empathy and compassion in the clinical encounter can be identified. Time constraints‚ poor continuity of care‚ appearance of alienating factors between patients and physicians‚ and the “hidden curriculum”

    Premium Medicine Physician Patient

    • 4235 Words
    • 17 Pages
    Best Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The Hidden Dimension

    • 73708 Words
    • 295 Pages

    Books by Edward T. Hall THE SILENT L A N G U A G E THE HIDDEN DIMENSION H A N D B O O K FOR PROXEMIC RESEARCH THE FOURTH DIMENSION IN ARCHITECTURE: The Impact of Building on Man’s Behavior (with Mildred Reed Hall) THE DANCE OF LIFE: The Other Dimension of Time HIDDEN DIFFERENCES: Doing Business with the Japanese (with Mildred Reed Hall) BEYOND CULTURE ANCHOR BOOKS EDITIONS‚ 1969‚ 1990 Copyright © 1966‚ 1982 by Edward T. Hall All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright

    Premium Animal Proxemics

    • 73708 Words
    • 295 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Culture Dimensions

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Australia 3. Outline and briefly discuss the five Hofstede dimensions. How might each of these dimensions impact on work practices? Hofstede’s 5 culture dimensions: Power distance Power distance expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. The essential matter here is how a society handles inequalities between individuals. Individuals in societies showing a large degree of power distance accept a hierarchical order

    Premium Cross-cultural communication Geert Hofstede Culture

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    cultural dimensions

    • 293 Words
    • 2 Pages

    not as an individual characteristic‚ refers to the distribution of values between the genders which is another fundamental issue for any society‚ to which a range of solutions can be found. The IBM studies revealed that (a) women’s values differ less among societies than men’s values; (b) men’s values from one country to another contain a dimension from very assertive and competitive and maximally different from women’s values on the one side‚ to modest and caring and similar to women’s

    Premium Gender German language Masculinity

    • 293 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Culture and its Primary Dimensions Christina Neal West Virginia State University CULTURE AND ITS PRIMARY DIMENSIONS Culture is a learned set of assumptions‚ values‚ and beliefs that members of a group have accepted and that affect human behavior (Michael A. Hitt‚ 2012). It’s the characteristics of a group of people‚ defined by their language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music‚ and art. The United States is now largely populated by immigrants‚ so the culture surrounding us is ever-changing

    Premium Cross-cultural communication Geert Hofstede Culture

    • 809 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Dimensions of Religions

    • 260 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection

    Premium Religion Faith Christianity

    • 260 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    A Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless is a charity that fights to end the homelessness through grassroots organizing‚ public education‚ and policy advocacy. They have pointed out the causes for the increasing number of homeless people in the U.S since 2000 in the article “A Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness.” Why is the number of the homeless people increasing day after day in the U.S? Poverty and the homelessness are the current controversial

    Premium Poverty Homelessness in the United States Homelessness

    • 1332 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Trompenaar's Dimensions

    • 677 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Trompenaars’s Dimensions Universalism vs. Particularism Universalism is the belief in: rules or laws that can be applied to everyone; agreements and contracts are used as the basis for doing business; rules are used to determine what is right; contracts should not be altered. Particularism is the belief in: placing emphasis on friendships and looking at the situation to determine what is right or ethically acceptable deals are made based upon friendships; agreements are changeable;

    Premium Individualism Emotion Collectivism

    • 677 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Trompenaars Dimensions

    • 380 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Trompenaars and Hamden Turner classified cultures along a mix of behavioral and value patterns. Their research focuses on the cultural dimensions of business executives. 1. Universalism vs. Particularism (What is more important‚ rules or relationships?) Universalistic Countries: focus more on formal rules than relationships; believe that their ideas and practices can be applied worldwide without modification (Germany‚ UK‚ US) Particularistic countries: more emphasis on relationships than rules

    Premium Chronemics Cross-cultural communication United Kingdom

    • 380 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50