... , and belonging. Different forms of popular music can create pleasure and excitement for some and moral panic and dread for others; it is a much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. Providing a concrete and tangible definition of what constitutes popular music has been the subject of much academic debate. As Richard Middleton ... factors that constrain or assist the production of popular music: organizational structure, industry structure, occupational careers, markets, technology, and law or regulation. How...

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... cultural experience of an earlier time period? As America settles into its nightly routine of television viewing, corporate profiteers are quick to substitute the lure of material luxury and consumer gratification for the fading spirit. Consumers are only now beginning to realize the political power they wield as a collective buying force. Union pickets and grassroots economic boycotts have tested the power of ... the buying force on a small scale. As the public tires of the shallow gratifications and empty promises of consumerism, it will return to large-scale boycotts to control the a...

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... the emergence of man from his self-imposed infancy. In this way and in the context of imperial expansion, we are left with the image of a totalitarian system that seeks to subsume cultural difference and create a cultural monologue. Radical critical theorists, Adorno and Horkheimer, reveal that: "For civilisation, pure natural existence, animal and vegetative, was the absolute danger." They ... that the otherness of Indigenous societies is precisely the otherness of a civilised Eurocentric community itself, that is, "the West's Other is the West itself." Marlow, the central character, ...

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... actuality it consists a great deal of the interpretations of the historians who studied and researched these events and data. Because it has a great deal to do with the interpretations of historians and the elites I believe in general history is fixed, not only with the chronology and events that took place ... parents and grandparents and as our children and grandchildren will be different from us -so history changes." History becomes more of a fixed idea due to the fact that history is produced and becomes unchangeable by the elites and not the idea that "we" make History. There is no o...

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... at Walsh Bay in Sydney. The company is nationally applauded for its impressive and compelling dances. Bangarra's key objectives are to "Rekindle the links between traditional Indigenous cultures of Australia and to help better the lives of Indigenous Australians and tell their stories through superior, world-class dancing." Their program includes national and regional tours ... each year and an international tour to maintain their global reputation for excellence. Bangarra exists to create care and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's cultural life. Bangarra provide...

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... European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations, descriptions, and judgements of these native societies and European civilization that imperialistic biases are most evident. ... are only depicted more favorably when they align themselves with the imperialist cause, and European characters only lose favor if they abandon Western ideals; these critical exceptio...

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... Issues, Regional/Industry Level Issues, Firm Level Issues, and Individual Level Issues. The International/Cross-national Level concerns issues dealing with interaction between nations. To better understand the cultural elements of these issues, it is necessary to explore historical alliances, trade sanctions and organizations, and the differences in currency valuation. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed in 1995 ... shape or manipulate the Internet culture. Included in these are language, an emphasis on regional/local versus national technology infrastructure, the legislative ...

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... 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 moral truths are internally determined from within a culture as a result of cultural experiences and ... it as an absolute moral principle. But from a relativistic point of view there is no more reason to be tolerant than intolerant, and neither stance is objectively morally better than the other'6. Hence, objective moral realists such as Pojman, ident...

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... upon the speculation of biased opinions presented by professors and authoritative bodies that manage the English Canon. It also consists of predominantly white male figures, the canon did not mean to do this but simply reflected cultural context. Works from these authors and poets do not receive the recognition they deserve. Upon entering the English Canon, works are granted certain privileges ... as an authoritative list bearing handfuls of treasured literature renowned by all. Through the exploration of a diverse range of critical perspectives, we are able to conceive important concep...

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... the workplace. Furthermore, Kaiser Permanente efforts with diversity and inclusion truly justify their second place ranking in this list. For instance, DivesityInc states that Kaiser Permanente shows great efforts to ensure diversity not only on the employees but also in all areas of the company including maintaining a cross-cultural competency. The latter is a very central focus for the ... resource groups focus on incentivise employees participate in the diversity and inclusion environment that he company provides and develop their talents. This is evidence of the interest of the compan...

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... ignored in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a clinical process that is primarily focused on a person's emotional life and uses psychological methods to resolve problems and increase ones quality of life. It would be unrealistic to try and solve a person's personal problems without being able to relate to them on a cultural level. Cultures vary in biological needs, social needs, cosmic and religious values ... on the clinician-patient relationship. In this instance it is important for the clinician to be open with the patient at the beginning of therapy about the possible effects of racia...

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... false religious movement. Osvaldo F. Pardo's The Origins of Mexican Catholicism and Oppenheimer's Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture will be used to analyze the forces that shape the origins and administration of the conference and how this creates an environment for misleading displays of devoutness. Oppenheimer credits the success of the counterculture ... always religious but instead "aggressively social" in that American's seek the sense of belonging through their involvement with religious endeavors. The creators of Passion Conferences aim to c...

