...Why do people act the way they do? A simple question, but a vital one if you are interested in understanding the reasons for why a certain group of people have a particular culture – the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group of people. In order to have a more tangible, stronger grasp of the underlying causes that influence the actions of people, a firm grasp and study of the liberal arts of a country is extremely helpful, if not necessary. Consequently, the benefits are tremendous – not only will it help understand the actions and beliefs of a group of people that may be completely different from yours, it will also help you predict and understand what sort of behavior is accepted or shunned. Furthermore, having a firm understanding of the liberal arts of another country is extremely useful in the business setting, as businesses are naturally influenced by the culture of the people who run them. Any business person working in international settings should develop some sort of understanding of the culture of the country they are working with – it will help in...
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...Save the Last Dance is a film about a young high school girl, named Sara who is a ballet dancer. She had a dream to be in Julliard, which is one of the most prestigious schools of the performing arts. Her mother dies in a car accident on her way to see her daughter’s audition. Sara holds resentment towards her mother for not making her audition and blames her mother for her failure in the audition. Sara learns that her mother died on her way to the audition. She holds in a lot of guilt for the loss of her mother and blames herself for making her promise to be there for her, and in turn decides to give up on dancing all together. Sara ends up living with her father in Chicago and transfers to a new school where she is one of just a handful of white students. She befriends a black girl, Chenille who is a single mother with relationship issues with the father of her child. Chenille invites Sara to a club and here is where she meets Chenille’s brother, Derek. The two hit it off and Derek decides to help Sara with her dream to get into Julliard. The two become intimately closer and Derek takes Sara to a see a ballet in the city as a surprise. Sara gets emotional and after the show she shares with Derek the guilt and sadness she has had because of her mother’s death. Derek continues to help Sara with her newfound dance moves that now is including a style she was not familiar, Hip Hop. At school, Derek’s ex-girlfriend, Nikki starts a fight with Sara and later on Sara accompanies...
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...Culture and the Mass media in the Bahamian Society To me culture is the learnt characteristics of a particular group of people within a country and helps define it from any other country. Examples of Bahamian culture include our cuisine, music and arts, dress, social habits and dialect. The culture of the Bahamas, like any other country, can be influenced by many factors and one of these factors is the mass media. During our group discussion it was brought up that the Bahamian diet is influenced by other cultures, for example American and Chinese, and that the media does this through television and radio advertisements. Daily on all media outlets we can see and hear promotions for American fast food franchises like Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken; however, advertisements for Bahamian food establishments are very limited. I believe this may result in many young Bahamians becoming heavily influenced by foreign cultures and eventually not knowing how to prepare native cuisines, for example stew fish and pea soup and dumpling. In addition, our group discussed Bahamian music and art. When one hears the word “reggae” Jamaica instantly comes to mind; this shows how music can be related to a country. For the Bahamas, music like Junkanoo and rake&scrap are associated with the Bahamian culture, but we realized that these forms of Bahamian music are not predominating on various local radio stations. Furthermore, Junkanoo music is only played frequently during a certain time of...
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...Self Culture and Society - Dorothy Lee "Individual Autonomy and Social Structure" Essay 1 October 2015 Many societies have adopted the notion of following a social structure where there is a type of hierarchy in an organisation based on the relationship between individuals. In the Western culture, a social structure is defined as a system that is based on the establishment of social interactions between diverse relationships such as those between parents and children. In contrast, non-western societies have been living a lifestyle where individual autonomy prevails within different families. Hence, in those societies, the concept of child-rearing is a process of self-governance. This idea is well depicted in Dorothy Lee’s article titled Individual Autonomy and Social Structure in which she illustrates the key social problem as the conflict between individual autonomy and social structure. In this paper, I will be exploring how the concept of child-rearing within the Navaho Indians, the Wintu Indians and Sikh cultures is used to resolve the key social problem by analysing how individual autonomy is shaped by cultural framework and by examining the idea of individual integrity as well as self-governance. To begin with, through the use of different societies and cultures such as Aboriginal societies, Upper Burma and the Burmese society, Lee presents the reader with materials from each society in order to show how the idea of individual autonomy is reinforced by...
