... pre-patriarchal stages, was most rigorously punished and extirpated from human consciousness." The modernist classic Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, offers a critique of modernity by breaking down the terms in which European thought distinguished itself from the "primitive". Conrad shows that the otherness of Indigenous societies is precisely the otherness of a civilised Eurocentric community itself, that is, "the West ... Indigenous people to be ignorant and barbaric, yet white Australia was founded by the ignorant and "barbaric" - criminals, white trash, penal scum from England, an...

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... of the modern world and was crucially interlinked with industrialism and culture. The second is the social constructionist theory of Benedict Anderson in "Nationalism and Imagined Communities." This idea again places nationalism firmly in the modern era, but points to social changes such as print capitalism and the increase in literacy to explain the rise and maintenance of nationalism. Finally, I will concentrate on Smith's " ... late eighteenth century, literacy was only important amongst managers and clerks. Thus Gellner's description of the role of the state in education only reflec...

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... to merely the linguistic composition. The Saussurean emphasis placed on the linguistics of a performance is limiting, as different signs and meanings have varying connotations to separate cultures and social groups. Whilst Saussure defines the signified and signifier as "psychological"#. He focused on the linguistic sign and "phoncentrically privileged the spoken word"#. He accepted that the entire ... House", when viewed by a modern, Western audience - whilst being seen as an unfortunate and sad event - would not carry the social implications as felt by the original audience. Indeed, in...

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... sheds light on how the invisible handoff cultural upbringing can influence the way we perceive the people in our world. The first part of this study focuses on the impact of cultural meaning systems of the development of everyday social explanation that explored in a cross-cultural investigation undertaken among Indian and American adults and children (ages 8,11 and 15 ... of such a demonstration for understanding: (a) the importance of integrating semantic with structural considerations in theories of social attribution, (b) the need to develop no teleological frame works for interpreti...

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... ground lamb.' The word 'concedes' implies she has given into this lifestyle and has begun to accept such ways, possibly against her will. This influence of the American world in their life they now inhabit becomes increasingly significant as the story continues, and illustrates Lahiri's effective characterisation of Ashima as she assimilates into the culture. The different 'homes' and ... Lahiri effectively presents the theme of the alienation experienced by immigrants assimilating into a new place and thus the exposure of two cultures throughout the novel, while also conveyin...

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... diversity is referred as, many fail to understand that diversity encompasses everyone at any level not just the minority. Consequently, many successful multinational organizations aim to encourage and develop diversity in the workplace for the benefit of both the company and employees. Kaiser Permanente - Kaiser Permanente (Kaiser Permanente, 2015) is a community inclusive company that provides affordable healthcare plans. They ... the top 10 for past seven years. According to DiversityInc (DiversityInc, 2015), the healthcare company deserves to be at the top of the chart since they mak...

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... that having a "globally accessible website" is the equivalent to having a global market. A nation's sensitivity towards foreign cultural contamination and influence strongly influences their degree of toleration. In order to take full advantage of Global E-Commerce, one must have an understanding of national and cultural differences and how these differences shape the levels of technological adoption, Internet ... to encourage or protect a country. These differences can best be understood by identifying and defining an intricate set of distinct national characteristics that define the gl...

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... can be used by counseling practitioners facing ethical dilemmas involving clients from diverse backgrounds. Adapted primarily from the original Integrative Model developed by Tarvydas (1998), also drawing from the Social Constructivist Model (Cottone, 2001) and the Collaborative Model (Davis, 1997), this proposed model is titled the Transcultural Integrative Ethical' Decision-Making Model (hereafter referred to as ... of the act to the appraisal of the one acting. This would mean that an action is right when it reflects what a counselor with virtuous character would do in a particular s...

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... can be used by counseling practitioners facing ethical dilemmas involving clients from diverse backgrounds. Adapted primarily from the original Integrative Model developed by Tarvydas (1998), also drawing from the Social Constructivist Model (Cottone, 2001) and the Collaborative Model (Davis, 1997), this proposed model is titled the Transcultural Integrative Ethical' Decision-Making Model (hereafter referred to as ... of the act to the appraisal of the one acting. This would mean that an action is right when it reflects what a counselor with virtuous character would do in a particular s...

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... be gratified and fulfilled by consuming. The consumer feels that the buying and owning of commodities will act as a cultural fulfillment, and substitutes media-manipulated products for spiritual rebirth. Unfortunately, in the myth of consumerism, there is no rebirth or renewal. While consumerism offers the goal of owning a product, it lacks the fulfillment of the typical American citizen. Consumerism offers only ... luxury. The public has been easily swayed onto the path of consumerism through the deceptive and clever advertising of mass media. Do Americans realize the lack of morality ...

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... hair parted, brushed, oiled" (Conrad 31). The natives mentioned on the same pages, however, are evaluated in a completely different manner. On one hand, the chief accountant is an individual with personality, while on the other "black shapes [crouch]," "black shadows of disease and starvation [lie] confusedly," and one "creature...[rises] to his hands and knees, ... and [goes] off on all fours towards the river to drink" (Conrad 30). Indigenous peoples are portrayed in this way throughout the novel, treated not as human beings but as animalistic, indistinguishable parts of "a black and in...

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... learning resources. Electronic mail and multimedia technologies promote communication and interactions between diverse groups, with the purpose of helping the students learn more about the content they study in subject areas such as social studies, science, psychology, and even foreign language (Anderson, 1998; Baugh & Baugh, 1997; Cifuentes & Murphy, 2000; Cifuentes, Murphy, & Davis, 1998; Freedman & Liu, 1996; ... likely to have access as White households" (pp. 14-15). This situation is reflective of the "digital divide" phenomenon. However, while technology can facilitate the content...

