How Culture Affects The Values, Attitudes, And Beliefs Of The People Of A Country

Germany is one of Europe’s industrial powerhouse and the world’s second largest exporter. The country whose economy has single-handedly stopped the eurozone falling back into recession and the only nation rich enough to save the

Before we can understand the culture of any country or people, we must first define what culture is and what influences culture to change. Culture is simply the shared characteristics or “common ground” within a group of individuals. These characteristics can include anything from religion to how a business operates. Culture is not stagnate; it will evolve and change as the people of the area develop new ideas, technologies, and views of the future. For example, Germany has developed its own unique culture over the course of a few millenniums. When visiting Germany for the first time, having an understanding of the country’s history, territorial regions, political environment, and customs of the people may keep a person from unintentionally offending a German citizen and make the adventure much more enjoyable.

Russia has many cultural characteristics that have shaped the country we know today. A nation 's culture can define its actions and make them more predictable as a state on the international level. Understanding a nation’s culture gives great insight into the motives and reasoning behind their aggression or acts of force. Factors such as geography, weather, political landscape, military, and key infrastructure provide a clear understanding of Russian culture and how it has shaped the nation over the past century.

“The latest report from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), titled "Exporting is Good for Britain But … Knowledge Gaps and Language Skills Hold Back Exporters," examined how multinational corporations that experienced miscommunication between employees and with clients did not meet sales goals. The report found a direct link between language skills and reaching economic objectives among international businesses, with 70 percent of the 4,600 respondents saying they had no foreign language aptitude.”

Raymond Williams (Hutchison, 2011) said “culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language” (p. 247). When I thought of culture, I used to picture food, festivities, clothes and country. Just like the nurse, I thought that if learned about one culture, I understood everybody in that culture. But as I started expanding my knowledge the meaning of culture started becoming harder to define. Different subjects seemed to have different definitions of what culture is. The idea expanded until it was not just a check list but “a set of common understandings, manifest in act and artifact. It is in two places at once: inside somebody’s head as understandings and in the external environment as act and artifact” (Hutchison, 2011, p. 246). The definition above explains why social workers need to learn cultural humility. It clarifies that because culture is both behavior and act, it is interpreted differently by different people. In other words, two people can be from the same exact place and still have different cultures.

It is very difficult to serve others and open up to leadership positions if one is not aware of others views and how they came to hold them (Ahmed, et al., 2011). I struggle with my world view but I can’t expect to understand others until I understand my own. I believe that I am urban but that can relate to any race. I grew up in an urban area, and I do think and identify with being urban. I believe that some would call it a ghetto. My neighborhood was mixed with African American and Puerto Rican people. I could see the difference in the traditions and it greatly influenced the neighborhood. The two groups began to mix cultures and it was almost like a new one was born.

Culture means the big things and the little things. Culture to me is the big, little, and everything in between. For a while I wasn’t sure what culture was. When I found out I realized I needed to find out what it meant to me. What I decided was this, Culture is family, traditions, and values. Culture is what I want to carry down to my children and the way I live my life. It is what I grew up with and around and how I will understand the choices of my life later on. Culture is so important. It is something I never realized was so essential in my life and once I saw it I never want to forget it and how it works into making me the person I am and will forever be.

The culture thinkers state ideas similar to each other with reasoning towards freedom, individuality, and women's rights. The enlightenment took place in the 17th and 18th centuries that was all about individualism. The culture thinkers main idea is to have freedom and make correct decisions in life. Mary Wollstonecraft, John Locke, Adam Smith, and Voltaire are similar to each other by having the opinion of people to have the rights of freedom of choice.

An attitude are the long lasting beliefs, feelings, and behavioral responses towards social objects such as other people or issues (Attitudes and Behavior, n.d.). Attitudes can either be positive or negative.

As we become immersed in our own culture, it can be challenging to grasp the difference in cultural pattern taxonomies orientations of other cultures. Cultural pattern taxonomies has been defined in the textbook, Communication between Cultures, “as the dominant beliefs and values of a culture.” Cultural value orientation varies among cultures and ultimately affects the way we communicate interpersonally.

Given this, the main target of this essay is to analyse the main approaches to understanding national culture and how relevant is such an understanding to an internationalising firm.

The values and beliefs of different cultures in the healthcare setting are fundamental in providing adequate patient care. Knowing the specifics of your patient’s culture is necessary when completing the nursing process. It is important for the healthcare provider to understand the Indian culture, how they communicate, their spiritual beliefs, specific nutritional preferences, and health risks they face.

The reality for most corporations is that they cannot assume the challenges that are brought about by the increased level of globalization. Repatriates have increased the level of cross-cultural diversity among employees in organizations (Black & Gregersen, 2000). The diversity has also been increased among suppliers, customers, creditors, and competitors. Employers are therefore required to put in place different mechanisms that can make it possible for the retention of repatriates. There is need to note that culture has a great impact on the behavior that is assumed by individuals. The paper sets out to discuss the various methods that can be used by employers as the most appropriate means through which they can effectively manage

Every culture has different beliefs on certain issues such as death, gender, and spiritual practices. Cultural beliefs influence the way patients understand health concepts and how they take care of themselves. Therefore, knowing a patients’ background and culture is a helpful key to solving certain problems. The Hispanic culture is an old and very unique culture that has strong beliefs concerning death, dying, gender, family, and spiritual practices.

Culture and ideologies shape relationships, in which both define to whom one associates with. The question arises about which has more influence in international relations. Is it cultural factors such as customs, language or societal norms or political polices and philosophy. In 1996 Samuel P.Huntington published “The Clash of Civilizations” which the author gave a geo political theory that cultural differences between civilizations rather than ideological differences would be the primary source of global conflict in the post-cold war. This essay will focuses on the argument in Huntington’s book about how it presents the world, the problem and the proposal for a solution.