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...Culture is from the Latin word “cultura” which means cultivation. According to Edward Taylor he used “culture” to refer to a universal human capacity. Every country has it’s own culture, maybe it is adapted to other country or it’s their own culture. The Philippines was first settled by Melanesians; today, although few in numbers, they preserve a very traditional way of life and culture. After them, the Austronesians or more specifically, Malayo-Polynesians, arrived on the islands. During Spanish period, they conquered our country by almost more than three centuries. This colonization has a great impact in Philippines culture. They are the most influential period of our history. . After being colonized by Spain, the Philippines became a U.S. territory for about 40 years. Influence from the United States is seen in the wide use of the English language, and the modern pop culture. in terms of religion the Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic nations in Asia-Pacific, the other being East Timor. From a census in 2000, Catholics constitute 80.9%, with Aglipayanfollowers at 2%, Evangelical Christians at 2.8%, Iglesia Ni Cristo at 2.3%, and other Christian denominations at 4.5%. Islam is the religion for about 5% of the population, while 1.8% practice other religions. The remaining 0.6 did not specify a religion while 0.1% are irreligious Before the arrival of the Spaniards and the introduction of Roman Catholicism and Western culture in the 16th century, Filipino...
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...Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with an attractive, bright yellow color and luster that is maintained without tarnishing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, such as with tellurium as calaverite, sylvanite and krennerite. Gold resists attacks by individual acids, but it can be dissolved by aqua regia (nitro-hydrochloric acid), so named because it dissolves gold. Gold also dissolves in alkaline solutions of cyanide, which have been used in mining. It dissolves in mercury, forming amalgam alloys; is insoluble in nitric acid, which dissolves silver and base metals, a property that has long been used to confirm the presence of gold in items, giving rise to the term acid test. This metal has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history. Gold standards have sometimes been monetary policies, but were widely supplanted by fiat currency starting in the 1930s. The last gold certificate and gold coin currencies were issued in the U.S. in 1932. In Europe, most countries left the gold standard with...
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...Problem Definition Culture clash is a condition that occurs when the rules and norms of an individual's culture conflict with the role demands of conventional society. Justification for Problem Definition A culture clash is when two cultural groups get together and differences in their values or beliefs create misunderstandings or other problems. Merged companies are an excellent example of culture clashes, which clearly observed on salaries rate, dress code and perks Alternative course of actions Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be. Try to understand the other side different culture. Altering organizational practices and procedures. Evaluation of Alternatives Describe clearly the current merge and how everything is going to be , this can be achieved by clearly and honestly identify the current merge and try to get a feedback , listen to the others who mainly faced that conflict , this may help to find a solution that may decrease this conflict. Try to understand the other side culture , how things was and how it’s going be and try to predict their response to be able to get ready for better solution , and if possible try to keep things that can be in the middle of both cultures i.e. compromise solution . Altering organizational practices and procedures, often the organizational structure reflects the norms of just one culture and inherits the cultural conflict. In such cases, structural change becomes necessary to make the...
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...UAE Society & Culture The United Arab Emirates is home to a rich cultural heritage that has been strongly influenced by its unique environment. The region's varied terrain, desert, oasis, mountains and coast, dictated the traditional lifestyles that evolved over the centuries. A resilience and resourcefulness necessary to survive in these harsh conditions was fostered by society’s age-old tribal structure: each family was traditionally bound by obligations of mutual assistance to his immediate relatives and to the tribe as a whole. Among the tribe an individual's selfless hospitality was the source of his honour and pride. A common religion, Islam, also provided the cement that held society together. The UAE’s rich history is rooted in trade and tied to Islam, which came to the region in AD 630. For centuries, the region was home to small fishing towns and a nomadic Bedouin people. Eventually, its location between Europe and the Far East attracted merchants from India and China and was prized by Europeans. And over time, cities like Abu Dhabi and Dubai became large trading hubs. In the 19th and early 20th century many inhabitants were semi-nomadic, pearling in the summer and tending date gardens in the winter for trade. Today, the seven Emirates have forged a distinct national identity combining the traditional with the modern. The UAE’s culture is rooted in the traditions of a nomadic, desert people. The tribe has been the principal building block of UAE society since...
