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Social Work and its Culture

In ten pages this paper examines the field of social work in terms of its culture. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Interpretation of Readings on Culture, Language

and also how the idea of "class" enters into this equation. For example, Weis finds that issues concerning class, within the gener...

An Examination of Food and Culture

the chapter goes on, other ideas are expressed. There is attention given to other cultures. Yes, culture still plays a major role....

Gender Reversal in Indigenous Culture

American Native groups as well. For many indigenous cultutes, in fact, gender-reversed individuals have played important ...

Considering Michael Fullan’s Book “Leading in a Culture of Change”

says something interesting about leaders, namely that although we face difficult and complex problems in all areas of our lives, w...

Two Cultures: Canadian First Peoples and the Maori of New Zealand

First Nations, 26 percent are M?tis and five percent are Inuit" (A look at Canada, 2006). "First Nations" is a term that has been ...

Tattoos in American Culture

circus freaks, bikers, and other marginal people" (Bell, 1999, p. 53). In addition, shows like "L.A. Ink" and "Miami Ink" have pop...

Food and Culture

even in Trinidad. Rather, they are necessities (Miller, 2005). In both pieces, authors look at the idea of globalization, and how ...

IKEA and the Creation and Maintenance of a Healthy Organizational Culture

well being of employees might fall under that camp. Attention to employee development and allowing personal aspects to merge with ...

The Importance of National Culture in Human Resource Management Practice

development (Theories of national culture). Nationalism and the rise of nation-states owes a lot to the invention of the printing ...

China (Country Culture)

Hence, they may react by rejecting a partner in such a way that appears unreasonable. Zinzius (2004) writes: "Chinese place great...

Ubik: the social and political culture of the 1960s

than a drug culture. The Cold War was continuing, with western fears of the "red menace" exacerbated by events such as the Soviets...

The Internet’s Reshaping of Culture

sort of culture where communication is quicker and easier to do, thus bringing people closer in many ways. On the other hand the...

Greek and Roman Culture: Understanding Sex Through Art

in those days...Admiration of the manly form at times verged on the cultlike; the more heroic bits of male sculpture, small penis ...

Colonial Culture

he is not Dutch. He is only really being given the education as an outward sign of respect and acceptance. Even though he proves t...

Culture and Food (Four Article Reviews)

Routledge, p. 283-295. In this article, the author looks at a small town called Boca, located in Sardinia, and how contemporary ...

The Impact of Korean Culture on Los Angeles

the largest population in the country2. It was founded in 1781 and was actually an outpost under both American and Spanish rule; t...

Culture in India

(India, 2007). The cabinet is "appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister"; the president is elected "...

Culture of China

voted against him, 4 abstained, and 38 did not vote); ZENG Qinghong elected vice president ... with a total of 2,578 votes (177 de...

The Effects of Bushido on Japanese Culture

would take place there ("Bushido," 2005). It would be with the ending of the Edo period that loyalty and restraint would emerge as...

American Culture in the 1920s

won the White House (War, prosperity and depression, 2005). The first two years of Hardings administration continued Wilsons econo...

Corporate Culture And Corporate Social Responsibility

are located in Decatur, Illinois; it is "one of the largest agricultural processors in the world" (ADM, 2007). Like many multina...

The Relationship Between Culture, Health And Illness In Singapore

level of education, the impact of traditional culture is also highly influential. The concepts of health are based on the cultural...

Filipino Culture

A bachelorette is considered a potential competitor for the attention of a husband" (Living in the Philippines, 2006). The relatio...

The Impact of Culture in Medical Care

"how they relate to others. It influences the way patients respond to medical services and preventive interventions and impacts th...

Johnson and Johnson Culture and Change

where employees are important stakeholders as seen with the "Live for Life" employee health program initiated in 1976, which was ...

The Nature of Research, Sexuality, and Cultures

The Declaration specifically addressed topics such as homosexuality and female circumcision, topics surrounded by considerably dif...

The Centrality of Ancestors in Chinese Neolithic Cultures

(Daily life in ancient China). Children were expected to obey their parents without question, a mindset that was an "important par...

Fast Food Culture

staples. But it is the cuts of meat that are used, the way it is cooked, and the huge sizes that are served that has led to the pr...

Non-punitive Nursing Culture/Medical Errors

2004). As errors are inevitable, in order to significantly reduce the rate at which they occur, it is imperative that mistakes sho...