Category: Culture
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Cross-Cultural Studies: Culture Anatomy, Onion and Ocean
Culture is a unique feature of many nations and societies; therefore, it partially influences an individual’s values and approaches towards life. Cultural structure is a highly debated topic, where the main models are static and dynamic cultures. It can be defined as the collective commonalities of behavioural patterns that belong to a specific group of…
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International Trading and Cultural Differences
Table of Contents Summary What I learned Reference Summary International trading activities are built on the concept of cultural differences. Culture refers to tastes, manners, and social values practiced by a certain community. Therefore, due to cultural diversity, there exist pronounced differences between local and international businesses resulted by preferential variations. For instance, the Hinduism…
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Values and Perception of Lummi People and Forest Preservation
Introduction People of various cultures have different perceptions toward various elements of the outer world. They are based on a culture’s value system, which defines how its members react to the environment: for example, whether to adapt to it or try to control it. A prominent example is the relationships with nature: Western civilization and…
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The French Creoles of Louisiana
Table of Contents Introduction History of Creoles Traditions, customs, and beliefs Economic and political impact Family and community dynamics Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The story of the United States of America reveals a loaded history of different individuals who came here to start a new life; therefore, this has made the country to be composed…
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Rites and Ceremonies: Ojibwoy and Lakota Communities
Table of Contents Introduction Ojibwoy and Lakota: Conceptions of the pipe Sweatlodges Works Cited Introduction Every community has its own way of expressing spirituality through rites and ceremonies. This happens to be the same case with Native American communities. From ancient times, these communities have seasons when they perform their rituals. For example, in times…
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Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism Differences
Culture is one of the main characteristics of human behavior that can be shaped through the existing beliefs, norms, and values. There are several ways to learn the importance and impact of culture, and the two most common approaches are cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. For a long period, ethnocentrism was the norm for understanding the…
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Traditions: The Sociocultural Meaning
Traditions are said to hold the secrets to human ancestry and personality. Tradition is sometimes described as the transmission of human aspirations from one generation to the next within a group or society (Lord et al., 2019). Whether it be a society, community, or family, tradition offers the framework on which individuals comprehend their sociocultural…
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National Museum of Australia and the Smithsonian Institution
Introduction Museums may serve to preserve the most important events from history. Its main function is to present society with cultural, social, economical, and political controversies of the past. By exhibiting artifacts as historic evidence, various museums attempt to educate people and make them understand the actual value of the presented evidence. Two museums under…
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Culture as a Social Construct Influencing Social Interactions
The concept of culture is a fundamental phenomenon influencing all spheres of human life. It influences people’s actions, methods, and approaches toward specific tasks and daily interactions. Thus, Roseberry determines culture as a socially constructed and socially constitutive part of the context where all activities take place. It means that all other fundamental institutions and…
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The tale of Genji “Kiritsubo: The Paulownia Pavilion”
The story basically revolves around the relationship between a Japanese emperor and a lady who worked in his precinct. From the outset, the story presents the lady as one with uniquely good looks such that her association with the emperor was constantly looked at with jealousy from the other women that the emperor associated with.…