Cultural heritage

Assessing Cultural Competence in Public Administration Introduction Public Administration is the backbone of a state and any discrimination within the body or by the body could be disastrous. With the expansion and globalization of the World, people from an array of cultures inhabit the countries. In order to make this department more efficient, the authorities need to ensure that their policies and behaviors comply with the latest and ethical demands of Cultural Competence, such that they…

those cultures can understand and communicate with each other .Therefore In this essay, I will compare two cultures Japan and India through five points: How does perception impact on intercultural interactions in these two cultures, Identity and cultural bias, Verbal intercultural communication, Nonverbal intercultural communication and Listening within and across cultures. PERCEPTION Perception…

Cohorts are groups of people working together. The Business Insider speaks in terms of Gen X and Gen Y, baby boomer and millennials depending on what year you were born will define the category you belong in. Cohorts are explained as an unclear grouping of people within these generational groups as having common involvements. In other terms we could say that the dividing line is just a mix of the two groups (Nisen, 2013). “The greatest generation,” a term invented by broadcaster Tom Brokaw…

Every ethical statement can be categorized based on how the statement relates to the popular beliefs, cultural beliefs, and personal beliefs. This can be better described as ‘metaethics’ which is a second-order philosophical analysis that dives into the nature, meaning, and justification of ethical statements (Gerard). Metethics involves thinking about thinking, and it does so by making questioning statements. Typically it asks: “how do we know that a given normative statement is ‘true’? We have…

observation (reflection), and practice (actual interaction in real social contexts using the L2), and reinforcement (intrinsic motivation – feeling of successful accomplishment of goal) suffice a foreigner when it comes to new language learning and cultural adjustment VII. Phase…

Issues with Generational Differences in Staffing Building a successful business today is the goal of every organization. But this often cannot be accomplished without a dedicated and highly passionate team of employees. These employees have different backgrounds and are from different generations, which often proves difficult for managers to understand and could lead to further issues in staffing. There are four recognized generations that are a part of workforce today. Each are distinct in its…

1. The term nonverbal communication refers to communication without the use of sounds or vocalization. Heider (2007) says these include gestures, expressions, and space. Nonverbal communication is often just as powerful as vocal communication as they often express subconscious feelings or thoughts. A holistic view of a cultures language can only be achieved after examining both the verbal and nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication is important to anthropological research because they…

traditions and different Gods. Cultural relativism lengthens this idea by presuming that whether a moral action is accepted differ from society to society, and different society follow different rules, thus all cultures are treated equally. One can argue that human sacrifice in Aztec civilization was accepted by within own society, just as we have turkeys for Thanksgiving…

and have proved its benefits to medicinal practices. Refocusing on the idea of living in the Age of Bacteria, it is clear that becoming immune to the earth’s natural products are an important part of boosting one’s immune system. Entomophagy is a cultural phenomenon in foreign cultures, and is a tradition that lives on to harness the food of their ancestor’s. All in all, entomophagy is a form of food in modern cultures that contains non-dietary benefits to health. In anthropological studies, it…

Throughout history there have been many cases of assimilation. However, almost every attempt has been unsuccessful. For example, after evangelizing native-Americans in the west, native culture continued to exist. The short story “The Lost Sister”, by Dorothy M. Johnson, explains the unsuccessful and negative effects of forced assimilation of the aboriginal people. The tragic consequences of assimilation are exhibited through the protagonist’s family’s ignorant ideas of Aunt Bessie before and…