...Sometimes people are too busy to learn about other countries. However when you travel and start to know people, culture and customs from other countries, you want to know more about the countries in the world. This is a way to enrich your own culture and to value what you are and where you come from. Venezuelans have mixed race heritage of Spanish, African and American Indian. The influence of the indigenous people and their culture on the modern Venezuelan life is found in typical staples of the country, such as arepas and cachapas, in the geographically names and in the vocabulary. The African influence is limited to a few words of vocabulary and gastronomy, but it is particularly apparent in the music with musical instruments like the drum. Since the most of the colonial people came from the Spanish regions of Andalucia and Extremadura, the influences of these regions can be found in food, music, language, art and religion. The 19th and 20th century brought to Venezuela immigrants from other European countries, including Italy, France, Portugal and Germany, whose cultural tradition has mixed with Venezuelan. The fact that Venezuelans like baseball and have many fast food restaurants clearly means that the country hasn’t been spared of the US influences too. Lifestyles. Venezuela is a country where modern and traditional lifestyles are mixed together. For many Venezuelans, family life is of most importance. Although the tradition has started to change recently, the country...
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...------------------------------------------------- CULTURAL dIFFERENCES United States and Venezuela Introduction When examining the cultures of Venezuela and the United States there are some aspects of each that make them unique and special. There are three areas in which there is considerable difference. The first would be the cultural dimensions, which reflects the underlying framework of each society, the second would be the family structure and values, and the third would be the social norms, which dictate how people in a society ought to behave. It is important to understand these differences so that as an international marketer one is culturally competent and prepared to interact successfully within another culture. Cultural Dimensions Cultural values are the ideas and things of importance within a society. Starting in 1980, Geert Hofstede studied cultural values of more than 90,000 people in 66 countries, and found that nations differed along four primary dimensions. The four dimensions are; the Individualism/Collectivism Index (IDV), which focuses on self-orientation; the Power Distance Index (PDI), which focuses on authority orientation; the Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI), which measures the tolerance of uncertainty and ambiguity among members of the society; and the Masculinity/Femininity Index (MAS), which focuses on assertiveness and achievement. (International Marketing 16th Edition, 2013) Indulgence refers to the extent to which people try to...
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...different”.( Online Etymology Dictionary) Culture refers to our way of life, including everything that is learned, shared, and transmitted from one generation to the next. (The American Heritage) Athletic and country, step mother, ABA therapist, and OCD are four aspects of diversity that influenced my personal identity. I’ve played sports and rode horses all my life, so naturally I dress athletic with a mix of country. I am a step mother to a 12 year old boy and a 10 year old girl with a daughter of my own that is 1 and a half. They have completely made my heart bigger by being in my life. I am a ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis, therapist at a non- profit organization for children on the spectrum of being autistic or having Aspergers. I specialize in the serious behavioral kids. Kids that engage in severe self-injurious behaviors, property destruction and aggression towards others. That in itself have made me have a whole new outlook on life. I’m very OCD with numbers. My life revolves around even numbers. I have to have everything on an even number or am overwhelmed with anxiety. When working with kids using ABA, it is all about observable behavior. Daily I teach these children how to fit in their society. We teach characteristics of the human behavior that are more appropriate for the setting they are attending. For an example; how to act and dress during a funeral or a wedding. Both events are filled with different cultures and diversities. As a therapist teaching the...
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... Mr. Bevington, Capt Goyet, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month. It is my distinct honor to speak to you today. Hispanic culture is deeply intertwined with the history of this Nation. We live on the same side of the world with the largest Spanish speaking population due to our proximity to Mexico, Central, South America and the Caribbean. So it is important to recognize the contributions of the Hispanic culture as well as other cultures to celebrate and acknowledge how the history, culture, values and traditions of the United States were and continue to be shaped by the make-up of its ever changing population profile. When I started to think about what I would say, it occurred to me that perhaps I should do a little research and review history instead of presuming I know everything about my heritage. I am glad I did because I learned many facts that challenged my own understanding of history. I want to share some of these facts with you today. On September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1989 by Congress to a month long celebration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), America celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sept. 15 was chosen as the...