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...BUSINESS SOCIETY & CULTURE Businesses interact with wider society they are part of. Businesses are affected by society, for example in the kind of goods and services they expected to produce and businesses affect society by their activities. It is a two-way process. Some of the ways in which business affect societies are negative, and usually governments limit these activities by law. For example, some business activities damage the environment. In addition, there are ethical constraints set by the wider expectations of society. For example, it is legal to sack workers for some actions, but society may think the sacking is unreasonable, and the business may feel pressured to not do it. CULTURE is comprised of many different elements that have been passed down for generations, including knowledge, belief systems, experiences, values, attitudes, religion, art, ideas, law, morals, customs and way of perceiving the world. Some aspects of culture are visible, such as the way people dress or the food that they eat, while other elements of culture are invisible, such as the importance of religion, belief surrounding the role of family in a society, or the way people think and feel about certain issues. While the visible aspects of culture are often easy to spot, it usually takes much more time and efforts to understand and appreciate the importance of the invisible. However, it is usually the invisible elements of the culture that have the most impact on the way people view the...
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...Asceticism has been revolutionizing since the fifteenth century and will continue to throughout the present day in the social order. The human mind is faced with demanding means of transformation sustained in our culture through material and ideological conditions. Jeremy Rifkin and Karl Polanyi focus their work on production and exchange in terms of social relations also known as material conditions. Theodore Roszak and Reinhard Bendix direct their literature on the values and actions which individuals adhere otherwise known as ideological conditions. Ideological and material conditions coincide in respect to one another. Human values and worth differentiate when challenged by unpredictable social surroundings. Each journalist captures on central idea that shapes our perception and understanding of the world. The concept of work is seldom understood. From the establishment of the primitive societies work has always been in existence. Jeremy Rifkin states in his exposition “The End of Work”, that “for the first time, human labour is being systematically eliminated from the production process” (Rifkin 214). The introduction of machinery is pushing the global economy to a new generation of information and communication technologies leading us to the Third Industrial Revolution. “35 million people are currently unemployed and an additional 15 million have given up looking for work or unwillingly accepted a part time job” (Rifkin 220). Machinery is replacing human labour and...
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...As a society we value many qualities as a culture. Many things in today’s society are acceptable that would not have been acceptable not even ten years ago. Our values in what we find important change all the time with what we find acceptable or not. Throughout this age, many people have trumped the “norm” and excelled far from what society would allow over a decade ago. It’s through strong perseverance, tolerance & a level of ambition that most successful people are born with. When someone thinks about perseverance, most people would think about a person dying from a terminal illness and defeating the disease and living the rest of their life healthy and without defeat. There are people today in our society that share the same feat, but in many different conquering ways. Barack Obama, our 44th President of the United States is our first African American President. Decades ago, everyone would doubt that this day would come. African American’s have persevered through time and have fought for their rights in a society that has never accepted them. As different as some may perceive President Obama and his family, the only difference that remains constant, is the color of their skin. They’re not so different at all from anyone else. After years of fight and struggle, our society is conforming into a more acceptable race. If each and every person could share just a fraction of the desire President Obama lives with, imagine what the world may be like someday? Another...
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...of. An ethical issue of human rights has to be keenly looked upon when addressing this; if one has to report such incidences yet the involved party is his or her colleague or friend. This situation could prove challenging but by adhering to and evaluating various bioethical principles in conjunction with one’s own beliefs, professionalism and the organization’s set standards, a solution to such scenarios can occur. This assay argument will base on ethical principles of primary loyalty to the patient. Often individual are identified as the source of the ethical failure. However, one the most important aspects of creating ethical behavior are the culture of environment of the organization in which individuals functions. Managerial ethics assume a position of profound consequences here in the form of organization policies and process, culture espoused vs. values, leadership behavior, rewards punishment, social networks and treatment of employees. As much as organizational policies and process and procedures dictate actions that may have ethical content. The responsibility cannot be “farmed out” to others in order to place the blame outside the organization when the failure occurs. The code of ethics incorporates standards of ethical behavior, particularly when that conduct directly relates to the role and identity of health care workers. Being a model means decisions and actions will reflect personal integrity and ethical leadership that others will seek to emulate. A typical...
