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Duckett (2000) regards sexual and reproductive health as “being physically, mentally, and socially healthy in regard to the reproductive system.” He argues that reproductive health seeks to ensure that individuals have healthy sexual behaviors and that they have the power to decide on their reproduction (Duckett, 2000).
Contextual forms of communication are not only revealed through the linguistic sense but also through the norms and conventions of interactive linguistics. Cultural scripts are ways through which the different discourse conventions are spelled out through the use of metalanguage of collective semantic primes.
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Culture also gives us room to have a definite perception of the way people behave and we try to understand why they do some things in a certain manner and certain fashion than other people in a different societal and cultural setup would.In a bid to understand this phenomenon better, this paper takes a review into two articles that have been written using diverse settings.
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Chang (2004) states that the UNIQLO brand is a perfect example of success in Japanese fashion globally, further emphasizing the role played by creativity and globalization. it is important not to forget Japan was not any particular time forced on a very inert structure that was the Western world neither did it grow by mimicking Western customs.
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Tea according to China Internet Information Center (2013) was previously prepared in China during Qin and Han Dynasties, but any ceramics accessible than was used to prepare tea since there were no pots or bowls allocated solely to tea. All the same, it was a crucial epoch wherein the production of pottery flourished and presented a platform for future developments in Chinese tea art.
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The 21st century is characterized by unprecedented economic crises that rock the business sector as well as government and nonprofits organizations affecting their day-to-day operations in an extensive way. The art companies in this context represent both business enterprises and nonprofits organizations that fall under the category of art and culture.
From their own experience, s/he has learned that knowing and having a deeper understanding of one’s cultural heritage is important when interacting with people from various cultural backgrounds. Their culture has been the shaping stone of whom s/he is today. It has allowed them to be open, listen to the inner voice, ability to accept without compromise.
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Festivals are considered to be among the most stable aspects of social life. Typically, festivals reflect the modes and systems of life, the means of life, the critical moments of life and the sense of identity, belonging and bliss. Survey of sociology, culturology, history, and archaeology literature corroborate the perspective that festivals are the most ancient forms of culture evident in the contemporary society.
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Therefore, in as much as festivals are significant tourist attractions, arts need the festivals to bolster their significance in tourism. Next, since festivals encapsulate identities for individuals, communities, and states, it is through these festivals that arts are able to encapsulate social identities.
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It is for this reason that the following essay discuses three elements notably culturalism, representation, and Othering. A closer look at how these three social aspects relate to intercultural communication will as well be discussed. However, this will be based on the Chinese movie: ‘The Joy Luck Club - Women’s Disenchantment of Self-awareness’ that depicts cultural identity and representation of the Chinese people.
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As the shared practice of a particular community, group through which meaning is depicted by visual, textual, or oral representation as well as the observed or created visual creation of the world. However, these developments should be used prudently to serve their purpose of informing society of relevant information rather than being used to propagate hatred.
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The Dutch, after attempting to develop the use of Dutch in the country without success, adopted the use of high Malay as a medium of communication in the country. The Japanese occupation furthered the development of the language in Asia following the repression of the use of Dutch and the unsuccessful attempt at introducing Japanese.
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Through a system of social reciprocity, they are conveyed as social norms and values. Their communicative aspect involves many social participants which facilitate social life and make the group identity strong. In many ways, arts and festivals bring peoples together and communicate the role of the individual in society (Pedersen 2011, p. 22).
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The two articles also assert that there are various effects of global events on the local economy. Cho, Leary, and Jackson (2012) state that the mega-events invite global audiences and capital though at times they tend to neglect the local citizens. An issue that is also greatly emphasized is the aspects of nation-building and city building.
The idea concerning tea, the material cultures, associated behavior become the identity of class especially in the western states (Zaveri, 2014). Tea in most of the regions was declared is the most preserving and wholesome in perfect age until old age. The popularity of tea made it spread in many countries globally where it promoted British and European ceramic technologies.
Kriol, a language developed by children of parents who speak numerous dialects is the most commonly spoken among the Aboriginal communities and tends to vary in terms of word and vocabulary articulation from one region to another. The Aboriginal people spoke up to a maximum of 5 languages fluently.
Even though the demand for teachers that can teach and promote equality and interconnectedness among learners is increasing rapidly, the production of such professionals has not met the level of demand; diversity still has an effect on teachers’ capabilities and abilities. Biasness, prejudice, and stereotyping are some of the elements.
