Abstract
This paper applies Geert Hofstede's quantification of the four components of culture, which are Power Distance, Individualism, Masculinity and Uncertainty Avoidance, to measure the cultural differences, which influence the learning styles of Australians, Arabs, and Asian within the Australian schools. The author points out that, as compared to Western and Australian students, Arab students appear to be resistant because they seem to be dependent, indecisive, or nonverbal emotionally; because of the role of fate in the teachings of Islam, they are thought to be survival-oriented rather than insight-oriented. The paper states that Asian and Arab students will require more structure than Australian students, may seek more definitive instruction and judgment of their work, may prefer to be considered one of a group, and will not as readily push themselves forward to seek information as will Australian students.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Multiculturalism as a Backdrop for Culturally Based Learning Styles in Australia
The Effects on Learning of Ethnic Communities
Influences on Learning Style Derived from Hofstede's Classifications
Australia's Cultural Expectations
The Arab World's Cultural Expectations
Thailand's Cultural Expectations
A Sign of Resistance to Accepting the New Culture
Factors Involved in Accepting the New Culture
The Importance of Culture on Learning Styles
Arab-Australian Learning Styles
Asian Learning Styles
Effective Strategies
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Again, this would seem to be easier for European cultures, having much in common with the foundation British culture of Australia, than for cultures such as those of the Middle East and Asia. Still, maintaining the cultural differences that result in learning differences over a long period is difficult. Maintaining cultural differences "needs an iron clad system of apartheid or self-imposed inward looking communal traditions." While this is more likely with the Middle Eastern immigrants for a variety of reasons, if the children are in Australian schools, it is likely that assimilation is acceptable to the family, and the teachers then must grapple with the cultural expectations those children bring to the classroom. This may be slightly less prevalent for Asian immigrant children simply because, in the current global climate, they would not suffer from what Australians think they know about the culture, as is arguably the case with those from the Arab world."

Tags:arab, asian, quantification, reaction, structure

Abstract
This paper explores the ongoing health care needs of African-Americans as they relate to the delivery of competent nursing care and reveals that as a diverse group, African-Americans currently face some serious medical conditions based on lifestyle, genetics and a lack of access to high-quality health care. The paper addresses several areas, such as psychological, environmental and psychosocial factors related to communications, the influence of cultural beliefs and barriers, and some possible ethical dilemmas. In addition, this paper explores how the Giger-Davidhizer transcultural assessment model could be implemented as a way of analyzing the health care needs of African-Americans and for developing a health care plan, thereby increasing the lifespans and quality of living for all African-Americans.

Outliine:
Abstract
Introduction
Background Information
Analysis of the Culture: the Giger-Davidhizer Transcultural Assessment Model
Implementation
Evaluation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"According to Rachel E Spector, writing in "Health and Illness in the Black Population," African-Americans are currently the largest emerging majority in America, making up more than 12% of the overall US population. Demographically, more than 50% of African-Americans live in the Deep South, with the remainder living in practically every state. The largest numbers can be found in major cities like New York, Detroit, Memphis, Houston and Chicago. As a socio-economic group, almost 25% of African-Americans currently live in poverty, mostly in large urban areas. Also, almost 55% are under the age of eighteen with a mean age of less than 33 years (Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 2008, 260).
"Not surprisingly, there is now a growing number of blacks coming into the United States as African immigrants and as of 2000, more than 880,000 Africans have arrived from countries like Nigeria, Somalia and the Sudan. Therefore, with these facts in mind, the health care needs of a growing number of black Americans, both naturally born in the U.S. and as naturalized citizens, are now influenced by a wide variety of traditional beliefs and practices brought from Africa related to ancient rituals, folklore, healing practices and spiritual personal health, all of which have only increased the difficulty in providing medically-proven techniques set against a number of cultural barriers based on superstition and the alleged spiritual power of long-dead ancestors (Spector, 2008, 261)."

Tags:Giger-Davidhizer, quality, of, life, culture, disease, pseudo-cures

Abstract
This paper examines value based management (VBM), a management philosophy that aims to achieve superior results. It looks at how the process measures performance by the value that is returned to shareholders. It discusses how successful implementation of VBM requires a successful change in corporate culture, as well as the adoption of VBM concepts at all levels and functions within an organization.

Outline
Introduction
About Value Based Management
VBM and Shareholder Value
Economic Value Added
Implementing VBM Strategies
Making Decisions with VBM Analysis

From the Paper
"In today's market, managers of major corporations are now responsible to global capital markets. In the past, these firms did not consider themselves accountable to shareholders. The past few decades have seen vast amounts of cash flow wasted on unsuccessful diversification, needless defensive investment and pay and perquisites for managers of major corporations. However, a market for corporate control has come about in which predatory conglomerates and trade buyers seek to realize value from companies run by under-performing managers. In recent years, institutional investors have started demonstrating greater power as far as executive remuneration and corporate strategy are concerned. As a result, in today's market, there can be no doubt that it is the manager's responsibility to build value for the shareholders of the organization."

Tags:shareholders, corporate, culture, global, capital, markets

Abstract
The paper discusses how Pan Arabism and Islam have traditionally been more important than state-based nationalism. The paper traces the development of both Islamisation and Arabisation and explains why it is unlikely that state-based nationalism will supersede Islam as a more important influence in the Middle East, particularly in countries with a large Muslim community.

From the Paper
"Islamisation and Arabisation developed together. But, not all states that undertook Islamisation were Arabised. Although they developed at the same time, the two did not originate together. Islamism's common tie is the shared religion of its followers and while Pan Arabism originated similarly, its common ties were different. Its common ties were language, culture and a shared history.
"Islamisation was the spread of the Islamic religion in the Middle East, the religion incorporates all aspects of society into its beliefs and therefore it can be independent from outside influences in law, politics and the role of the state.
"Arabism is the nationalist movement which sought to create a unified Middle East, it used history as a basis for its goals, but was relatively more unsuccessful than Islam."

