Transformation of culture

Organizational culture is a system of values “that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization” (Business Dictionary, u.d.). These cultural values, such as beliefs and assumptions, are the glue that pull the organization together, and is determined by setting respectable standards of what is appropriate and expected by the organizational members. They makes out to be the written and unwritten rules within the organization. The standards often bases on the…

Two Worlds, One Cause We live in a diverse world, where by culture migrate and interact with each other. There are benefits to it such as sharing of traditions and interacting with new surroundings but the deeper root if the problem is very evident in many situations. Wooldridge explains that less than thirty years ago, persons used to refer to themselves as simply “Americans” but now they are divide themselves as being: African-Americans, Korean-Americans etc. In other words, they do not hold…

long examined literacy’s impact and effects in Frederick Douglass’ autobiographies, often through the lens of the prevailing “strong-text” theory. Among other assumptions, this view presumes that literacy results in the loss of one’s true identity, culture, and preliterate social group. However, Daniel Royer argues that a firm sense of identity and social context are prerequisites for literacy and are furthered upon learning to read and write. Continuing to disagree with the strong-text theory,…

protagonist, the 11-year-old Eliot, as a cultural outsider to Mrs. Sen’s version of “little” India and a cultural outsider of the American society. In other words, both Mrs. Sen and Eliot are mirror images of each other as they go through similar transformations, from a cultural outsider to a cultural insider. While Eliot…

Although cultural safety and cultural competence are similar in nature, they are not the same. Cultural competence stems from our understanding of different cultures and how they should be treated, while cultural safety goes beyond this scope to include in-depth reflection, practical application and education, and policy transformation in terms of equality of care and access to care, etc. “Cultural safety helps us to understand the limitations of cultural competence…[It] is predicted on…

In When the Kings Come Marching In, Mouw draws together the themes of eschatology and a Christian view of culture. Mouw uses Isaiah 60 to examine the religious transformation of culture. Isaiah uses strong word pictures to envision the transformation of the city of Jerusalem that is to come. This future city of Jerusalem is very similar to John’s vision of the Holy City in Revelation 21 and 22. Mouw points out four main features…

inevitable, each individual are created equally but unique. In history one recognizes that the human species by nature is nomadic, constantly trekking from one place to another, essentially promoting multiculturalism. The world is a diverse place; cultures consistently migrate and interact with each other. Though there are inestimable benefits to multiculturalism ranging from technological advancements to the literal mixing of races, there are also numerous issues that plague characters relating…

with a glimpse into the transformations made, in the depiction of Native Americans spanning a fifty plus year period. Once, depicted as nothing more than a war mongering savage, through time we bear witness to the softening of the imagery used in the portrayal of the Native American culture. Although, I am not fully aware of the forces used to perpetuate the changes, with research, I hope to gain more knowledge about my own heritage as well as the Native American culture. What was the turning…

pilgrimage as a culture, rather than one particular person like the Ego Plane . By studying this particular plane you get a larger idea of a cultures ideals, and the motivation that may have come from within in order to make this journey. Over the years the Japanese culture has referred to mountains as having an association with the gods, making mountainous land the most sacred to the society . Japan also views the climb into the mountains as a role of transformation . The culture as a whole…

Almost fifty years ago, a visionary media theorist McLuhan has foreseen the future and predicted the transformation of society through media technology. He coined the term ‘global village’ by which he meant that with the advancement of media or electric technology, the information would pass instantaneously from one point to another contracting this world into a village where all people would live interdependently (Patti & Ciastellardi 2011). Now, after a period of five decades, it can be seen…