Cultural studies

People often try to feel as a part of something, but what happens when a persons views and beliefs are completely different from the norm? In order to feel understood, these people will seek out others that share in their ideas and feelings, often times forming a subculture. The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools of thought analyze popular culture in an attempt to examine the formation and the purpose of subcultures in society. Through personal observation and interviews I was able to analyze the…

Cultural Transformation According to Kowske et al. (2010) and Holt, Marques, and Way (2012), cultural transformations for Generation Y came in the form of increased oversight by both parents and the U.S. Government, brought about by safety innovations, changes in family dynamics and new government regulations, and focus on team building exercises in both academia and through extracurricular activities such as sports (p. 266; p. 82). Per Holt et al. (2012), these changes lead to a generation that…

how? In my opinion, Anna’s preparation was a good jumping off point but was inadequate. While her comparison of Bahrain and Sweden using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions (Steers, 2013) and her study of the structure of Arab extended families and the role this family structure plays in the decision-making process was a good start, she failed to study up on the changing business landscape in Arab nations. In private business, the traditional paradigms of the extended family structure are eschewed in…

is focuses on the study of cultural identities and symbolic representational and interpretational forms through an international, cross-cultural and global perspective. It is particularly concerned with problems related to processes where cultural identities and representations interact and are exchanged. As such the study programmed reflects a cultural interface resulting from the intensified processes…

Feminism describes the broad movement that has campaigned against the political and social inequalities between men and women. Feminist account of the role of culture in gender inequality have been centred to development of cultural studies. Feminism movement is created in order to fight against political and social inequalities. Women must be treated equally and fairly, unlike during apartheid where women were not allowed to vote, although this applied to black people only. Women are in most…

(300-500 words) on the topic that deals with problem of understanding national cultures in different settings. You may choose a business company, school environment, diplomatic activities, or workplaces for your case study. You should involve persons or groups as well as different cultural backgrounds. National culture is a basic assumption that people from one nation share common behavioral patterns and personality traits. Basically, it is all about the perspective that what is the most…

Revisiting Cultural Tourism Prospects of Kuchipudi Classical Dance and Kalamkari Fabric Art Work of Krishna District Contribution of Tourism in Indian Economy: The World Tourism Organisation defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercises of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”. Tourism can be understood as a travel for…

Every country carries its own distinct language, a variety of cultures and a wide range of traditions; having different cultures means having different characteristics in human personality and the traits which are incorporated within citizens. Global webs are being formed with amazing connectivity tools that help unite each other, in a place where it becomes very easy to share, exchange and respond to certain qualities. These connectivity tools comprise of transport and travelling vehicles as…

Cultural awareness is the first step in providing culturally competent services to patients. “To work effectively with Latino clients, social workers must view clients through a multisystemic perspective, examining the micro, meso, exo, and macro system levels of their experience” (Lum, 2005, p. 100). Social workers are trained to view every patient through this ecological lens. Although, cultural competence is a higher level of awareness and takes time, patience, and practice. In practice it is…

postcolonial, feminist, social and cultural theories was born. Through this research I have learned that oppressive cultural aspect of gender relationships, especially between women is something that is being dismissed and narratives about women were exclusively written by the male authors of West African literature, especially in early post-colonial writings, and the narratives included the depiction and prescription of relationship between women which was largely…