Western Apache

Americanization in Europe Living in America we have become accustomed to living life the “American Way. ”Everything around us is presented with the idea that it is American made, and a privilege to have. American culture is not only present here, but has made its presence known in most countries, and nations around the world, including those in Europe. The presence of American culture in Europe has caused problems amongst some Europeans making them feel like they have fallen victim to…

due to the socio-cultural Western conceptualisation of women as caregivers (Rhodes 168). To further support the statement that illness is primarily influenced by socio-cultural factors,…

the high school students he his teaching because they are rude, and the behaviours of those students do not align with his beliefs and values. Based on his expression and comments, I gave a friendly feedback that western culture is different from third world countries because the western world is more individualistic countries and third world countries are collectivist countries, therefore, disciplining is perceived differently. I said to him, as a developing Social Service Worker, we need to be…

Historical Cultural Survey. Vol. Reading No. 4. New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, INC, 1962. Print. This reading works towards unearthing the origin of the Muslims stigma in Western culture. Following the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Muslim Seljuk and Ottoman Turks seems to be posing a threat to the Western Christians. Despite Europe’s lack of resources to translate the Koran, they still worked towards disproving the validity of the Koran’s teachings, including the mention…

Women in different societies want and need different things. They also need and want some of the same things. The western society views the Egyptian role of women oppressing because of the Egyptian modest dress and view women are pressured into wearing. For some women this fashion is empowering and being a housewife is a desired occupation. This idea to many modern liberal western women would not be a desired. In the United States, women are given a significant amount of right compared to…

The Modernization theory believes that arranged marriage will not be able to compete with the Western ideology of individualism and the need for romantic love. The Neo-traditionalists estimate that individualism will challenge the traditional collectivist ideology of Indian culture and as a result the Indian youth will want to protect their family…

Throughout Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, which is placed in World War One, it is evident that the German soldiers frequently dealt with loss. In various scenarios, Paul Baümer, the protagonist, is faced with loss, whether it is the realization that they have lost their youthhood and innocence, or whereas in many situations where he experiences his fellow comrades die and evokes emotions of sadness and woe. However, it is not the singular notion of loss that affects them,…

distances. The connection and communication between different nations allow for the audience to interact and interpret content (agency) of foreign nations (the structure). In cultural imperialism, “media products exported from nations (mainly from western and American culture) are so dominate that it shapes the culture of another.” (Croteau, David, and William Hoynes. Media/society: Industries, Images, and Audiences. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE, 2012. Print.). Many businesses use global…

The main issue is that Western powers use religion as an excuse to go to war. The causes of the called religion wars are mostly political and economic reasons. These countries want to enlarge their international influence and prove their military power. It could be considered that…

Christian burial it was necessary” (Silko 52). For centuries Christianity has been pushed upon Native Americans by missionaries and settlers, as a way to convert them into “modern” civilization. This quote exemplifies how the priest, a symbol of western culture, is frustrated the natives are choosing to do a burial in their own way, preserving their culture. Not discouraged, Leon asks again for Holy Water, but Father Paul goes even further when he answers, “You know I can’t do that, Leon. There…