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...Assignment #2 Chapters 1-4 Journal A Cristina Castro Would yo describe yourself as multiracial, or do you see yourself as belonging to a single race? Why? ( page 9) I would describe myself as being multiracial, even though when asked in forms I usually only circle Hispanic or Latino. My mom is Venezuelan, and as far down as we can track all her ancestors were also Venezuelans, on my dad’s side he was European, and all his relatives as far as being tracked down were also of European decent. I believe my family is made up of a diversity of races. Although we are not able to find out where it came from, on my mom’s side of the family there must have been someone from Asian decent, as I have almost Asian eyes, and I have cousins and had an uncle that if you were to look at them you would think that they were Chinese. Have you or any member of your family ever encountered a glass ceiling? Explain (page 14) When I was 2 months old, my dad passed away in an accident, my mom had to take my dad’s place at his job, which was a factory that he owned along with other partners. My mom experience a glass ceiling as the other’s partners perspective of a woman working weren’t as diverse and thought that because of her gender she shouldn’t have been working in such a top position. I believe this happened because it was in Venezuela, where the cultural landscape of women working wasn’t consider much and what was perceived as a job for women was to be a...
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...International Business, 4th Semester SUmmer semester 2016, 11.06.2016 Table of Contents – Cultural Dimensions according to Hofstede 1. The psychologist Hofstede a) Geert Hofstede b) Gert-Jan Hofstede 2. The cultural dimensions a) Social Orientation - Individualism-Collectivism-Index (IDV) b) Power Orientation – Power-Distance-Index (PDI) c) Uncertainty Orientation – Uncertainty-Avoidance-Index (UAI) d) Goal Orientation – Masculinity-Femininity-Index (MAS) e) Time Orientation – Long-Time vs. Short-Time-Orientation-Index (LTO) 3. Examples – Germany, United States, Venezuela 4. Problems and Discrepancies 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography 1 Cultural dimensions according to Geert Hofstede Classifying and comparing cultures is strongly connected with the name Geert Hofstede. The Dutch social psychologist, as he calls himself, was born in 1928 in Haarlem(Netherlands) as Gerard Hendrik Hofstede. He went to schools until 1945, that was when he completed the Diploma Gymnasium Beta. From 17 on until he was 25 years old, he studied Mechanical Engineering and ended it in 1953 with a Master’s Degree. After two years of military service he started working in managerial jobs until 1965. He completed his Ph.D. in Social Sciences in part time studies. Already during that time, from 1965 until 1971 he founded and managed the Personnel Research Department of IBM. In this time, he developed the theory of the Cultural Dimensions that are presented in this...
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...race? Why? I consider myself multiracial. I come from a Hispanic culture but after living in Miami for so many years, and being surrounded by such a cultural landscape I have also adopted into the American culture. I am also white. Pg. 12 Have you or any member of your family ever encountered a glass ceiling? Explain. Luckily no one in my family has encountered a glass ceiling; they all work for diverse and accepting companies. Pg. 14 As you read the following scenarios that represent a range of reaction (Cultural Cruise Control, Beginning Adjustments, and Fine tuning), with whom do you most identify? Why? I identify the most with fine-tuning. Miami is an extremely diverse city and after living here for so many years, I have learned to respect and appreciate all the diversity that surrounds me, to the point that I am very comfortable with it. Pg. 16 Describe a life experience in which you were in cultural cruise control. Then describe another experience in which you were engaged in beginning adjustments or fine-tuning. Compare these two experiences. One time I was on the way to Orlando with my family, my dad was driving and we got pulled over by a cop. The cop approached our car casually, the moment he started talking to my dad and realized I was translating for him, his approached changed completely! He started being rude and curt. I strongly believe his approached changed because of the culture clash. As cop, he should be trained into applying assimilation to...
