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    Running Head: Cultural Differences in India Cultural Differences in India Cultural Differences in India India is a unique country. Home to close to a billion people, it boasts a rich cultural history spanning over 4 millennia. India's vast geographical coverage features all kinds of different terrain; from the cold, magnificent peaks and valleys of Kashmir to the hot, barren lands of Jacobabad. With such terrain comes a culture so vast that it is almost impossible to define. India possesses an

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    There were many cultural diffrences within this case that had a significant impact on the outcome of the family. One cultural difference that had a significant role in this case would be the language barrier. Mr. and Mrs. Krasniqi Sam and Kathy are both from Kosovo wich is a region in Albania. Mr. Krasniqi moved to Chicago in 1963 when he was 30 years old. In 1979 Mr. Krasniqi went back to Albania to marry his wife Kathy. They both later moved that year back to Chicago. The only language spoken in

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    For a long time, houses in remote Indigenous communities have been provided with the standard housing and planning which do not necessarily suit their cultural and climatic need. This has led to a socially dysfunctional built environment due to the disregard of cultural and climatic differences of the Indigenous communities (Lee & Morris 2005). For an example, Indigenous communities have tendency of large and inconsistent of family members and dwellers living in the same

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    thing, and other cultures believe in another. Also, it would not be very realistic to believe that all cultures could share the same ethical ideas. Cultural relativists have five claims that are independent. Furthermore, if one culture enters the society of another culture, technically they should abide to the other culture's norms. The Cultural Differences Argument, argues that cultures have different moral values, and that neither culture is necessarily right or wrong for what the society believes

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    Cultural Differences Paper Jessica Fuentes COM 360 September 10, 2014 Mary Wardlaw There are cultural differences within all the communities that make up the world, we are constantly surrounded and reminded of these other cultures. In this paper cultural differences will be discussed from the film “Why Did I Get Married?” which is an African-American movie about the hardships one goes through in marriage, friendships, and trust. This paper is going to give specific examples of Hall’s

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    and south, not to believe in stereotypes, and made me adaptable. I can’t even begin to explain the massive cultural differences between modern-day north and south. Most people assume only climate and slang are the major difference in the two, however they could not be more wrong. Especially between Toronto and Wichita Falls, Texas. It may sound obvious but there are geographical differences. For one, in the north we have more clear and fast rivers, and we almost always have a bay. While in the south

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    When people think of business, rarely do we associate culture with the concept. This leads to an issue in cross-cultural communication. By analyzing cross-cultural communication, and its miscommunication in cultural differences, it is clear that employees should know more of a country’s defining culture. Only recently have we seen an emphasis in understanding other country’s cultures. In doing so, some businesses have prospered, while others have suffered after a terrible miscommunication. When dealing

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    CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ONLINE LEARNING Sehar Sheikh 333 Beverly Rd. Hoffman Estates, 60169 ssheikh6@mail.depaul.edu ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to investigate on cultural differences in online learning experience and how courses should be designed by instructors to accommodate for students with cultural barrier for successful transition. Geert Hofstede, a Dutch cultural anthropologist, analyzed cultures along five dimensions of power, self, gender, predictability, and time. His theory

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    Understanding Cultural Differences in the Work Place Spring Session B Professor Davis 5/6/2012 Chamberlain College Of Nursing The importance of understanding cultural, ethnic and gender differences by managers and professionals in a business setting is essential to make the work environment comfortable. In every culture there are basic standards of thinking, and acting and these cultural differences strongly influence workplace values and communication. What may

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    Prison subculture, prison subculture describes the customs, beliefs, attitudes, values and lifestyles of the prison inmates. Why do inmates have to learn Prisonization which is when a new inmate has to adapt to a new way of life, which also involves learning the prison code which is the set of norms, or the expected behavior of the inmates. Why can't a new prison inmate live how they want to live? What is prison argot and why is it so important to know what it is in prison? What is prisonization

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