Transformation of culture

Why Organisation Culture central in all Aspect of Companies Introduction when you think of the word culture what the first thing that pop into your mind? For example Harry Potter novel and shakespeare was a popular culture and so are society and organisation. In organisation everything relate to our habitats, office and environment which all comprises of culture. In other word it is our cultural norms, cultural artefact and cultural practices. The concept of organisational culture and its…

is inevitable and has been taking place since the 18th century. Native Americans were forcefully assimilated into American culture and society. Today, many foreign groups of individuals are integrated into American society. Many individuals label America as a “melting pot;” however, the nation cannot be given this “nickname” because when people assimilate into American culture, they must abandon their own cultural customs and conform entirely to their “new” society rather than cherishing them.…

Does the influence of external and internal worlds impact the shaping and growth of our identities? Literature has the captivating ability to broaden and expand society’s knowledge of human complexity, and impact readers’ intellectual perceptions of their external and internal worlds. This is further investigated in both Jamaica Kincaid’s Annie John and Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, as they provide perceptive offerings into colonial societies and families’ crucial influence on an…

A major underlying issue within many cultures in the world is the struggle to either hold on to traditions and values or to move forward with modernization. In the novel Keeper N’ Me by Richard Wagamese, the cultural traditions of the Anishanabe become very important to Garnet Raven who is a disconnected member of the tribe. The major theme in the Movie, The Last Samurai, directed by Edward Zwich is this very issue: tradition versus modernization. The protagonist of this movie Nathan Algren…

Bonfil Batalla’s book, Mexican Profundo: Reclaiming a Lost Civilization, highlights the struggles of the Mesoamerican culture in the past and present. The author provides an insightful look at two different civilizations that have occupied Mexico throughout the centuries. Batalla named these two civilizations the Mexico Profundo and the imaginary Mexico. He explains how these civilizations have major differences that restrict their ability to coexist peacefully together. This book provides a…

classic, because each person has their rituals to follow throughout their life. Some set it for themselves, while others inherit it from generations of family cultures and traditions that were passed down to them. Everyone wish to uphold their traditions, but in this modern era is hard to do so. Society’s influence, differences in cultures, and adapts to modernized things made it hard to perform these traditions. In the film Fiddler on the Roof, the main character Tevye told the audience that…

During modern times many men and women have proposed the idea of living in peace, no war, no famine, no poverty. They have thrown out ideas of the “common good” and “human rights” that seem to elude societies all around the world. The common good refers to promoting a positive action that promotes society as a whole. Human rights refer to every human being, if they be wealth or poor to have the same rights as each other and that those rights can never be taken away, that every human soul is…

Visiting a museum has always been a top priority, since it not only house the ancient cultural history but also communicates in a symbolic manner to all age groups. Today the very concept of the museum has undergone a drastic transformation. Museums in contemporary times are not restricted to ancient people and history, but museum today comprise histories and impart stories of human beings. As a result there are different types of museums focusing on diverse issues such as eco-museums focus on…

majority of cultures practice, are not always performed in the same manner as in the United States nor with the same purposes. While these differences should be respected by all individuals cultural relativism does not mean adopting others beliefs or abandoning one’s own rather just practicing value neutrality. Moreover, different cultures often appear exotic or strange as established in the opening sentence that creates ethos, specifically when described by individuals from different cultures…

they both discuss and agree that cultural change is not easily performed and difficult to pursue. In Leading Change, Kotter explains that “culture is not something that you manipulate easily and it changes only after you have successfully altered people’s actions” (pg.164). Aetna discusses in his article that people should be willing to change their culture and ideas and stick with them. Since change requires someone to perform or act out of their norm, it makes it more difficult to keep…