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...Robotic Surgery Technology, Society, and Culture HUMN432 Introduction: Robotic Surgery Robotic surgery is the latest development that uses robots and computer aided apparatus to aid in normal surgical procedures. It is a new technology and mostly used in well-developed countries. With robotic surgery a single surgeon is able not only to perform multiple surgeries but also do his/her work from any part of the world (McConnell, Schneeberger & Michler, 2003). Robotic surgery is a type of procedure that is similar to laparoscopic surgery. It also can be performed through smaller surgical cuts than traditional open surgery. There are small precise movements that are possible with this type of surgery. It gives some advantages over standard endoscopic techniques. Sometimes robotic-assisted laparoscopy can allow a surgeon to perform a less-invasive procedure that was once only possible with more invasive open surgery. Once it is placed in the abdomen, a robotic arm is easier for the surgeon to use than the instruments in endoscopic surgery. The robot reduces the surgeon’s movements. The robot assistance reduces some of the hand tremors and movements that might otherwise make the surgery less precise. Robotic instruments can access hard-to-reach areas of your body more easily through smaller incisions compared to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery. This procedure is done under general anesthesia where you are asleep and pain free. The surgeon sits at a computer...
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...The Culture Industry and The Society of the Spectacle In Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle, the author discusses how culture has become commodified. In Theodor Adorno’s The Culture Industry, the author discusses how art became autonomous. In this essay, I will compare the two books and show how Debord’s theory of commodified culture and Adorno’s theory of autonomous art directly correlate with one another. The mass production of commodities destroyed quality guidelines and broke down legal and regional barriers. Debord says, “The capitalist production system has unified space, breaking down the boundaries between one society and the next” (Debord, §165). One point Debord is making is that capitalism broke down spatial barriers. When objects became commoditized, human circulation – or tourism – became the by-product. Debord says, “Tourism is the chance to go and see what has been made trite.” (§168) People travel to Rome to see the Coliseum, and travel to Egypt to see the Great Pyramids. These objects, reduced from historical masterpieces to the latest thing you must see before you die, fuel travel and break down geographic barriers. The distance between New York and Rome become significantly smaller. Cars did this in the United States on a smaller scale. It was easier and faster to travel farther in a car than it had been before the car was invented, making travel more accessible, and commodities more able to be made even more trite. Another point Debord...
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...HIS-321 (Ancient World of Greece & Rome) Analysis Paper Greek Culture / Society and Homosexuality Greek Culture / Society and Homosexuality By Daniel Smithson Southern New Hampshire University HIS-321 Professor Charles Disantis Daniel Smithson HIS-321 (Ancient World of Greece & Rome) Analysis Paper Greek Culture / Society and Homosexuality Ancient Greece: The golden age of the Grecian empire said to span the years 500 to 300 BCE. This time gave breath to the great philosophers Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. This was also the time of great playwrights such as Aristophanes, Sophocles and Aeschylus. How did the Greeks maintain familial ties in a culture with more sexual freedom and seemingly non-existent sexual stigma than today? Grecian Patriarchal Society: Although the Grecian people valued family life, Greek society was stalwartly patriarchal in its social-political structure. The men of Greece coveted the aesthetic of the male form and enjoyed nude wrestling in the arena. Grecian men often shared what we today would call “Homoerotic” or “Homosexual” experiences, Indecorous witticisms illustrated in the compositions of Aristophanes and many other playwrights. Sexual fluidity among men was an intrinsic characteristic of Grecian society. In the Iliad Homer tells the story of Achilles, his...
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