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United States and Britain, Differences in Manufacturing

that "UK manufacturers productivity lags between 25 to 30 per cent behind US companies in the same sector" (Willmott, 2001; p. 3)....

Identity and Fashion

(Hannover and Kuhnen, 2002). Another result was that those dressed in a more formal manner described themselves more quickly than...

Cultural Differences and Nonverbal Communication

the head in such societies might be confusing, at best, and misconstrued, at worst. Among the Taiwanese, in addition (whic...

British Museum Sesostris III Statue

to change, a significant development given the importance of funerary ritual and art in later stages of the cultures evolution. ...

History of Russia in a Combination of 4 Papers

kingdom, ruled by Vladimir, stretched all the way to the Black Sea (History, 2005). Yaroslav the Wise succeeded Vladimir, and und...

Egypt Invasion by Napoleon and Culture Clashes

that in Egypt, he would not be able to simply occupy and conquer as he had previously. For, here was a firmly entrenched religion...

The Indo Caribbean Experience as Found in A House For Mr. Biswas

what makes some relationships as viewed by outsiders particularly scandalous. Indeed, the role of class in society represents bot...

Catalan Identity in 'Teta I La Luna'

very essence of what it means to be a human being. These representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she d...

Women and Taoism

They developed the idea of Dao (which we know as Tao, meaning "way" or "path") "as the origin lf all creation and the force-unknow...

Capitalism Fuels Colonial Expansion

the scene may seem sublime, it can be interpreted as a depiction of contrast between cultures. In the foreground stands the Europ...

Population, Australia and the Chinese

is much to be said in favour of countries working cooperatively to solve population issues: if we take the former, however, it is ...

Melting Pot Theory and the United States

facto segregation. There were no people melting into one another as the theory would claim. Of course, there is no literal transla...

Russell Banks' Continental Drift and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

complete of his sense of self - everything within his environment has the feeling of being "other." Tayo is literally the walking ...

Application of Criminal Schools of Thought

In ten pages this paper examines criminology in this theoretical overview that discusses conflict, social process, cultural devian...

Perceptions and Travels of 14th Century Islamic Scholar Ibn Battuta

In eight pages Battuta's travels are outlined with a consideration of his people and cultural perceptions that his Muslim backgrou...

A Character Analysis of Chaereas

part of Chaereas, but because the decline of this young man serves to rally the entire community and the assembly appeals to Hermo...

Questions on Communications Theory

In eight pages communications theory is considered in a series of questions that discuss such issues as cultural and social influe...

Caribbean and African Culture and Medical Considerations

require significant generalizations as to how this broad cultural group interacts with modern medical professionals. One of...

Negative Organizational Culture Changing

as encompassing the "values, norms, rites, rituals, ceremonies, heroes, and scoundrels in the history of the organization" (p. 56)...

Non Western Homosexuality Judged

other cultures are quite different and thus cannot be expected to be like western cultures. The judgments that would initially ...

Qualitative Research and Ethnography

fact that there is a larger number of women than men in part-time jobs within an organisation might reflect personal choice on the...

Independent Discipline of Psychology and the Impact of Sociocultural Forces

1997, p. 463), psychology eventually came to represent the very essence of mental performance. Throughout history, there have bee...

Inca Religion, Christianity, Culture and Religion

In five pages this paper discusses the cultural importance of religion in a comparative analysis of the polytheistic Inca religion...

Group Processes and the Effect of Variables

In eight pages this paper discusses group dynamics, cultural differences, and communication in this overview of the effects of var...

Hospitals and Multicultural Diversity

In five pages the hospital setting is examined in a discussion of the importance of multicultural diversity in care with various i...

Sexuality and Gender

by women". "The categories of womens speech, mens speech, and prestigious or powerful speech are not just indexically derived fro...

Overview of Germanic Cultural History

In seven pages Germanic cultures are considered in this historical overview of its sphere of influence, increased Germanic tribe i...

Perceptions of Ibn Battuta

In five pages this paper considers the Islamic scholar and the fourteenth century travels that molded his personal and cultural pe...

Examination of Cultural Assimilation

In five pages assimilation and various cultures are explored in a consideration of immigrants relocating to America that have to a...

U.S. and Sweden Cultural Differences

has been felt extremely in the business community where there are now course run to enable travelling business people to cope with...