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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...

Non Western Homosexuality Judged

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

Religious Beliefs of Indigenous Africans

having the "same" culture.4 The slave-trading colonial powers saw this vast territory as a single place, a single country occupied...

Healthcare and Dictates of Culture

a model in which not only the biological components of illness were considered but also the psychological and sociological compone...

Workplace Employees Q and A

Further, creativity and a good work ethic can enhance the value and productivity of each group, no matter what that group happens ...

Evaluating Ancient Art Works

sense of comfort and knowingness when one is met with something that they can understand. Yet, when faced with the unfamiliar work...

Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

The Nature of Communication Skills

the speaker is trying to deliver. 2. The Nature of Communication in Interpersonal Communication As stated above, there are ...

Fashion, Cultural Theft, and Ethnic Influences

was the case in Darwin when an Aboriginal tribe brought a case against a textile manufacturer for the use of scared symbols on the...

Negative Organizational Culture Changing

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

Feminism and the Appreciation of Film

lovers. In many of the classics we see women having jobs, but they only seem to have jobs so that they can find a husband. They ma...

Comparative Metropolitan Research of Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington

fastest growing fields" (CANMET, 2003) there is good reason to believe Vancouver will continue to seek out viable options for its ...

Cultural Relativism According to Rachels and Williams

race "at the mercy of machines" (Joy, 2000). The kind of panicky point of view maintained by Joy as a result of the constantly im...

Communication and Social Theories

positive results for the organizations bottom line, is that in which corporate culture embraces accountability but also encourages...

Cultural and Performance Studies and Communication

There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...

Cultural and Political Autonomy Preservation Struggles of Native American Leaders

the Europeans who had invaded Native American lands. The English to whom we most often attribute the negativities of history in r...

Culture and the Olympics of Ancient Greece

match for the ultimate prize, "possession of the earth" (Lovett, 1997, p. ix). The exact date of the competition also varies, and...

Asian Cultural Concepts and Social Research

What is interesting to note when viewing Fallows assessment is that the same elements that he critically views in terms of the Fil...

Whale Hunting and its Significance to the Makah Culture

In nine page this paper examines the cultural importance as well as the controversies surrounding the Makah tribal practice of wha...

US v. Ghana Comparison of Nonverbal Communications

In five pages the cultural influences that impact upon nonverbal communiations of the US and Ghana are examined in a discussion of...

Autobiographies of African Olaudah Equiano and American Benjamin Franklin

the letter pulls the reader into the familiar structure of the book, and creates the continued expectation of familiar concepts, n...

Cultural Expressions of Tattoos and Body Piercing

In eight pages this paper examines how tattoos and body piercings are cultural representations. Seven sources are cited in the bi...

African Literature's Oral Culture and Tradition

In five pages this paper examines the oral cultural traditions of Africa in a short story analysis of 'Talk' recounted by Courland...

Cultural Anthropology Observations

figure to a neighborhood who respected his demeanor and longed for the genuine cultural heritage they found at Sals pizzeria. ...

Cuban and Haitian Boat People in the US and Ethnic Tensions

In five pages this paper discusses the tensions that exist in America resulting from the Haitian refugees and Cuban Marielitos or ...

Confucianism in Japan and China

and inferior persons in the strictest possible sense (Hane 27). In China, the emphasis on the father and son relationship tended...

Self Concept Development in the United States and Japan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural definition of success, raising children, social environment, religion, and myth...

Second World War and the Cultural Changes That Resulted

opportunity to return to the more traditional roles that women had held for generations, others had seen the glimmer of possibilit...

Minority Group Consisting of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

In eight pages this research paper argues that Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals represents a group that should be classified a...

U.S. Society and Multicultural Identities

In four pages this paper discusses American cultural and society adaptability means employed by a variety of ethnic leaders. Six ...