Their educational program is a combination of a traditional Buddhist philosophical curriculum in Tibetan and a secular bilingual curriculum in English-Tibetan. It is an ethnographic and action research essay that deals with how negotiations concerning cultural aspects and multilingual EFL/EIL go beyond the linguistic features to include cultural and gender identity struggles.
Pan-Islam had been the Ottoman response to the perception of ubiquitous pan-Christian threat: it represented the attempted transformation of a religiopolitical instinct into a politico-religious policy. Implicitly it raised the threat of holy war to gain its declared aim of Islamic unity under the leadership of the Ottoman sultan-caliph.
Hispanics were less in labor force and more Hispanic women than Hispanic men hold government or managerial post or professional jobs. Amongst the Hispanics, Spaniard, South American and Cuban families had a higher income than other Hispanic communities did. Poverty rates also varied amongst the Hispanic population.
Hindu and Muslim traditions influence Indian cooking and food habits. Although every new wave of settlers came with their own culinary practices, they adopted many cooking methods and specialties from the Indian cuisine over time and blended the two to perfection. For instance, the British introduced tea or chai, most Indians’ favorite drink, to India.
It should also be considered that there emerged tensions in both representation and nonrepresentational arts in the 1940s to1950s by the proponents. This conflict continued and grew intense with the confrontations over figurative arts between “Sydney 9” and the antipodeans abstractionist groups, leading to continuous provocative exhibitions.
After the fall of the Catholic King Louis XVI, Napoleon Bonaparte was elected ted the empire of France. King Louis’ administration was based on enlightenment thinking, aristocratic administrations where the rich got richer and the poor get poorer. The king ruled in dictatorial systems, eliminating anyone who defected or opposed his reign (Herold, 2002)
The artworks of the old world were less dynamic than the current ones. “Dynamism” was magical for the futurists and people in past. They did not comprise of the speed and the restlessness which is common in the current world. As a result, many artists changed their style of art to fit in the current setting of the world.
There are people from all corners of the world who come to live permanently in America every year thus making it a little bit hard to claim which is the culture of the American because people who migrate there come with their own culture. If an Italian comes to settle in America, he or she comes there with her culture and settles there with it but with time if they do not get someone with whom they share a common culture with.
The Chinese sovereign state of Tibet contains substantial amounts of natural resources and connects China to South and Central Asia. It is therefore an area of great economic and geostrategic importance to foreign politicians. Moreover, several important rivers, like Yellow, Mekong, and several important rivers, like Yellow, Mekong, and Yangtze, originate in Tibet (Goldstein 1998).
The Torres Straits are the main indigenous Islanders in the Torres Strait Islands. These Islands are found in Queensland, that is, at the northern tip near Papua New Guinea. The islands are about 100. The Islanders at the eastern are related to Papuan who are found in New Guinea. Their main language is Papuan.
National culture is the set of norms, beliefs, customs and behaviours, which exist in a populace of an independent country. Universal companies create management as well as other practices in agreement with the national culture of the country they are operating in (Clayton and Trayers 2009). Evidently, ethnic, language, cultural history and traditions characterize National culture as well as ethnic and racial identity (Clayton and Trayers 2009).
Aboriginals were the early inhabitants of the Australian continent. They are said to have migrated from India 50,000 years ago to settle in Australia and the neighbouring islands. Aboriginals have an invaluable cultural history. They have transmitted their customs, history and lifestyle across generations through oral traditions.
The Garma festival is an event that celebrated indigenous culture. Colson notes that Garma is a distinctive combination of entertainment, education, and cultural immersion, exchange, and interaction (48). It is a nationwide intimate, spectacular and significant celebration of cultural practices and traditions such as music, song, art, and dance and the yearly venue for a key forum on native matters.
One of the amazing mysteries of the 21st century is that the conventional mode of operation has been replaced by digital technologies. Society is adopting the remix culture, which seems to override the ideals of intellectual property. The remix culture asserts that remixing, editing, and rearranging original works is instrumental in unearthing new dimensions.
From that point of desolation, it has been indicated in multiple literature sources (e.g., Sullivan 21; Hensel 16) that the slaves were able to form and develop a new culture, which was based on a combination of past and new experiences. The culture not only developed because the slaves felt it appropriate to hold on to their own set of values, language, or way of doing things but also because they were perceived by the free American population.
