... underlying consumer motives and attitudes. Focus group interviews are particularly effective in studying positioning, packaging, and advertising themes and diagnosing the possible need for changes in advertising strategy."" (Douglas and Craig 1983:47) Second, focus group interviews function better in collectivist cultures (Mueller 1996: 210). Respondents are more willing to discuss the topic as a group if they share a similar background or ... , to a certain extent, limits the data analysis from the quantitative viewpoint. The focus groups in this study consist of 4 to 6 persons. This is...

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... decisions. 8. Japanese, for all their modesty, can be very ethnocentric. 9. The Japanese are very initiative, faddish, and overly impressed by status. 10. The Japanese are too formal (Condon 36-39). The list above definitely shows some of the differences in culture, which both parties perceive as being a problem. Personally, I believe that many of the American ways are problematic while the Japanese ways ... ...

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... teacher should dominate the pupils, speak to them from high, as it were. This must be the way to go about it: place the teacher higher than the students."(Roy, 39) It gives the power to the teacher because they are always looking down upon the students. In a society of equality, there should be no platform, as it will give the ... teacher should dominate the pupils, speak to them from high, as it were. "This must be the way to go about it: place the teacher higher than the students."(Roy, 39) It gives the power to the teacher because they are always looking down upon the students. In a ...

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... by writers of Europe, England and America is enormous. I, as a faculty-instructor, came up with my own inventory of about 15 short stories by the writers of said regions-the list is not a symmetrical one, though, with England having more in number than the other two regions. While I wanted to stick to my own ... list, some of my students were in favour of including short stories from other regions such as South Asia, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean Islands, being prone to embrace the works ... ...

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... problem specifically to determine what ethical codes, standards, principles, and institutional policies are pertinent to this type of situation. Second, after a careful review and consideration of these regulations, they generate a list of potential courses of action along with the positive and negative consequences for following each course of action. Third, counselors are urged to consult with supervisors or other knowledgeable professionals ... inclusive of a virtue-ethics approach as well. Tarvydas recommended that counselors adhere to the virtues of reflection, attention to context...

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... problem specifically to determine what ethical codes, standards, principles, and institutional policies are pertinent to this type of situation. Second, after a careful review and consideration of these regulations, they generate a list of potential courses of action along with the positive and negative consequences for following each course of action. Third, counselors are urged to consult with supervisors or other knowledgeable professionals ... inclusive of a virtue-ethics approach as well. Tarvydas recommended that counselors adhere to the virtues of reflection, attention to context...

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... machines the range is from 72% in Sweden to 96% in Italy; for dishwashers, from 11%in the Netherlands to 34% in Germany; for clothes dryers, from 5% in Spain to 39% in Belgium; for microwave ovens, from 6% in Italy to 37% in Sweden; for vacuum cleaners, from 56%in Italy to 96%in Netherlands. It is remarkable that the same countries ... ...

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... two of the dimensions used to paint the clinical picture in this cultural context. Case Example The L__________ family, an American Native family living on a Northern Plains reservation, consists of David (39) and Kim (35) who have a common-law marriage of fifteen years, and seven children (who range in age from two to 15 years). David and Kim are both on general ... ...

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... as well as women to be silent in certain situations, so that order can be established "and he finishes the topic with a balanced phrase of speech and silence in v.39-40 ""Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way."" To understand the verses ... ...

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... not supply them with a pluralistic mix of job candidates. An unsuccessful intervention technique was used by Lucky Stores, Inc. Using a self-assessment method intervention strategy, managers were asked to generate a list of stereotypes about ethnic or cultural groups. They were then later asked to discuss these images with a larger group. While self-assessment can be an enlightening tool, in this situation ... it apparently backfired. The list of stereotypes was used in a discrimination lawsuit against the company as evidence of the supervisors actual beliefs. In creating intervention s...

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... America's culture today. The main importance they have in our society can be determined by looking at the sheer numbers of how popular these genres are with people. In the list of the ten highest grossing films of all time, seven of them are either a science fiction or fantasy movie (Box Offices Grosses 2). Of the eight best-selling books ever written ... ...

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... with a Happy Ending," Journal of Counseling & Development, 1988, v67, p91)." Hanningan comments in the end of the article how it ended of being the best experience of her life. The list of elements that can lead a person to culture shock is endless. Before researching it, I thought that you only got culture shock when you moved or traveled somewhere. Sometimes it has ... ...

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... , making it harder to change their perceptions. There are so many different types of media that we are surrounded by today. Though the different types of media are evident, I will list the most common ones: movies, television, magazines, books, newspapers, and the internet. Now within these different mediums come different pop culture icons such as MTV, Cosmopolitan, and The New York ... ...

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