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    Culture is the characteristics of a group of people defined by language, cuisine, religion social habits music and art. There are many different types of culture including western culture, eastern culture, African culture and many more. Culture is influenced by the groups of people that make up the country (Zimmermann, 2012). The term culture was first used by an English Anthropologist named Edward B. Tyler. It was first mentioned in 1871 in his book named ‘Primitive Culture’. He stated that culture

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    The term cross-culture means a company's efforts in understanding of different groups in terms of caste, culture, ethnicity, etc. Among its employees, customers, or clients to develop effective communication or marketing efforts to sustain successfully in the globalized market. In today's globalized business environment cultural differences often make any organization unable to operate properly. Cross cultural leadership is becoming increasingly important for success of international trade or business

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    source of knowing about diverse cultures is through the news media. There is really no place to even meet someone with a diverse culture in my community. In my small community the majority of the residents are the same, except for the Amish that live throughout the community. I work at a hospital and often care for these individuals. I have learned some of their cultural beliefs and have found them to be very different than the mainstream Northeast Ohio cultures. Some of the differences between

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    in our school designed to educate about the culture, history, and origins of the Mexican-American, Latino(a), hispanic, Mexican, chicano(a), and however other minorities identify themselves as. Many have joined hoping to learn about the civilizations, societies, traditions, cultures, and heritage this course has to offer to enlighten their minds of the Latino(a) community. My heritage has shaped my life completely, had it not been for the hispanic culture, my mind would

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    Language can be viewed as a verbal expression of culture. It is used to support and carry culture and cultural ties. Language provides us with many of the categories we use for expression of our thoughts, so it is natural to assume that our thinking is influenced by the language. The principles and levies in the country we grow up in shape the way we think to a certain extent. Culture is indistinguishable allied to language. Without language, culture cannot be completely assimilated nor cannot be efficiently

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    Cultures vs. Co-Cultures

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    Cultures and Co-Cultures By: Anna Skidmore Delta College A Culture is the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn according to Larry Samovar and his colleagues (2007). Culture includes two different groups called in-groups which are groups that you identify yourself with and out-groups which is a group of people we view as different (Frings & Abram, 2010; Quist & Jorgensen, 2010). Examples of culture is the foods we eat, holidays we celebrate, the

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    Culture itself can be broken into further components. One of them would be material culture. According to the course content powerpoint, this kind of culture is basically the physical objects of a society, and what kind of meaning they are given based on the context it is in. There are a few examples of this. One would be clothing. In hip hop culture, its material culture would consist of clothing that if it was in the early 2000’s, people apart of it would be wearing baggy clothing. The meaning

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    Comparison of American Culture with the Culture of the Kung People in Kalahari Desert in South Africa Culture is defined as the way of life that a particular group of people practice because such practices determine vast aspects of their lives. Culture is fostered by social and environmental aspects. Thus, different people in the world respond to their surrounding environment in vast ways and such responses inflict the cultural aspects. The most amazing fact about culture is that everyone in the

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    The Bulgarian Culture “To understand Bulgaria, you must live here a long time, be intimate with people, live like a Bulgarian, and speak our language. Even then I don't know how close you can be to the real truth. All you see is what is left of us” (Ward, 2002). The significant of this quote is that it exemplifies just how reserved Bulgaria is on a wide scale which is helpful when trying to better understand the common demeanor of this culture. Though the world sees a side of Bulgaria that is generalized

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    different cultures interact closely to each other. This contact may be a good one or a bad one. It all depends on how open mind we are and how respectful we are with the different cultures. As curious persons, almost everyone wants to know about others cultures, which are its tradition, religion, costume, and how that culture works. However, people make judgment about the things they may think are wrong, disgusting, or even inhuman from other cultures. Because they think that their culture is better

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