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...how we become introduced into this planet. We are all born on a specific date and time and take that first breath of air when we are no longer in our mother’s womb. After that moment, everyone has a different story. We are all born into a specific culture which is dictated by our parents. They raise us and instill in us their values, beliefs, and behaviors without our consent or approval. By the time we begin to speak, we already have an idea of what is right and what is wrong based on how we have been taught. Yet, it is not until we have experiences of our own away from our parents that we begin to challenge their ideals and beliefs. Going to school, college, abroad, volunteering, are all great examples of instances that will change your outlook on your preconceived ideas. However, one will undergo the most drastic change in their perception of the world and in their values once they expose themselves to literally “a whole new world”. Perceptions of your own culture and the culture you immerse yourself in change once you have left your home country and experienced first handedly other worldviews and ways of life. Culture is reflected on how one feels towards many different elements. With this being said, it is fair to say that culture furnishes attitudes. Having a general evaluation of something or someone is learned throughout the course of your life. Attitudes are feelings about things that range from positive to negative. They may be tweaked or changed, although changing them...
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...TU-53.1360 Cross-Cultural Management Assignment 1.12 Mister Y Mister X Mister Z Mister W Mister Q Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Group Members and Dynamics of Team............................................................................... 2 2.1. Mister Y ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2. Mister X ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.3. Mister Z ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.4. Mister W ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.5. Mister Q ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.6. Dynamics of the team .................................................................................................................
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... MANAGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES SERIES Managing Cultural Differences: Global Leadership Strategies for the 21 st Century, Sixth Edition Philip R. Harris, Ph.D., Robert T. Moran, Ph.D., Sarah V. Moran, M.A. Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions Lionel Laroche, Ph.D Uniting North American Business—NAFTA Best Practices Jeffrey D. Abbot and Robert T. Moran, Ph.D. Eurodiversity: A Business Guide to Managing Differences George Simons, D.M. Global Strategic Planning: Cultural Perspectives for Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Marios I. Katsioulodes Ph.D. Competing Globally: Mastering Cross-Cultural Management and Negotiations Farid Elashmawi, Ph.D. Succeeding in Business in Eastern and Central Europe—A Guide to Cultures, Markets, and Practices Woodrow H. Sears, Ed.D. and Audrone Tamulionyte-Lentz, M.S. Intercultural Services: A Worldwide Buyer’s Guide and Sourcebook Gary M. Wederspahn, M.A. SIXTH EDITION MANAGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES ST FOR THE 21 CENTURY 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION PHILIP R. HARRIS, PH.D. ROBERT T. MORAN, PH.D. SARAH V. MORAN, M.A. JUDITH SOCCORSY Editorial Coordinator Elsevier Butterworth–Heinemann 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK Copyright © 2004, Philip R. Harris, Robert T. Moran, Sarah V. Moran. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or...
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...According to Grazian, the critical perspective looks at the ways in which popular culture reflects and reinforces “the enormous economic and cultural power of the mass media industry” (2010: 46). There is a top-down effect in which those who have the power to construct and distribute the show can disseminate their dominant ideologies and views. Mike Fleiss, the producer and director, and Elan Gale, supervising producer, are both white males; most ABC executives such as entertainment president Paul Lee are white as well. These people in positions of power have the wealth and resources to produce culture such as The Bachelor, and thus make ideas that are beneficial to them the dominant ones. It is not surprising then that the narrative of The Bachelor demonstrates and espouses the values of a white, upper class culture. The critical perspective recognizes how popular culture has a role in perpetuating stereotypes and molding human minds by controlling what images consumers see (Grazian 2010: 46). I will use this framework to demonstrate how under its romantic entrapments, the Bachelor insidiously promotes and reinforces the racial hierarchy by reflecting and promoting the dominant white ideology. A critical perspective...