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... and proceed to manifest these works into school curriculum for literary study due to their powerful influential nature and complex ideas embedded in these texts. The Literary Canon allows us to dissemble and delve into a multitude of perspectives enabling us to gain an insightful ... in earlier eras, an example of this would be the concept of female representation. The English Canon acts as a guide for scholars as it provides a diverse range of sophisticated texts that are guaranteed to satisfy and enhance cultivated thinking. The gateway to entering the English Canon is barbed by many o...

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... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's cultural life. Bangarra provides the opportunity for people of all cultural backgrounds to be able share knowledge about the world's oldest living culture. In just over two decades, Bangarra has produced over thirty original works and has also collaborated with other Australian performing arts companies such as the Australian Ballet and the Sydney Theatre ... thing as a specific traditional "Aboriginal dance." One of Bangarra's theatre pieces I have watched is called "Mathinna," it tells the story of one young Aboriginal girl's life journey...

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... globe. These events are sustained from year-to-year because the administrators use tactics similar to the ways in which the Mexican friars utilized confession as an apparatus of control for the indigenous population. The cultural and social vortex created by the founders of Passion Christian Conferences precipitates an insincere form of worship and a false ... religious endeavors. The creators of Passion Conferences aim to create something that is a collective social phenomenon rather than something that fosters individual religious growth. They are not interested in creating a spiritual...

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... postulating universal moral standards is an inexact and ultimately arbitrary practice. Hence, the validity of moral actions and its implications for the individual is derived from specific cultural norms and social mores. When most convincingly argued, cultural relativism theory asserts that all fundamental moral values vary throughout culture-to-culture and time-to-time. Consequently, cultural relativists claim that ... dead, and it was believed that nothing could possibly justify such an extreme act of violence and horror. From my overview of Cultural Relativism, it becomes clear that,...

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... and the progression of the therapy are the ethnicity and cultural background of the patient, the social context, the environment in which the therapy is conducted and the attitude that the patient may have toward psychotherapy. Associated with the clinical experiences of working with patients in foreign societies, or working with minority groups, literature on intercultural psychotherapy began to appear ... some determinants of personality are common (biological), some are particular to a certain social group, and some features are unique and come from individual learning experiences tha...

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... is essentially a process by which an ever tightening network of ties that cut across national political boundaries connects communities in a single, interdependent whole, a shrinking world where local differences are steadily eroded and subsumed within a massive global social order (Mowforth and Munt, 1998: 12). The globalization definition given makes tourism the cause and effect of ... them positive effects such as, increased revenues and foreign currency earnings, created additional employment, introduced new technologies in transport, communications and e-commerce as well as improved...

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... family's ability to build and form a connection to their cultural heritage in a new country. However, in his poem "Migrant Hostel" (1975), the migrants' inability to relate to their physical and social environment due to their lack of empowerment results in their limited perception of belonging. A similar notion is presented in Paul Keating's "Redfern Speech" (1992) which explores the negative interactions ... of one's cultural heritage may be achieved, and thus, enrich their experience of belonging. However, individuals lacking a sense of social stability and a secure home are limited fr...

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... of popular music: standardization. The whole structure of popular music is standardized even where the attempt is made to circumvent standardization. (1941, 302) Thus, in Adorno's view, popular music fails to negate the dominant social order, encompass an oppositional stance, or express critical thought. Instead, popular music is "rigid" and "mechanical." This is unlike serious ... production of popular music: organizational structure, industry structure, occupational careers, markets, technology, and law or regulation. Howard Becker coined the term art world to refer to the social organ...

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... and a great stress upon democracy, the developmental aspects of the century have become the defining element of the social paradigm. The proliferation of non-governmental organizations and international institutions with a clear mandate of promoting development and equality in various parts of the globe call for the services of translators and interpreters, since most of the development work ... by individuals and groups from economically and politically competent developed nations. In elaborating upon the need for effective communication, Manda says it is "Essential for the transfer of ...

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... the aboriginal people were being deprived the right to practice and maintain traditional aspects of their culture, thus their children were being taught to reject their aboriginality. "In turn the rapid decline in population meant that many elders were dead and thus many rituals and traditions were lost" . The loss of elders and the prohibition of practicing rituals impacted on aboriginal ... Aboriginal children from their parents and the indoctrination of the children into non-Aboriginal ways, thus having a profound influence on Aboriginal family life. The policy of "assimilation" was o...

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... way of portraying history. The authors of "Approaching the West" state that history is not a "fixed" idea and that "we" as a whole make history in our interpretation and the things we do add to the making of history. "As we change throughout our lives and from generation to generation -as we are different ... and not the idea that "we" make History. There is no opportunity that "we" the general public can add our analysis and observation of history, so in the most part history is fixed by the elites deciding what will be taught and becomes the facts of history. First of all, a big part ...

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... principle to the tourism advertising for the given destination. The debate on globalisation versus localisation of marketing parameters has intensified over the last few decades with positions ranging from beliefs in the homogenisation of consumer demands to the idea that markets remain culturally diverse despite the increasing interconnectedness of the world. Relating the globalisation approach to a tourism context, it ... cosiness, DT's own research demonstrates that this is an established meaning on the German market, which should make it easy to refer to this with a few words. Conver...

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