Urban culture

social trust and the degree of religiosity. The results indicate tha tthere is a significant and direct relationship between social capital (social participation, social trust, degree of religiosity) and urban development. While is observed significant inverse relationship between social cohesion and urban…

Under the guise of melting pots and diverse communities exist the many complications of racism and troubled pasts. Whether indigenous peoples try to immerse into mainstream cultures or remain independent of assimilation, it is often the case where their history is littered with examples of racism and various forms of impositions regarding colonial powers. The poems “The Loika” and “Make Me Human or Give Me Death” are examples of indigenous literature which speaks to the emotions of these often…

Emma (Yujie) Chen AMS330: Ethnic America Professor Dennis Deslippe Nov 30th, 2015 Lecture Proposal Project Remaking Immigrants’ Culture through Commercial Enclaves There have been many ongoing debates regarding the significance of including studies of immigrants’ cultural and ethnic identities in American historical studies. Within the United States’ racialized landscape, issues about assimilation and acculturations of immigrants by the dominant whites or developments of immigrants’ cultural…

Myth & Legend—Myth of the Cowboy Culture- When many tourists around the world visits Texas to explore, they all have a very interesting question to ask from the Texas citizens and that would be what makes Texas culture so extraordinary? And the answer to this question certainly would be the “Cowboys” from them. They would not be mentioning to the famous “Dallas Cowboys” of football legend, but they are referring to the cowboy culture that seems to spread throughout the state. Many tourists visit…

The growth and development in one side of the world can also affects the societies that live on the other side of the globe. One of the vital tools of globalization is consumer culture, it is considered as a strong force that can create interconnectivity across regions (Alvi et al, 2014). The impact of consumer culture can be different in every region in terms of socio-cultural and political frame. The everyday life that we have been living has changed due to the emerging information age. Due to…

people who have 'mixed blood' are the ones who succeed in life? The suggestion that “Aboriginal people who have mixed blood are the ones who succeed in life” will be investigated to reveal provincial practices that are prevalent within Australian culture, including stereotypical assumptions and white privilege. These elements have imparted a negative effect on the social determinants of Indigenous prosperity and wellbeing. Stereotypical assumptions: The ‘question’ presents a perception of the…

be influenced through place by the fact that cultural norms and some social norms are geographical. For example, tipping in bars in restaurants is deemed as necessary in American culture, whereas it is deemed extremely due in some Asian counties and is completely frowned upon. Therefore, as individual’s learn their culture, traditions and norms due to their surrounds, place can be seen as playing a role in constructing…

which plays an active role in continuing the expansion and survival of real art and culture of a society. It can be said that cinema is a polyhedral phenomenon which is affected by human culture and influences more cultures. Cinema and watching movie in theaters or in another words going to cinema is one of the most important options for passing leisure time in the societies in which politicians of public culture section encourages and strengthens cinema by relaying on different and diverse…

Culture has many different meanings and defines who we are today as human beings. The values and beliefs we believe in help define who we are and helps develop relationships with other people. The country of Poland has a very unique and diverse culture. From the first ruling dynasty to gaining its independence, the country of Poland has gone thru many cultural changes. Much of Poland’s culture lives within its history, language, religion, government and within the people. Poland, which is…

Art has always been a paramount part of Aboriginal life, connecting the bygone and present-day, the people and the land, the uncanny and the truthfulness through art . Australian art has been the resurgence of Indigenous culture and its apperception as a major art form . But in a country increasingly divided by class and wealth, the elevate of Indigenous art has had consequences undreamed of by those who first projected it onto the international exhibiting stage. Aboriginal art had a restricted…