... use of tribal services to improve her and her family's quality of life. Interventions Robbins, et al. (2001), in a study on techniques for multi-family psycho-educational group therapy, discusses "Project Eagle" for gifted American Indian adolescents and their families. According to Robbins, research suggests that many psycho-education skills programs presented to American Indians have been ... culturally biased. For example, skills practice might include assertiveness training and sustained eye contact or parenting groups that do not honor traditional American Indian parenting techniqu...

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... the new values among the workforce. Good relationship with employees can be achieved using methods such as, consultation and involvement, initiatives such as, focus groups and consultative management techniques. The concept of internal customer is helping to eliminate demarcation problems and improve internal employee relations. Epstein and Spiegel (1997) note that the firms total output is ... high performance workplace 3. Energizing employees to feel that the new company is the best place to work. 2.5. Communication Communications are seen as a powerful tool for directing culture chang...

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... have to be designed for the 1990's (Jamieson and O'Mara, 1991). * Increase cultural awareness training. Workshops on diversity, interpersonal communications, ethics and values will result in improve productivity. In designing a diversity training program, HRM's must focus on the question: "Who do I treat differently and how do I treat them?" * Devise communication techniques for those employees unfamiliar with the ... English language. * Provide English as a Second Language training. * Emphasize training for service jobs that do not require verbal skills. * Provide remedial training for...

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... culture varies in traditions over time. According to Shostak, it is true that the !Kung people still have traditions that have been passed down for hundreds of generations such as their poison arrows, their trance ritual, their wide knowledge of over five hundred species of plants and animals " ... . This in no way makes them animal like, wild, or undomesticated. In fact, the bushman have developed techniques that are obviously creditable due to the fact that they survived this way for so long. In addition, they have the same kinship-if not stronger-than our own. They can handle ... ...

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... creative publishers and talented workforce continue to accelerate advancement and pioneer new products that push boundaries and unlock entertainment experiences. These innovations in turn drive enhanced player connectivity, fuel demand for products, and encourage the progression of an expanding and diversified consumer base " (ESA 2). With all the technological innovations mentioned coming to the video game industry, the immersion included ... It is estimated that there are still approximately 5.5 million people in the United States that still regularly play role-playing games, and it ...

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... in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society (cohesion) 8. Quantitative research: systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques 9. Qualitative research: uses observation as the data collection method 10. Social action: coined by Weber as a behavior to which people give meaning such as placing a bumper ... from the social structure of society 16. sociological perspective: 17. symbolic interaction theory: a theoretical perspective claiming that people act toward things because of the meaning thing...

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... ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, and works of art, rituals, and ceremonies, among other elements. The existence and use of culture depends upon ability possessed by humans alone. This ability has been called the capacity for rational thought. The term symboling has been proposed as a more suitable name for the mental ability of humans, consisting of assigning things ... capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. In Anthropology (1881) Tylor made it clear that man alone possesses culture. This conception of culture served anthropologists...

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... less autocratic leadership, and favor less centralization of authority. Cultures high in power distance (Hispanic Culture) are characterized by a greater acceptance of inequalities and preference for authoritarianism. Power distance is likely to influence people's expectations about roles in organizations. Organizations operating in large power distance cultures tolerate social separation between superiors and subordinates ... This is not a new issue, but it remains a major dilemma for diversity trainers and consultants. A set of clear guidelines about what diversity means in practice an...

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... fashion and advertising have and how together they brainwash society. He describes a certain anxiety that comes with fashion: to fit in and imitate. Advertising media develops us into pawns for play. Berger states, "Fashion attacks the quotidian, generates feelings of anxiety and relative deprivation, and places people in a perpetuum mobile of discontent that render them susceptible to manipulation ... subcultures (Hebdige-132) Commodity is used to express a subculture's identity. Regardless of the meaning attached to the commodity, it is always related to mass-production; so it is diff...

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... as animal bones. Women make both flat baskets and burden baskets, which are carried by a strap around the forehead. The baskets are used for everything from carrying fish to firewood (http://Indian-cultures.com/cultures/yanomamo.html). Hallucinogenic drugs are a big part of Yanomamo physical environment and culture ... . First, each item must be repaid with a different kind of item; the recipient is responsible for repaying his partner in exchange. Secondly, the payment is delayed, a temporal factor in trading techniques that is implied by the exchange. The problem with these two is that...

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... to facilitate marketing decisions in more than one country" (Kumar, 2000). "Culture is a learned, shared, compelling, interrelated set of symbols whose meanings provide a set of orientations for members of a society. These orientations, taken together, provide solutions to problems that all societies must solve if they are to remain viable" (Joynt & Warner 1996, adapted from Terpstra ... cross-culturally is a process during which marketers need to continuously adjust their behaviours and marketing programs to fit into the targeted markets. Measurement Reliability It is critical for firm...

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... and transcultural (the multicultural addition to the general or original step). As a preamble to Table 2, counselors need certain attitudes (or virtues) that will provide a framework for engaging in ethical decision making under the proposed model. These include reflection, attention to context, balance, collaboration, and tolerance (Tarvydas, 1998). Reflection concerns counselors' awareness ... consensualizing implies the process of "(socially constructing a reality [i.e., between counselors and clients]" (p. 42). The use of relational methods (Davis, 1997) and social constructivism tec...

