Over 35 years ago, post- the Vietnam war, the Army issued field manual FM 3-24 to handle counterinsurgency operations. The subject matter of this manual assists soldiers in conducting operations by providing direction to better inform leaders on cultural complexities and techniques to better handle every divergent cultural belief without promoting bigotry. Nevertheless, it is not inclusive and does require a soldier to do research, depending on the region of the world they are infiltrating. As noted in the preface of FM 3-24, “this publication is not a stand-alone reference” (7). In the following, I will apply and plug the aforementioned into an astute analysis of Venezuela’s culture, geography, weather and civil consideration.
Firstly, before we explore the culture …show more content…
FM 3-24 defines culture by the following five main characteristics: 1) A system of shared beliefs, customs, values, behaviors and artifacts. 2) Having acquired culture through a process of gradual acquisition. 3) Shared by members of society, there is no culture of one single individual. 4) Patterned forms of thinking and acting. 5) Changeable through social interactions with others. Furthermore, culture is the manifestation and shared cognition within a group of people who collectively concur traditions along with other practices. Venezuela’s cultural population roots from Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African and indigenous ethnicities (Belanger 1). Belanger’s article states that according to the CIA’s World Factbook over ninety-six percent of its population is Catholic (2). One of their most influential cultural figures is Simon Bolivar,
Firstly, before we explore the culture …show more content…
FM 3-24 defines culture by the following five main characteristics: 1) A system of shared beliefs, customs, values, behaviors and artifacts. 2) Having acquired culture through a process of gradual acquisition. 3) Shared by members of society, there is no culture of one single individual. 4) Patterned forms of thinking and acting. 5) Changeable through social interactions with others. Furthermore, culture is the manifestation and shared cognition within a group of people who collectively concur traditions along with other practices. Venezuela’s cultural population roots from Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African and indigenous ethnicities (Belanger 1). Belanger’s article states that according to the CIA’s World Factbook over ninety-six percent of its population is Catholic (2). One of their most influential cultural figures is Simon Bolivar,