Italian Culture and Change

Points to watch out for in the Italian American culture are as follows. Counselors must establish trust, through recommendations, honesty, and genuine interest in the client. Then the counselors must draw boundaries because Italians are likely to draw the counselors into their family lives. Be aware that Italians are loud and outspoken people. And, realize that when they are arguing amongst themselves or you, they are just animatedly discussing their argument. Also, Italians care very much about their emotional and physical well-being; and tend to talk or complain about them. The older ones tend to believe in destiny, so the counselor needs to teach them new psychological tools to empower them to change their

Although we all are living on the same planet we have a huge diversity among us. One of these notable differences between the people on earth is their different cultures. One can notice these differences when traveling or relocating to a new country with another culture he or she are familiar with. For example, the American culture and the Italian culture both have more differences than one would expect. When people try to visit Italy they should be aware of the cultural differences, and the right way to communicate with the Italians.

This analysis will examine the following elements. First we will establish the group background by describing the development of the characters and major plot lines in The Italian Job. Second, we will describe the techniques/methods our group used to

Through the years 100 BCE and 600 CE, Rome underwent many political and cultural changes such as the changing of government systems multiple times over the 700 year span. However, many things also stayed the same politically and culturally such as the patriarchal rule over the people. A political change in Rome was that the systems of government they used changed multiple times.

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Alessandro Rago gazed off into the horizon, on his rural farm in the mountains of southern Italy, which had been untouched by the new industrious technologies. These changes had not yet climbed their way into these treacherous mountains, a season of failed crops would likely kill off many of the village, for the people were already impoverish. However, there was hope of a new life, a land of unknown, but growing opportunity, America. Alessandro moved to Chicago, where he made a new life for himself and his family. Starting with a farmer looking for a chance in the new world, the generations that have come before me have shaped a family history that I can be proud of continuing.

The cultural values that go along with the culture are strongly reliant upon the family. The family is the center of Italian values, as it provides a stabilizing influence for all members throughout the family. This is

Ancient Italy is known for many different things. It is a peninsula surrounded by the Tyrrhenian, Mediterranean, Adriatic, Ionian, and Ligurian Sea. France, Switzerland, Slovenia, also Croatia borders it. (see appendix A) The Ancient time period lasted from 752 B.C.E to 476 C.E. Pompeii is located in the south west coast of Italy. It had a population of about twenty thousand people. Several interesting things about volcanos and Pompeii include its destruction, the science behind volcanoes, the environmental impact, and how it changed over time.

The Renaissance brought about major changes in European politics, economics, sciences, and cultures. New schools of thought, most notably Christian Humanism, techniques of painting and sculpting, systems of government, and ways to communicate forever changed the face of Europe. These changes, however, were not uniform in their influence or their style. The Southern, especially Italian, Renaissance focussed particularly on both the individual and the Church, through studying old Roman Catholic doctrines and Greco-Roman classics, whereas the Northern Renaissance looked at how society and the Church could be improved economically and politically. Cultural and geographic differences were the main causes of the differences between the Southern

Charlotte Strassberg 701 Dave’s many important point of views are demonstrated with Dave’s choices in life. From Dave’s point of view, identity is something that is not determined by friends or family. You choose who you want to be. Dave’s friend Mooch says to Dave, “Ever since you got that Italian bike you’ve been acting weird.” After getting the Italian bike, Dave has learned to speak Italian and has become part of the Italian culture.

Individualism explains the degree of interdependence amongst members of a society. In individualistic societies, members are socially expected to look after themselves and close family only in most circumstances. In collectivist cultures the opposite occurs, members belong to ‘in groups’ which take care of them in return for their loyalty (Cohn & Russell, 2015). While Italy is considered a moderately individualistic society, compared to the US a drastically individualistic country, it is seen as collective. Italians are renowned for taking care of themselves and immediate families as depicted by their world-renowned mafia cartels such as the Sicily mob. The more collective nature of Italian society compared to the US can be seen in various

World War I began in August of 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo, in what is now Yugoslavia. Following this period Italy was in a state of civil war, with the parliament incapable of providing effective leadership. There was a rise in social tension, as well as economic problems. This resulted in a new, more aggressive breed of Italian politicians. They followed a violent anarchic political credo, also known as fascism. Although Italy’s economy was weak, following World War I, it was effected more by political factors, such as the rise of fascism, and social factors as seen through the newspaper, Il Popolo d’Italia.

The Fascists’ social and economic policies up to 1939 significantly aided their control over Italy yet may not be cited as the sole cause. The Fascist party’s social and economic policies along with other factors attributed to the overall control of Italy. Through such policies it was a certainty that the Fascist party would hold complete power over the population of Italy in each aspect of an individual’s life whether it was their leisure time through the Dopolavoro or at work under the corporate state system which was formally introduced in 1934. This complete domination of the Italian peoples’ lives could be argued to have been the instrumental factor behind the Fascists’ control over Italy up to 1939. Other factors which assisted the

Italy is a Christian country, 83% of the population belonging to the Roman Catholic church. The relationship between Italians and religion is special. There have been many spiritual people before the Romans came along. Italy is, essentially, a nation embracing, all creeds, and religions, where the relationship between state and the church is regulated and sanctioned by constitutional laws. The question is why is there quite a variety of the number of atheists and agnostic rising? Along with religious minorities, Islam is the largest, followed by Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Judaism. Along with that many do not practice religion around 12% of the population in Italy follows no religion.

instability, as the nation tried to re-create the social bonds broken by the war and