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Cultural Influences on Medical Care; Indian Hindus

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

Hawaiian Sorcery

at his door, he must not "send forth his death-dealing prayers" (Kamakau 120). Wealth that he can accept is when he uses his mag...

The Amish Culture

use of or involvement with modern conveniences. Their choice to eschew the intrinsic benefits of contemporary technological advan...

Globalization Across Mexico's Borders and NAFTA

changed gradually but surely by this interaction. Not only are they becoming acclimatized to U.S. material culture they are becom...

Gary Jennings/Aztec

eloquent, but "inadequate to catch every individual word, not to mention nuances and adroit turns of phrase" (11). As this illustr...

The Relationship Of Sharia Law And Islam

in the Islamic world is to cultivate and perpetuate a sense of unity where jurisprudence is concerned, otherwise known as the ongo...

The Body In Consumer Culture: Performing Masculinity

buff model. Indeed, it can easily be argued that while there is some form of embellishment in most advertising, employing bodybui...

Using Technology to Manage Ethics

point is valid. He asks his listeners to consider a situation in which the government "eliminates" someone; if a person were to ac...

A Common Difficulty in International Business Operations; Culture Differences

they are instigated and can often be seen as a reflection of the values and working methods of the senior management. While many b...

Scott Joplin & George Gershwin

time," then shortened to "ragtime" (Porter, 1973, p. 2). The innovations that Joplin brought to ragtime were remarkable and uniqu...

Popular versus Electoral Votes in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

In five pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of each in order to determine which should prevail in the U.S. presidential el...

Rites of Male Passage in the Americas

In five pages this paper discusses how masculinity is conceptualized by the Americas in terms of gender interaction and in contras...

Electoral Process v. Popular Vote

In twelve pages this paper examines the presidential elections of 1988 and 2000 in a consideration of how popular vote contrasts w...

Charismatic Leadership and the Mobilization of Popular Political Consent

In nine pages this paper discusses Max Weber's Economy and Society, Ann Ruth Wilner's The Spellbinders, Charismatic Political Lead...

Florida's Prevailing Cultures

In six pages this paper examines America's dominant culture in a consideration of Florida's prevailing local culture with norms an...

A Comparison of Occidental and Islamic Cultures in 'The Venture of Islam'

This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...

Defining and Measuring Corporate Culture

In three pages corporate culture is defined with six integration stages and Edgar Schein's three culture measurement concepts of E...

Gustav Firmat's Ano que viene estamos en Cuba, by Gustav Firmat Along With a Rough Translation in Spanish

In five pages the Cuban Firmat's description of his life in America in terms of his perspective on old and new homelands, culture,...

Muslim Culture's Gender Roles and Religion's Influence

bridges in Spain." After the fall of Rome, Spain was dominated by the Teutonic tribes, the Vandals, and the Visigoths in successi...

Questions on Corporate Culture Answered

In five pages the questions regarding why organizational culture students often ignore ambiguity and the strong corporate culture ...

Sociologist Malcolm Klein on Gang Culture as a Social Problem

This paper examines how Malcolm Klein evaluates gang culture's causes, problems, and what solutions he offers in 7 pages. One sou...

Cultures, Groups, 'Insiders' and 'Outsiders'

In a paper consisting of 9 pages this paper examines cultures, groups, what it means in terms of 'insider' and 'outsider' cultures...

Mesoamerica's Zapotec Culture and Persia's Sasanid Culture

In 7 pages the Mesoamerican Zapotecs are compared with the Persian Sasanids in terms of military policies, cultural and religious ...

Interaction Between Humans and Machines in Popular Films

longer inhabitable for the decent. The psychological perspective of Blade Runner addresses virtually every fear that humanity cou...

Cultures That Are Invisible

In five pages the notion of 'invisible cultures' as portrayed in Blues People by Amiri Baraka, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, Sp...

Islamic Religion and Impacts of Culture

interpreted. Islam in particular has begun to serve as a point of confusion for the Western World as to exactly what its teaching...

Classicism and Greek Culture

a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...

Chinese and Mexican Communication Across Cultures

When addressing someone in China, one should remember that in China, family names come first. So for example, Mr. Li Hongjun would...

Geertz and Fanon Comparisons on Integrative Revolution and National Culture

definition and becomes rational (Fanon 1968). While revolution against oppression may give black or other oppressed races back the...

The Significance of Social Networks for the Communities of China

people to make their own destinies - to follow whatever dreams they may have kept harbored deep inside for fear that they would ne...