Outsourced Culture

American and Indian culture are different in similar in many ways. In the video “30 Days: Outsourcing” we got to follow a man Chris Jobin, into India and see firsthand just what living in India is like. Upon arrival he starts to notice somethings are very different than what he is accustom to, but there are also some that are very similar. One of the very first things he sees when he arrives is all these new business buildings next to little shacks that people live in. Then when he gets to the house he is staying at, the family meets him at the door and does some ritual on him. After his initial first day, he notices that the main job in India, is the lowest job in America.

In “30 Little Turtles” Thomas L. Friedman explores the social cultural behavior of Indians in call centers and informs that outsourcing benefits geopolitics other than just economics. Friedman supports his stance by showcasing the improvements in livelihood of Indians to working at the call centers. Friedman describes the wellbeing of Indians in the particular workforce with words such as “self-confidence” and “Independence”. Friedman doesn’t favor Indian employment over American employment, but believes the outsourced jobs create prosperity and global security. However, Friedman’s stance is based heavily on personal experience and observations on certain

In the 1967 film, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, the main characters bring home controversy when they surprise their parents and friends with the news of their soon to be interracial marriage. Each character brings a unique perspectives to the film, which in turn brings to light several different issues. Throughout the film, there are many different ways in which communication is ineffective and could have been improved. First, this paper will discuss examples of stereotypes presented in the film. Next, it will explain complications in listening styles and how it affects communication between characters. Finally, this paper will analyze process of conflict and how the prior points influence the process.

When we look at outliers, when we look at success stories, if we look closely enough, we see lives with opportunity from the start. To illustrate the importance of culture in success, Gladwell relates a story of a Colombian pilot who most likely crashed a plane because, even with diminishing fuel, he wasn't assertive enough to stand up to the intimidating control tower agents and demand to land. Cultures that encourage passive submission to hierarchy, or who phrase their questions in subtle, vague euphemisms, may find themselves at a disadvantage in some situations, such as the airplane cockpit. Other times, your culture works for you. For example, Gladwell explains that Asians who spent centuries working in rice paddies, a type of farming that requires meticulous care all year long, passed on this work ethic to their posterity. Many of the inheritors of the rice-paddy culture apply the same diligence in their schoolwork. This diligence, of course, brings more success.

A person has always been able to choose to what extent their cultural experiences affect their perspective. Amy Tan’s, “Two Kinds,” Bharati Mukherjee’s, “Two Ways to Belong in America,” and Robert Lake’s, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” all show how the main characters have chosen to let their experiences have an effect on their cultural identity. A person’s cultural experiences shape perception based on their own identifications and they may chose to assimilate to different cultures.

The classic Indian family and culture, is a major stereotype in this film. The Mother is a strict Indian woman who is seen as no fun and always follows tradition. She wants her daughters to follow her footsteps; marry young, be a good wife, and keep the tradition going. A great example of how the film portrays Indians is when the

     The exporting of American jobs is an issue that is important and will become increasingly so as more and more white collar jobs are shipped overseas. American companies in the past few decades have been sending American jobs overseas paying residents of other countries pennies on the dollar what they had paid American workers to do. This saves the companies millions of dollars on labor costs but costs Americans precious jobs.

The film lookes at the prejudices between the families but did not touch on how interacial couples also have deal with societies biases against them. Being a interacial couple may come along with its shares of difficulties, diffrences between the indiviuals, famial prejudice, and societies prejudice.

Some aspects of the film were very different between the cultures. These aspects are traditionally associated with nurture. A major difference was how often the parents were interacting with the child. The

He is tremendously timid in class, around classmates, and afraid of being himself (Dead…). Thoughts of achieving his parent’s hopes and not remaining in his older brother’s shadow of achievements engulf Todd. He believes that he will find happiness only once he meets his parent’s expectations. Before long, Todd discovers that his beliefs are a fallacy when he uncovers joy in the presence of his friends and the studying of complex works of poetry. Throughout the majority of the film, Todd leads a life of “quiet desperation” and does not believe “people listen [to him]” until finally, Todd’s values and courageousness are tested when Welton Academy fires Mr. Keating because the school accuses him of being related to the death of Neil Perry. As Mr. Keating returns to collect his things, Todd Anderson rises onto his desk in defiance to the principal’s bigotry and accusation of Mr. Keating (Dead….). Schulman matures Anderson from a timorous adherent into an audacious leader with strong beliefs and ethics. Todd “seizes the day” in this moment as he remains resolute in his principles.

People believe that marriage is easy and is the key to love and happiness, but in reality marriage is harder than it looks. Everyone marries for different reasons, for good or for bad. People today don’t understand the meaning of marriage; it is more than just money and appearance. Seeing today’s world of marriage is being influenced by media shows like Jerry Springer, Judge Judy, and Murray makes you realize how society today identifies marriage different. Couples who live unmarried will be happier and have more choices than those that are married in agreement with Catherine Newman’s essay called I Do. Not.: Why I Won’t Marry in the book “Acting Out Culture: Reading and Writing “, by: James S. Miller. Catherine Newman is a writer and an author

Keating forces him to create a poem on the spot in front of the class, although he is well-aware of Todd’s resistance to speak in front of others, after he write a poem on his own as requested. Mr. Keating questions Todd and installs him with a sense of confidence in his own abilities, “Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? Well, I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you that is worth a great deal”. Mr. Keating teaches Todd to think freely for himself and that these thoughts and opinions he has are valued. In the end, Todd becomes self-reliant, confident in himself and his ideas and beliefs. He does not conform to society and distinguishes himself amongst the rest, maintaining his own voice, and he overcomes his previous shy and isolated self, becoming a leader, when introduced to these ideas of individualism and

Drake points out that the struggle of cultural identity that caused by both external and internal factors happen to main characters as well as side characters in the films. And the temptation to cultural assimilation also leads to the struggle of maintaining family relationship, because protagonists in both films have to make choices between family and progress in cultural accommodation. Another important issue related to undocumented immigrants in both films, according to the author, is discrimination, specifically gender discrimination and discrimination towards undocumented

The American Outsourcing Case is a compilation of factual information for the purpose of provoking debates. The authors present both the pros and cons of outsourcing, and avoid inserting their personal bias. The case clearly defines outsourcing and then focuses on outlining its existence in China, Mexico, and India. The evolution and U.S. involvement in the Maquiladoras of Mexico is described first. The implementation of NAFTA and the creation of Maquiladoras were major catalysts in the growth of free trade between the U.S. and Mexico. China, in an attempt to attract foreign investors, created Special Economic Areas, which designated geographic zones that were enabled to operate under their own laws. With great tax benefits

A person’s heritage and cultural identity may be lost when moving to a new country where the culture is different and other cultures are not easily accepted. In the short story “Hindus”, Bharati Mukherjee uses setting, characters and the plot to discuss what it is like to lose your cultural identity while being a visible minority in America. Mukherjee uses the plot to describe the events that take place in the main characters life that lead her to realize how different the culture and life is in the America’s. She also uses the characters as a way of demonstrating how moving away from one’s culture and heritage can change a person’s perspective and ways of thinking. Mukerjee also uses setting in her story to identity the physical differences in culture between living in India and America. Alike the setting and characters, the plot helps describe the loss of culture with a sequence of events.