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...Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? “ The term “diversity” is used broadly to refer to many demographic variables, including, but not limited to, race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, education, geographic origin, and skill characteristics. America's diversity has given this country its unique strength, resilience and richness.” ( U.S. Department of Interior). It is what this country is all about, being free to be whatever we want to be. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is where one culture will judge another on by their own beliefs or convictions. This is very detrimental to a society because they only see one side of things, and that is their side only. They will not give anyone a fair shot to disprove their beliefs or ideas, because they already have it in mind that they are wrong or a “plague” to their way of thinking. This is how many people get hurt or killed because of this. If you look at Hitler this would be a great example. 3. Define emigration and immigration. The term emigration and immigration are the same thing they just mean things to different people depending on their viewpoint. The definition for immigration is for a group of people moving from their national origin to settle somewhere else. As to...
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...includes the different varieties of human cultures or societies in the entire world as a whole, or in a particular region. Dimensions of cultural diversity can include religious beliefs, gender, marital status, race, age, parental status, income, physical abilities and attributes, sexual orientation, geographic location, language, and other components. Today, the management of cultural diversity is much more complicated than single dimension like age, gender, race, etc. (Harvey & Allard, 2009). Ethnic, religious, racial and gender dimensions are considered as being the most important (Schaefer, 2011). Cultural diversity dimensions are actually divided into two sections: primary and secondary. The primary dimensions includes an individual’s race, age, physical attributes, gender, etc, and the secondary dimensions include factors like language, marital status, income, occupation, parental status, religious beliefs, etc. With what ethnic, cultural, or other groups do you identify? I honestly believe that I identify with a lot of ethnic or cultural groups, but the groups that I identify with the most are Native American, Caucasian, and African-American cultures. My mother is a Choctaw Indian (from lower North American region) and my father is actually the son of a “diverse” (African-American and Caucasian). My husband also came from a diverse family like my father, so my two kids have the pleasure of learning about so many different cultures every single time our families meet...
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...My particular culture is from Irish American. Both of my parents are from the same background and are very prominent in their families. We are strong believers in healing within the healthcare system. Ethic and cultural diversity are not new phenomena in Ireland. Have strong culture and identity of their own. The Irish healthcare is founded on a belief that awareness and sensitivity is the key requirement for adapting to a culturally diverse patient population. There has always been cultural diversity in Ireland. There has always been ‘people of colour’ in Ireland, including black Irish and other EU citizens and this visible form of diversity has also increased in recent years and is now part of the fabric of Ireland’s increasingly multicultural society. The increasing diversity means that the people who are seeking to avail of our healthcare services are from a broader range of ethnic groups than previously experienced. It is clear that cultural diversity is a key challenge for the Irish health care sector, both in terms of diversity in the workplace and the development and enhancement of service delivery that has the potential to impact positively on minority ethnic groups. 2. Within the community I live in, I feel that Hispanics are rising and especially within the healthcare system. Hispanics have very strong family connections, and have a variety of beliefs regarding healthcare. Some believe in folk medicines such as herbs. Folk medicine has a long-standing place...
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...society could not be expected to perceive custom which was the stuff of their own thinking. Anthropology holds up a great mirror to man and lets him look at himself in this infinite variety” Anthropology subfields. -biological/physical – archeology –Linguistics – Social/Cultural Ethnology –comparative study of cultures or people Ethnography – a systematic study of a culture or people. History of Anthropology - Herodotus = father of anthropology? Age of Discovery (16th and 17th century) - Xuanzang (7th century chinese) - xuanzang said that the Indians were very clean, why has that changed? Ethnocentrism: evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of ones own culture. Edward Tylor –(1832 – 1917) 1st professor of Anthropology at Oxford in 1884. Early Cultural Evolutionist: cultures evolve from simple to complex through stages: savagery, barbarian civilized. Tylor: animism to polytheism to monotheism. ‘primitive’-------- advanced James Frazier (1854 – 1941) - Scottish Magic-- Religion---- science In terms of rationality it evolves Cultural Relativism Looking at other cultures or...
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