paper‚ we assess Thai culture and its influence on Thai people by using Trompenaar’s cross cultural dimension as guidance. Universalism v/s Particularism; The belief of universal application of ideas and practices against the belief of adapting ideas and practices in accordance to the circumstances and situation. Thai culture can be categorize in Particularism because most Thai people place high regard on personal friendship rather than contractual on the paper. Some agreements can even be change
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Introductory Issues as Presented by Okholm and Phillips Okholm and Phillips offer a helpful introduction to the issues of pluralism‚ inclusivism and particularism. They do this by discussing the rise of religious pluralism and the challenges it has brought to Christianity. Okholm and Phillips point out that the traditional Christian view of particularism was challenged during the Enlightenment (8). Schleiermacher took an important step toward inclusivism when he asserted that God is salvifically available
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Language is the medium of culture on which their daily lives and identities are based. To define what language can be spoken is to define the identity not only of the individual‚ but also of the country. You will probably be surprise to hear that English is not the official language of the United States. I was surprised. In my country Ukraine when I was born and grew up official language is Ukrainian‚ but sixty five percentages of the former Soviet republic is a native Russian
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What contributions did historical particularism make to anthropological thought and method? Historical particularism appeared in response of 19th century evolutionism. It was an attack on nineteenth century evolutionism by an American Anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942) who is also called father of American anthropology. Boas argued that each culture has its unique historical background and it is not necessary for each culture to pass through same three stages (savagery‚ barbarism and civilization)
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represents dominant values of modern society (Gesellschaft) Based on this‚ T.Person five distinctive sets of Pattern variables: Geminschaft | Gesellschaft | - Affectivity | - Affective Neutrality | - Diffuseness | - Specificity | - Particularism | - Universalism | - Ascription | - Achievement | - Collective orientation | - Self orientation | Affectivity | Affective Neutrality. | Actor allows feelings‚ emotions to dominate relationship. Eg. in family. | No feeling/ emotions
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The spread of Lutheranism from 1521-1555 occurred due to many reasons in addition to the lack of strong central government. Other reasons include the fact that Charles V held many roles and therefore had other priorities that were more important than dealing with Lutheranism‚ the role of Fredrick the Wise and other Lutheran leaders and princes‚ and finally the appeal and popularity of Lutheranism which ultimately lead to the strength and the growth of the Luther movement. Perhaps the other reasons
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Describe the development of human nature from the early books in the Hebrew Bible to those of the prophets. What are the main changes? In the Hebrew Bible‚ human nature will progressively go from tribal particularism to universalism. But‚ concerning the Old Testament prophets‚ “a more individualistic sense of moral responsibility begins to replace the tribal sense of morality” (Pojman 11). 6. How would you compare and contrast the view of human nature in the
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was the most advanced and all others were merely following us (Boas‚ 134). After attacking the diffusionists by noting that their data was not competent enough‚ methodological difficulties‚ he responded to the view that historical particularism (Historical particularism argued that each society is a collective representation of its unique historical past. It showed that societies could reach the same level of cultural development through different paths) was atheoretical. How things are and how they
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Inc. are engaged in a debate over the merits of an individual vs. a team-based compensation program. Based on Trompenaars’ dimensions of national culture‚ which cultural dimension does this debate most closely relate to? A. Universalism vs. particularism B. Affective vs. neutral C.
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Professor Michael Marmura‚ early in his career at the University of Toronto‚ wrote an important essay entitled “The Quran and the Jahiliya Temper.” Part of this essay I intend to paraphrase as an introduction to our theme: “Revolutions and Legitimacy in Islam.” Dr. Marmura chose to depict the “Jahiliyah Temper” as expressed in the Arabic poetry of the pre-Islamic Period. As the majority of these poets was either nomads or expressed the ideals and the aspirations of the Bedouin‚ the term “Jahiliyah”
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