Low culture

role in differentiating approaches and attitudes. 5.1 Hall’s high-context and low-context cultures According to Hall(Hall, 1976, 2000), communication styles can be divided into indirect and direct categories, corresponding to high-context culture and low-context culture respectively. In a high-context culture, many things are left unsaid, leaving the space for the culture to explain. While in a low-context culture, the communicator needs to be much more explicit and the value of a single word…

I. Summary In recent years, we have seen an increase in the people who adopt the hipster culture. The hipster culture is defined as rejecting anything and everything mainstream (Omar 2016). Many hipsters are known for listening to alternative indie music, shopping at thrift stores, being an active liberal protestor, etc. (Weeks 2011). Novelist Hal Niedzviecki realized that similar non-conformist activities and ideals that he himself believed in or partook in after some time became accepted and…

When I describe something as popular, I am describing something that appeals to and is liked by a large audience. A greatly example of this is a popular song; the song is constantly being played on the radio, many people request to have that song played, and the sales of the song are high. To be popular, the entity must be known and it must be liked by a large audience. In terms of live theatre, the measurements we can apply to gauge “popularity” encompass different mediums. As stated in the…

Trends: An Epidemic Every generation has its own memorable trend, such as leather jackets in the 50’s, leg warmers in the 80’s, and more recently, Silly Bands in the 2000’s. How did these trends come to be? In Malcolm Gladwell’s, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, the author explains that a trend is spread by essentially word-of-mouth until it reaches the pinnacle of its popularity, then eventually fading in prevalence. Not only this, but Gladwell likens trends to…

According to Oxford dictionary, pop culture is defined as “ Modern popular culture transmitted via the mass media and aimed particularly at younger people”. Pop culture cultivates individuals’ problem-solving facilities that allows the progression of their growth and intelligence. In the article, “Brain Candy,” Malcolm Gladwell analyzes Stevens Johnson's perspective towards popular culture and its effects on intelligence. Johnson introduces more ways of getting “smart” in “Everything Bad is good…

characteristics of high context are to cultures or collections somewhere publics must close by influences ended an extended retro of period. The characteristics of low context are to cultures somewhere societies incline to require lots of influences then of smaller period or aimed at certain detailed purpose. The different between high context and low context is high context is fewer orally clear message, extra adopted sympathies of whatever is connected. Low context is regulation…

1. Using Leininger’s Culture Care Model, what factors in the story shared by Mrs. Franklin-Jones should be considered by Nurse Hernandez when planning for the patient’s discharge? Mrs. Franklin-Jones shared a few important information that should concern the nurse when planning a discharge instruction. Education regarding four factors that are identified are needed. The four factors include importance of taking medications as prescribed, following cardiac diet, taking rest, and raising caution…

should know about the difference between countries about values, culture, and ethical standards. We compare with China and America from six cultural dimensions to analyze those differences. For power distance, in high power distance culture, people's status have clear distinction, unequal distribution of power is regard as merited, people are used to accept the bosses’ opinions, demands, decision or command. In low power distance cultures, people think inequities within the groups and…

on how well a culture can adapt to change and how well they can cope with uncertainty. If there is a feeling of anxiousness about change, then that society may feel threatened. In his book, DeVito (2016) stated: A culture with a high ambiguity-tolerant culture doesn’t feel threatened by unknown situations; uncertainty is a normal part of life, and people accept it as it comes. They minimize the importance of rules governing communication and relationships. People in these cultures readily…

market conditions and a broader service range due to the variety of languages and cultural understanding that a wide range of cultures in…