popular subject researched by many authors. The definition of culture from Geert Hofstede‚ the most cited social scientist according to Powell (2006) comes as "the collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of humans from another". (1982) He mentions that these differences exist in nations‚ geographic regions‚ generations‚ genders‚ social classes and many more. As Hofstede simply puts it‚ "the unwritten rules of the social game". (2013) It has also been
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Cultural Syncretism Cultural Syncretism Christina Doty Alexis Garrett American InterContinental University Online HUMA215-1205B-07 Topics in Cultural Studies Erin Pappas January 27‚ 2013 Abstract The legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa‚ and the Americas have been compared and contrasted with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encounter in China and India. The cultural factors that caused these different outcomes are discussed. This discussion is followed by the legacies
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Nursing 502 September 22‚ 2010 > Cultural diversity is a concept that is of increasing importance in the delivery of quality health care. It is this cultural awareness that allows healthcare professionals to see the entire picture of the patient and thus improves quality of care and healthcare outcomes The cultural values of specific ethnic groups have a direct influence on how they perceive healthcare‚ how and when they seek healthcare and how they respond to healthcare providers. There
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Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Names The names are common language phenomenon‚ not only because it is a kind of identification code between people to distinguish each other‚ but also because it is a national historical and cultural information carrier.It conveys a language of a nation‚ as well as history‚ geography‚ religion‚ custom‚ social status and other aspects of information. Names have been interpreted in two senses:a broad sense and a narrow sense. The names ‚in its
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importance of cultural competency when working with diverse populations in health care can affect a patients or clients overall health in a positive or negative way and also affect reputation of the doctor and the staff. In the article Cultural Competency: Values‚ Traditions and Effective Practices‚ by Carol Brannon she defines Cultural competency‚ as “the ability to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and linguistic needs of patients or clients”(p.2). Brannon also explains how the US is
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(JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. 〖CD〗_j=∑_(i=1)^4▒{ (I_ij-I_iDE )^2/V_i}/4 CDj is the cultural distance between the host country and the home country (in this case Germany). The I’s are the scores on the ith cultural dimensions from Hofstede‚ so in this case the four scores for PD‚ UAV‚ IND and MAS. Vi is the variance of the score of this dimensions. The variances for all dimensions can be calculated in excel. 2. What is the difference between mean and variance? Can you explain
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Cultural Color Cultural Meanings of Color and Color Symbolism An understanding of cultural color and symbolism is essential to anyone doing business with other countries and other societies. These associations with color have been a part of many societies for centuries and you must be aware of both the positive and the negative implications of using particular colors when marketing to these societies. With the advent of the World Wide Web‚ there is a narrowing of the differences in meanings
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Nguyen Professor Liza Rios Communication Studies 110 9 July 2013 Cultural Artifact Speech Outline Recall the time when your boss hands you a bonus check for a job well done. Remember that feeling of excitement and anticipation before you opened it? That is the exact same feeling that the lucky red envelopes during Lunar New Year’s brings to all those who receive one. Today I will be sharing with you fascinating facts about this long honored tradition in the Vietnamese culture. First I will present
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other major life event‚ can bring out the best and worst in all of us: generosity‚ creativity‚ humor‚ as well as jealousy‚ control‚ and even boredom. Weddings are a huge lavish thing in all cultures. They are bringing not only two people together‚ but families from both sides together. This can be a stressful and at times just not worth it for the bride or the groom. Psychology has taught me to look deeper into the differences in different cultures and their weddings. They can be so similar‚ but so
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Cultural Event: Morse Museum in Winter Park This is not so much a cultural event‚ as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery‚ collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings‚ graphics‚ decorative art‚ and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park‚ Florida
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