Category: Culture
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Haitian Culture, Religion, Language, and Economics
Table of Contents Introduction Cultural Characteristics and the People Geography, Power, and Past Conflicts Conclusion References Introduction Culture can be defined as knowledge and behaviors peculiar to people who are united territorially. As the representatives of the Caribbean region, Haitians are drastically different from the U. S. citizens in terms of habits and philosophy, which…
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Kyrgyzstans Demographics, Government and Culture
Basic Information The official national name of Kyrgyzstan is the Kyrgyz Republic (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). A citizen of Kyrgyzstan is properly referred to as a Kyrgyzstani (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). Products of materials from Kyrgyzstan are referred to as Kyrgyz in origin (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). Demographics The population of Kyrgyzstan was 5,849,296 in…
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Analysis of Folk Costume and Its Cultural Value: Bulgarian Folk Costume
Table of Contents Description Deduction Speculation Conclusion Reference List Description According to Steele (1998, 328), analysis of objects such as costumes is a sequential procedure and ought to be in the most discrete way possible. The analysis must begin from description, analysis of evidence, inference, and interpretation of findings. It is equally important for the…
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American Red Cross: Organizational Culture Ethics
The American Red Cross (ARC) is a large non-profit organization that was created to provide humanitarian relief. Since 1882, ARC promoted Americans safety by providing disaster responses, as well as collecting and distributing blood (Grube, Haeffele-Balch, & Davies, 2017). ARC has also been operating outside of the US (Armengol, 2014; Grube et al., 2017). Moreover,…
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Cultural Democracy and Internet Imperialism
Ampuja M., Koivisto, J., & Nordenstreng, K. (2019). Historicizing and theorizing media and cultural imperialism. Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change, 31. This source explores the relationship between the concepts of cultural imperialism and media imperialism. The authors highlight the similarities behind the origin of Western domination within cultural and media platforms and point out the…
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The Culture, Language, and Race Interconnection
For the purposes of this discussion, two sources discussing culture, language and race will be viewed. One is a chapter of the book Racialization and Language by Bonnie Urciuoli concerning the racialization of certain people and the impact racism has on ones understanding of culture. The other is Michael Silverstein in conversation: Translatability and the…
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Feminism in Chinese Literature, Culture, Society
Traditional Woman and New Woman in the early twentieth century At the turn of the century, the concepts of the traditional woman and the new woman began to collide in Chinese society, thus prompting a significant change in the manner in which women were depicted in literature. In their short stories, School Principal and The…
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Youth Violence and Gang Culture in Georgia
Table of Contents Introduction Individual Causes of Youth Violence in Georgia Relationship Causes of Youth Violence in Georgia Causes Analysis Interventions for Prevention Conclusion References Introduction Young people are expected to be the future of the modern worlds science, economics, politics, and often the society requires drastic changes in different fields of life. However, sometimes…
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Mediation and Effects of Cultural Diversity
Mediation is the interactive process where a third party or an indirectly involved person helps conflicting parties settle a dispute through negotiation techniques and effective specialized communication. All three parties are encouraged to actively participate in the mediation process to achieve the best in all the anticipated outcomes to the individuals and society. Characteristically, culture…
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Gender Norms and Contemporary Culture
The term culture implies different meanings, firstly, it is about intellectual and creative products made by human beings, such as drama, art, and music. Secondly, it is about the beliefs and practices of a particular society. In todays world, one may consider gender as a sociocultural phenomenon, as it is a socially constructed concept that…