Low context culture

Introduction: Culture shock is a term used to express the nervousness delivered when a man moves from a well known society to a totally different social or social environment than the one you used to live in. Anything can bother you, like any small things can make you feel so confused and upset very fast. Culture shock is not a disease, but it's a feeling that anyone could get if he moved to a new culture or a different culture than the culture he used to live in or than his family culture and…

COLOMBIA CULTURE Cultural Ancestry The cultural tradition of Colombia is diverse. There are distinct groups within the Colombian culture that bear unique accents, cultural adaptations, social patterns, and different customs. The distinct group within the Colombian culture is divided into based on their location; those within the coastal regions, those in the interior region, and those in the countryside. The individual groups come together and do their regional cultures during special events…

writings and the center of life debates, with a diversity of perspectives that reflect time and culture. The earliest great thinkers include Kong Qiu 孔丘, who is more commonly referred to as Confucius; and Daoist sage, Lao Tzu 老子, commonly referred to as the Daodejing (Penny & Ryden, 2008). Here, intellect and logic combined to produce profound, guiding principles that have expanded beyond the Asian culture and remained as models of wisdom in disciplines of thought, behavior, and purpose…

appropriate manners of greeting in different cultures and social contexts will enhance not only our communication but also our interaction with our interlocutors. Thus as in various other social contexts in Hausa society, greetings too require appropriate handling particularly based on the gender of the person one is interacting with, both in respect of gestures as well as wordings. These may include handshake, bowing, social and physical…

When we look on a larger scale the India owns a rich cultural heritage. The culture plays a vital role in defining the particular design style of a place or people with time. The objective of the paper is to study the changes in culture and heritage from vernacular to modern era around India. Vernacular design has been evolved through a process of trial and error from ages. In Methodology the vernacular and contemporary are documented and analyzed on various parameters of tradition. The…

While there are some superficial similarities between the two, the differences between the cultures of the United States of America and Japan are striking. Using Geert Hofstede’s six dimension analysis as a guide, we shall see that there are notable differences in the national character of both countries. Masculinity/Femininity Dimension First, there is one area where both countries score closely, namely on the Masculinity vs Femininity Dimension. Both have above average levels of the…

academic success for Pasifika learners. These qualities appear to feature in many Pasifika values, including fa’aaloalo (respect), feagaiga (covenant between others) in the Samoan culture and fefaka’apa’apa’aki (mutual respect), lototoo (humility and generosity), tauhi vaha’a (loyalty and commitment) in the Tongan culture (Anae, 2014; Tonga Tourism Authority, 2014). Therefore, it is understandable why Pasifika learners learn best when…

competence requires considering multiple factors that influence a person’s life. Factors such as family, community, and environment should all be considered (Hays & Erford, 2014). Competence begins with considering the individual in the group context such as culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and spiritual affiliation. The client’s…

unnoticed, because those people who are poor enough to qualify for government food stamps, may be seen in grocery stores, purchasing not only basic food stuffs, but also popular items, such as potato chips, desserts, and beef steaks. With such purchases, low-income people may seek to affirm that they can live like other Americans, and thus attempt to hide their hunger from the public. At the same time, these foods contribute to their malnutrition, and the public concludes that if poor people can…

Being who you are, and how others view you, plays a huge role in how your life may turn out. One’s race, identity, culture, and more determines whether or not he or she would be on superior to society, and if he or she should receive that best in life. If one is Black, Latino, Asian, or Hispanic, he or she has to be twice as good in order to be accepted by those on top of the food chain. This is also true with one’s class. If one is poor working class or middle working class, he or she has to…