Colombian culture

a study about “What is culture?” lead by the University of Warwick, there are around 164 definitions of culture due to the multiple usages of this concept. In my opinion, the best meaning of culture is “the set of attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors shared by a group of people, but different for each individual, communicated from one generation to the next” (Matsumoto, 1996). Taking into account this concept there is a difference between the broad concept of culture and the cross-cultural…

will get to immerse himself as a truly citizen of world by experiencing the United Kingdom and Western Europe. I will take in new cultures, customs, outlooks, and activities. For example, when I come back, I will be able to hold a long conversation comparing about how Londoners procced their day, or even how they celebrate customs as opposed to Americans and Colombians. I see myself making new friends who will help strengthen my ability to adapt to different people, languages, and team-building…

Relationship with Diversity Diversity means being different from others and it can be on many basis that is nationality, culture, religion, life background, education etc. these and many other factors show the diversity between people in a society and in the world. Today you will find diverse people working together in almost every field such as schools, on jobs, while traveling, in restaurants, and in many other places and occasions. One of the examples is my College Campus. I study at AUAF…

The theme from Sturken/Cartwright's Intro to visual culture: chapter 5 I wanted to talk about is the idea of mechanical reproduction and politics. First of all, Walter Benjamin use first-hand evidences to prove that this two elements are connected: He is in Germany in the 30s, where the rise of the nazi party is evident, and he noticed the main weapon the party is using: propaganda. They use an image, reproduced hundreds of times to promote their ideas. Propaganda has always been used, but the…

I assure that who I am is not build of individual characteristics, is a combination of all the aspects that form part of my culture. My culture is the big composition of mentioning my personality and my beliefs. Multiple aspects such as the food I love the most, my beliefs, my hobbies, my religion, my values, and part of my personality are all being influenced by my culture. My language plays a role of making the person who I am today. Learning another language has been an amazing journey for…

social institutions b. Culture, thus, cannot function as a dynamic force, but must exist as a stable, fixed notion tied to a specifically-selected history that is approved by the dominant society you are attempting to fit it into (Near NW Side Story/Arab America will be helpful here) 4. But even benign cultural belonging can be questioned and expected to change a. When Gloria tries to cook a traditional Colombian dish, Jay is quick to admonish her. Even her own son, a U.S.-Colombian attempts to…

have always been interested in different cultures from my own. I grew up in two worlds—my Colombian life at home and my American life once I stepped outside my house. I always compared the two cultures which I was part of and from those similarities and differences grew my interest in the traditions in the different parts of the world. As I grew older I noticed that one of the countries in south America had one major difference when comparing its culture—Brazil. This country speaks Portuguese…

Why do Wilson, Said, and Acuna emphasize history and culture? These essays emphasize history and culture because those two topics tend to get lost, twisted, changed and neglected throughout time. In history when reading about an important event, most likely the story is one sided; because those who are victorious get to tell the tale. Throughout many young people's experiences, when learning about other cultures in school the specific section is either limited and just goes over how they…

and grandparenthood as one ages. This self report provided me with information on the topics of interest and allowed me to further understand aging first hand though the eyes of an older adult. This interview also helped me better understand that culture and ethnicity plays a big role in the aging process. I saw that Maria had a great sociocultural support system due to her extended and close family relations. This served as a great venue of financial and childcare support in her family,…

Multicultural awareness project will help me gain insight on different cultures as well as improve my knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity. Based on my reflection paper and little exposure I had to interview these groups of people. I decided to immerse myself with the middle eastern culture, specifically people of Arabic descent. When I think about the Arabic group of people the stereotypes I think of are muslim culture and they all wear Hijabs; or they all are terrorist or…