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... the globe, augmenting the demand for simultaneous translations in multiple languages while accelerating the translation process.(396) reiterating the idea that translation has become endemic to all aspects of human life in the globalized world. Seen from a cultural perspective, translation takes on the role of being a facilitator of understanding between races and people. Apart ... from the linguistic facility which translations and translators provide, the great works of literature, translated into several languages, allows people to imbibe the unique cultural traditions of others, whi...

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... . Discussion focuses on theoretical implications 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 interpreting age and cultural diversity in conceptualization, and (c) the role of cultural communication in the acquisition of everyday social knowledge. The purpose ... be argued that the observed cross-cultural attribution variation resulted from differences in the behaviors explained by subjects in each age and cultural subgroup. Th...

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... sets of values: cosiness - unpretentious, design - talented, oasis - free. The intention behind this campaign is that it should be a global campaign with localised aspects. For these values to be universally understood they must be mediated in different ways. On some, or perhaps most, of the central markets for Danish tourism these value sets will be established meanings associated ... the case of the English market, because the cultural image of Denmark here is based on fragmented, unemotional meaning structures that are attitude-based rather than value-based, resistance to new meanings...

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... , "10 Mary Street," the family's ability to connect with the culture and spirituality of Poland has allowed them to establish a long-lasting sense of belonging to the house. The parent's attachment to the garden is conveyed through the simile "tendered roses and camellias like adopted children " which compares the positive quality of their home life to the humdrum" nature of their work, the ... colloquial language contrasting their lack of interest at work to their devotion at home. ... The family's relationships with each other and connection to Poland is present when "photos and lette...

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... identified with the deaf culture, and gay and lesbian youth. Schools are now beginning to introduce programs and activities to recognize achievements of various ethnic groups realizing that a multicultural education helps to prepare students for life in an ethnically diverse society and as well can bring about cognitive and affective benefits to students. GOALS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION In general, the introduction of multicultural activities has ... been motivated by at least four intentions: (1) to remedy ethnocentrism in the traditional curriculum; (2) to build understanding among r...

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... In many Eastern cultures, especially those controlled by Repressive State Apparatuses, women could face torture, mutilation or even public execution for this act of defiance. Having originally employed semiotics to encourage this exploration of cultural connotation, it only strengthens my view that the study of signs provides a vital key in interpreting performance. As performance is, in many genres, ... a direct reflection of reality it is impossible to separate performance and culture. For example, Shakespeare's London was a direct representation of life in Jacobean/Elizabethan Englan...

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... the fault-lines contained inside them. It is a matter of elementary truth that these lines were nearly always ones of nationality."# Gellner places much importance on politics in relation to nationalism, asserting that "nationalism is primarily a political principle, which holds that the political and the national unit should be congruent."# In terms of citizenship, Gellner believes that ... a political connection, but also economic, territorial, religious, linguistic and cultural connections. However, this theory does not account for "peripheral nationalism" and the fact that when a sta...

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... within Ashima's difficulty at understanding the customs around her as she clings to her correspondence with her family in India and tries to maintain the Bengali traditions she grew up with. In particular, she chooses to hold on to her traditional Bengali cooking ways throughout her life in America, retaining a part of the life she has left behind, 'Ashima has been consuming this concoction throughout ... chicken or Hamburger Helper prepared with ground lamb.' The word 'concedes' implies she has given into this lifestyle and has begun to accept such ways, possibly against her ...

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... to another place within the same country. In sociological perspective, "tourism consists of the of phenomena of space movement connected with voluntarily temporal change of place in space, change of life rhythm and environment accompanied by making personal contact with the visited environment Mpofu (2009)Both tourism and globalization can have positive and negative impact on socio-cultural, ... economic, political and environmental aspects of indigenous (local) peoples. The main aim of this essay therefore is to examine the impact of tourism and globalization ... communities by many, ...

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... segregation and assimilation policies introduced by Australian governments. Often a combination of the two was employed. The policy of segregation has impacted upon Aboriginal family life, for through this policy, Aboriginals were restricted and prohibited to practice their traditional culture, hence, resulting in the loss of their Indigenous identity and limiting the cultural knowledge for future Aboriginal generations. The segregation ... policies" . The fact that many children from the "stolen generation" missed the experience of being properly parented has widely impacted on Aborigin...

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... . Freeman (2000) defined virtue ethics as addressing "who one is, what one ought to become, and what form of action will bring one from the present to the future" (p. 90). The virtue of self-understanding based on honesty, openness, and willingness to take responsibility for one's life would allow counselors to conclude who they are in terms of character. Self-understanding, symbolization, and imagination would ... allow counselors to determine who they ought to become in terms of a conceptualization of change. Finally, Freeman ... ...

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... . Freeman (2000) defined virtue ethics as addressing "who one is, what one ought to become, and what form of action will bring one from the present to the future" (p. 90). The virtue of self-understanding based on honesty, openness, and willingness to take responsibility for one's life would allow counselors to conclude who they are in terms of character. Self-understanding, symbolization, and imagination would ... allow counselors to determine who they ought to become in terms of a conceptualization of change. Finally, Freeman ... ...

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