Low culture

represents anger (Toomey 1999: 121). As it was previously presented European people like expressing emotions during conversations on the contrary East Asians prefer to hide them and use very soft and low voice (Toomey 1999: 122). East Asian countries such as Japan Korea and China represent low-context cultures (Barnlund 1975, Hall 1976, Watson 1970, cited in Toomey 1999: 129). What means that they prefer to avoid eye contact during…

production. As far as this change is concerned, globalization is a world-wide exchange of both international and natural resources, though not limited to other factors of economic, cultural or political issues. For example, as a pioneer of the ‘Otaku’ culture, Japan’s design series of narrative comic books and animations has gained traction which led to huge exports abroad and which slowly earned them more than marginal profits from franchising intellectual property rights, copyrights and a…

Australia is made up of a large range of cultures and seen as a linguistically diverse population. The variety of cultures within the Australia society means it consists of a plethora of views, values and beliefs. This has a huge impact towards our educational system. The importance of the role culture plays, within the framing of education, is becoming increasingly recognised. To become aware of the influences culture has towards education is necessary in order to provide everyone with an equal…

an insight into cultural values as upheld in various countries around the world with respect to power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence dimensions. In addition to considering national cultures in management communication, the content should also be friendly to indigenous cultural values such as religion and morality, while also avoiding ethnocentrism (Hynes, 2010, p.…

overly friendly as this may be construed as suspicious. The French generally compartmentalize their business and personal lives.  Discussions may be heated and intense.  High-pressure sales tactics should be avoided. The French are more receptive to a low-key, logical presentation that explains the advantages of a proposal in…

Film Analysis: Geek Charming The movie I chose for this essay was Geek Charming. There was many concepts about sociology throughout the whole film such as reference groups, rivalry between two different set of people and how one thinks other people see them. Introduction To start off, the beginning of this film starts with a teenage girl explaining the different type of “groupies” in the school. There is the popular, which she is one of them, the band people, the jocks and the geeks. Throughout…

to assimilate into society, they are forced to live a pluralistic lifestyle of blending with the current society, while struggling to maintain their heritage and identity “Minority individuals must learn to function in two environments: their own culture and that of the mainstream society” (de Anda, 1984: p101). There are some who successfully leave their traditional beliefs…

patient is a necessity in nursing. This paper will describe some of the key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment. I will also choose two of the listed components and reflect on my own culture and how it could possibly impact my attitude toward a patient of a different culture. Lastly, I will create two nursing diagnoses, for a patient who comes into a physician’s office that I work for, with a newly diagnosed problem. These diagnoses will reflect cultural diversity that…

Questions concerning their past relationships (affairs), engagements (marriage), medical history, mental health, race/ethnic background (culture), religion (faith/spiritually), and extended family issues are important to know for the foundation of the therapeutic process. It is also important for the therapist to know if either of them have been abused (physical/verbal), and addicted to any…

Residential schools have caused irreparable damages throughout the generations of First Nations people and families. Today, the children and grandchildren of residential school survivors suffer the consequences of what their past generations went through. Its effects have manifested in self-abuse, resulting in high rates of substance abuse, alcoholism, and suicide. Among First Nations people aged 10 to 45, suicide and self-injury is the top cause of death, responsible for 40 percent of…