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To what extent do institutions in the UK both reflect and shape the culture of the country?
Hodgson (2006:2) defined institutions as “Institutions are the kinds of structures that matter most in the social realm: they make up the stuff of social life”, the institutions in the UK include Parliament, a legal system which enforces the rule of law, an educational system of good quality, the Anglican Church, the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the BBC. Culture could be described the various ways of life, it also contains the meanings and values in arts, academic sector, institution and common habits. Communications in the society between the members are formed by the characteristic of the culture (Giles and Middleton, 2008). Therefore, the institutions involve in every aspect of people’s life, human beings are parts of society, and most of important events happen are under the control of institutions. The institutions not only are the result of the influence of culture, but also shape the culture. This essay will discuss how the institutions reflect and shape the culture of the UK by the education system and BBC. UK education system can be divided into five aspects to be analyzed: higher education, the wealth gap division, church school and influence employment and crime rate. Firstly, higher education is one of the pillar industries of the UK. The government support the university to enroll oversea students, not only can increase revenues, but also can help international students develop academic skills which bring a lot of benefits for their careers. In 2008/09, the value of UK education exports was estimated to be £14.1 billion, plus relative educational domains are attracting an amount of £9.6 million Foreign Direct Investment (Conlon et al., 2011: 9).
On the other hand, universities and the students also need cultural coexist. The method of teaching should be adopted as the appropriate way for students. International students prefer to do study
Hodgson (2006:2) defined institutions as “Institutions are the kinds of structures that matter most in the social realm: they make up the stuff of social life”, the institutions in the UK include Parliament, a legal system which enforces the rule of law, an educational system of good quality, the Anglican Church, the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the BBC. Culture could be described the various ways of life, it also contains the meanings and values in arts, academic sector, institution and common habits. Communications in the society between the members are formed by the characteristic of the culture (Giles and Middleton, 2008). Therefore, the institutions involve in every aspect of people’s life, human beings are parts of society, and most of important events happen are under the control of institutions. The institutions not only are the result of the influence of culture, but also shape the culture. This essay will discuss how the institutions reflect and shape the culture of the UK by the education system and BBC. UK education system can be divided into five aspects to be analyzed: higher education, the wealth gap division, church school and influence employment and crime rate. Firstly, higher education is one of the pillar industries of the UK. The government support the university to enroll oversea students, not only can increase revenues, but also can help international students develop academic skills which bring a lot of benefits for their careers. In 2008/09, the value of UK education exports was estimated to be £14.1 billion, plus relative educational domains are attracting an amount of £9.6 million Foreign Direct Investment (Conlon et al., 2011: 9).
On the other hand, universities and the students also need cultural coexist. The method of teaching should be adopted as the appropriate way for students. International students prefer to do study
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