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... and transcultural (the multicultural addition to the general or original step). As a preamble to Table 2, counselors need certain attitudes (or virtues) that will provide a framework for engaging in ethical decision making under the proposed model. These include reflection, attention to context, balance, collaboration, and tolerance (Tarvydas, 1998). Reflection concerns counselors' awareness ... consensualizing implies the process of "(socially constructing a reality [i.e., between counselors and clients]" (p. 42). The use of relational methods (Davis, 1997) and social constructivism tec...

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... feminine were terracotta figures. The physical features in these figures were representing ideal features in feminism. These figures had big hips, breasts and supple legs and were believed to stand for productiveness and fertility in India( Dhavalikat 178). Kalokagathía as a term reflects ideals highly valued in Antiquity – particularly in ancient Athens – ideals of harmony and unity. It is a ... and wearing. "Women in general, when seen in public places in all their layers of clothing, seemingly modest or only fashionably and conventionally uncovered, appeared as eroticized objec...

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... the organization parted ways with its legendary leader Steve Jobs claiming that his launching of expensive untested products in the market was not good for the organization. However, the person who had replaced Steve Jobs was later on after few years fired due to the fact that the ... and assumed values. Artifacts make up the first level of characteristics of a given organization and are easily visible, heard or felt by the individuals. For example, the dress code, the office arrangement and the behavior of employees among other aspects gives a clear indication of the culture of a given...

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... constructed in order to represent the shift towards tertiary education in this context and the elitism of this group. Raven's love for poetry and strive for intellectual acceptance does not seem to correspond with Rose or her values at all. Throughout the course of their relationship, Rose tires ... customs of the western world. This renowned racist policy of taking Aboriginal children from their homes, "led to enormous disruption and anguish" for many Aboriginal families for many years to come. The previous owner of the house, a widow who was lonely and rich, made her large house a pla...

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... from sixties lingo, the word "rap" meaning conversation (1993). In the sixties and seventies, people would have rap sessions as opposed to group counseling, for example. Rap music consists of chanted; street poetry that is often improvised (1993). The rap is accompanied by music in the disco or funk area ... of music. Social messages aside, does rap have any redeeming artistic value? Author and Harvard educated director of the University of Alberta's new Institute for Popular Music Krims, thinks so (Maclean's, 1998). He suggests that rap music is more pervasive than classical and is ar...

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... worldwide to celebrate ethnic pride and reimagine the culture through elaborate song and dance numbers; preserving Vietnamese culture through media. Paris by Night, a "family entertainment" for every Vietnamese household around the world, is a wildly popular Vietnamese-language musical variety show that presents the history and pre-war culture of Vietnam to Vietnamese audiences worldwide ( ... assimilated class, Paris by Night's was not only an urge to cure homesickness, but also a longing to become part of the American nation, serving as a cultural bridge for Vietnamese immigrants. Acco...

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... opinions about a number of things being culturally bound and oriented. Negotiating these differences between students and their teachers and also among themselves put forth a practical challenge both for teachers and students. The current study that follows has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms and also out of ... result is a contact zone welcoming a particular taxonomy of English-a Bangladeshi English with different local accents, indeed. How Does it Work in Practice? A literature classroom, I believe, can ...

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... and others. During a time of increasing mobility and migration across countries and continents, there is a high chance that immigrants from Non-Western cultures may seek psychotherapeutic help for themselves or for their children (Maiello, 1999). "Psychotherapy can be defined broadly as a special practice involving a designated healer (or therapist) and an identified client (or patient), ... ) defines Western individual psychotherapy as an "interaction, indeed a contract between two autonomous adults, operating at about equal level with each capable of assuming full responsibility for his...

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... business the success depends completely upon the individuals employed, and the culture that they promote. This culture is perceived through the different paradigms that exist within the organization, particularly for the purpose of this paper that of the radical and feminist paradigms to expose the differences in daytime and nighttime culture of this unique culture. Through personal observation we were ... staff is male, and act as the "dominant " position in the hierarchy of the workplace. This goes into the concept that these positions, "Having been created largely by and for men, thes...

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... is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. For fans and enthusiasts, popular music can be a leisure-time pursuit occurring on evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads-a group of ... , and race/ethnicity. To a certain extent, sociological approaches to studying popular music stem from cultural studies, an offshoot of sociology developed primarily in the 1970's at ...

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... are cool. This is because due to, example modern books and movies; the superstitons linked to them have dissolved and are replaced with aspects such as immortality that society desires for itself. If a Goth does drink blood, this blood is generally human, from themselves or a willing donor (A study of the Gothic subculture). Goths, depending on the individual, can also be ... contain a stone (example topaz), symbols are, however, also common. These include pentacles; crosses, crucifixes, Celtic symbols, skulls, spiders, stones, crosses, Eastern symbols, Indian symbols and the Ankh (the E...

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... , with a degree in physics and electrical engineering. He was recruited by Ferme National Acceleration Laboratory as a laboratory technician in Chicago, Illinois. During his residence in Chicago, he worked for the laboratory, made money, and learned most of the English he knows today. The laboratory provided him with proper housing and a small salary, on which he lived. Later, Carlos ... so they will be accepted into a diverse community within a country. Individual ethnicities and cultures have played a major role in encouraging immigration to the United States for Carlos and Mai Ling. F...

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... (McBride, "Culture Shock," Social Education, 1999, v63, p410)." An exercise subjecting 15 student counselor trainees to actual interactions with people with vast cultural differences was conducted over a 15-week period for a special topics seminar. The exercise was divided in two parts. Part one was a "cognitive component," with a presentation and culturally assimilating activities. Part 2 emphasized the interaction component where the students ... experience with culture shock had by them, or someone they new. The foreign students were actually from the same university as the U.S. stud...

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