The current trend has seen horror movies being popular in Asian nations such as Korea, Japan, Thailand and, Hong Kong. The acceptance of these movies by Holly Wood has made it possible for global acceptance of the same. In Asian horror movies, Japanese horror cinema (J-horror) is one of the widely known pop-culture in Asia (Balmain & Colette, 2008).
The Korean people like many developing countries experienced the challenges of colonization, a rapidly growing economy, and the cultural challenges that came with modernization after being exposed to the outside world. The people having no previous experiences in these matters experienced and lacked earlier preparation, therefore, experiencing global challenges like the one that befell the IMF.
This paper seeks to critically analyze the characteristics of South Korean pop music. The increasing popularity of South Korea’s pop music has of late been a topic of interest for different factions all over the world. Using specific examples, it will discuss its cultural specificity and its significance in the local and global scene. Subsequently, this paper will look at how and why K-pop has changed when transplanted into other cultures.
The development of a client-centred approach in addressing cultural competence issues would aid in handling Gerald's situation. The development of this kind of environment would ensure compassionate OT practitioners aware of Gerald's cultures, values, and beliefs, increasing their efficiency in handling his case.
Organizations may consider using different colors for their commodities so that they can prosper internationally. The use of etiquette is vital for any organization since some cultural norms demand the use of formalities during interactions while others shy away from address via formalities (Moss, 2016).
This was the fastest option and proved to be effective at controlling society and the people. The method and the related procedures can be determined through the restriction that is forwarded by the legislature and gets too obvious though and not at all popular.
In the Second World War, the surrealist increased their protest against colonialism and condemned the rise of the De Gulle consumerism in France. The German invasion of France convinced many surrealists to flee the country settling in New-York. The movements declined since most of the surrealists refused to learn English and America.
Most people have considerable more free time than their older counterparts mainly because they do not have as much commitment to engage in. As people mature, get married and establish careers, most of their free time is spent relaxing rather than engaging in taxing RPGs or video games where one is supposed to beat their opponents.
The conceptualization of the terms culture has become central in the recent decades in the realms of social-sciences as well as social policy which are aimed at addressing matters among individual and collective diversity in regard to performance as well as psychological processes.
The iron bridge crosses the river severv at the iron bridge gorge, it ended up the first arch bridge around the world which serves as the out cast of iron, a very expensive material became in use and large structures did not use this material in construction. In either case another blast furnace material came up and reduced the cost of the material therefore motivated new engineers to come up with a long term solution for long standing problem.
Neoclassicism is the flow of thoughts that bring out man’s seduction through the past. This implies that human beings attempt to relive what already existed. The neoclassical architectural movement associates itself with the 18th-century French revolution under the reign of Napoleon. This time was a period of great transformations and revolutions. Some analysts referred to this period as the “age of reason”.
The major area of brush production in China is Xuanzhou which become the predominant area after the “Golden Age” when China underwent cultural development. The ink-stick is quite peculiar to the Chinese calligraphy and painting. The inkstone also has a long history tracing back from the Han Dynasty and it is the tool by which the ink-stick is mixed with water to form useable ink. It is widely agreed that paper was first invented in China.
Metaphors, metonyms, and connotations are used in various cultural texts for communication purposes. Authors may use figures of speech as literary devices to achieve their goals in writing. In this essay, all the two cultural texts or books analyzed are authored by different people. The two books are The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Nice Works by David Lodge.
In Saudi Arabia, women must have male guardians who determine important aspects of their lives such as marriage, work, study, finance, and medical procedures. The women rights in Saudi Arabia are defined by long-held and deeply rooted tribal customs as well as the Islamic law (Mtango 2004: 49).
In Malouf’s work, the Australian landscape is a combination of both metropolitan and natural landscapes. This is best epitomized whereby the reach is in a natural, undeveloped, wooded landscape which has seen the thriving of a distinct culture among the locals in the nearby communities.
Geographical locations have also played a role in effecting language globalization. A close examination between North and South America shows a big difference in language globalization. North America has been widely influenced in terms of language globalization as compared to South and Latin America.
Culture, knowledge, relations of power and discourse has been established in the growth and development relating to the modernist drive (Martin 2002). The engineers have faced tremendous changes with globalisation as technology has literary changed the perspective of their functioning. On the other hand, the face of a fine artist has been enhanced by globalisation with respect to improving their display.
Western culture has greatly influenced Japanese, Indonesian and Chinese science, technology, issues, political systems, language and modern entertainment, including music, film, television programmes. The outcome is a complex set of cultures that are distinct from original indigenous cultures.