Tags:culture, religion, democracy, identity

Abstract
The paper is a response to a recent article that discusses new image-based technologies. In so doing, this paper offers a brief overview of the implications of the new technology for our society. In the end, the paper asserts that digital intimacy - as defined and described by Clive Thompson of the New York Times - will make things more convenient for us, but also leaves us with a much colder world.

From the Paper
"The following paper is a response to a recent article that discusses new image-based technologies. In so doing, this paper will offer a brief overview of the implications of the new technology for our society. In the end, digital intimacy - as defined and described by Clive Thompson of the New York Times - will make things more convenient for us, but also leave us with a much colder world. Thompson's article is basically a discussion of the evolution of Facebook..."

Tags:introduction, visual, culture

Abstract
This study investigated the effects of home-based counseling in improving the personal self-concept, overall social behavior and academic achievement of inner city at-risk African American adolescents, aged 12 to 21. It was hypothesized that if a counselor could be exposed to, and take into consideration, the at-risk adolescent?s home and community environment, a holistic outlook might be beneficial in recommending effective, successful intervention tactics with both short and long term benefits.

From the Paper
"The concept of home-based visits and counseling is not new: in recent decades, mental health professionals have been visiting their clients in their homes for a variety of reasons including the provision of services to those unlikely or unwilling to seek out and maintain regular contact in more traditional settings and to provide comprehensive, integrated treatment approaches for clients with multidimensional needs. Clinical observation and empirical research supports the potential effectiveness of home-based services. Appropriate intervention can help individual clients and families in crisis or at risk to be served, stabilized and supported in their own homes; research also supports the fact that clients, whether individuals or families, facing multiple problems of poverty, few social supports, severe psychosocial disturbance, social stigma and prejudice, and limited access to employment, housing and other resources often need ongoing support to sustain a successful environment from which a student may confidently base academic achievement .and crisis free living. (Newton, 30-31)."

Tags:learn, counsel, treatment, therapy, african, culture, students

Abstract
The paper examines the Cheryl Hopwood case where a young white woman applied to the University of Texas Law School and was denied admission. The paper shows that four years later Hopwood, along with four other plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas Law School for reverse discrimination. This paper provides specific reasons that support race-based admissions for colleges and universities. The paper points to the educational benefits students receive when they attended a diverse college.

From the Paper
"Another educational benefit to college students is that studies have shown that a diverse campus contributes to better academic outcomes. In 1999, Gurin conducted a study of the educational benefits of college students who attended a diverse college campuses. Gurin found that White students, as well as minority students, reported higher levels of "diverse ideas and information" (10). Gurin also found in his study that students from diverse college campuses were more likely to show growth in their "active thinking processes" (10). That is, college students from diverse campuses scored higher test scores in complex thinking and social thinking than those from a more homogeneous college campus. These students also had "higher levels of intellectual engagement and motivation" (21). Lastly, these students were more likely to aspire to go to graduate school (23). As seen in Gurin's study, college students from diverse campuses gained educational benefits."

Tags:action, affirmative, cultural, english, essay, persuasive, psychology, research, sociology, studies

Abstract
This paper examines how different human societies define romantic love according to specific cultural beliefs about gender-based sex roles and social mores about sexual expression. In particular, it looks at how in the United States (and much of the Western part or the world as opposed to Islamic cultures), these cultural values include a marked difference in the sexual behavior expected of males and females. It discusses how elements of American social psychology promote destructive cultural beliefs about the nature of sex and romantic love that actually undermine human happiness and how gender-based differential sexual socialization virtually guarantees a predatory approach to dating on the part of males, at the expense of fundamental fairness as well as female wellbeing.

Outline:
Introduction
The Western Version of Burkas, Veils, and Forced Female Circumcision
Western Sexual Mores and Fundamental Beliefs about Romantic Love
Conclusion

From the Paper
"As early as grade school, boys are encouraged and rewarded socially for popularity with their female counterparts while grade school girls become sensitive to concepts related to being a "slut" even before full sexual maturity or actual sexual experimentation. By the age of puberty, young women wishing merely for confirmation of their physical attractiveness must already be very cognizant of the fine line between attractiveness and insulting pejorative assumptions and crude allegations related to promiscuity. Likewise, by the time young men and women first begin to date, sexual promiscuity is already viewed as a badge of honor in males and a mark of social shame in females. In principle, the psychological motivation for these cultural attitudes is rooted as much in male insecurity as their comparatively extreme Middle Eastern versions employing more overt forms of female suppression. "

Tags:dating, rape, female, circumcision, burkas

Abstract
This paper examines the use of performance-based pay in companies in Australia, citing the Lincoln Electric Company as an example of a company that effectively uses performance-based pay. The writer then points out that performance-based pay can also strain relationships and that evaluation based on performance in some industries can sometimes be a subjective measurement that causes bias and favouritism. The writer believes that performance-based pay cannot be the sole source of motivation. Rather, it should be reinforced with a strong team-based culture in the company, social recognition and feedback. The writer also discusses how performance-based pay used to reward teams is becoming more popular in companies. The writer concludes that performance-based pay can be used efficiently under the right conditions and with the correct implementation.

From the Paper
"Do employers really get what they pay for? Some scholars argue that performance-based pay is very effective and some companies implementing it show significant results. But then there are other scholars that claim it is not effective at all, sometimes even considered detrimental. At first glance any average person would believe that performance-based pay motivates an individual to perform better. Performance-based pay is the wage or bonus earned by an individual or team based on their productivity and contribution. There are many types of performance-based rewards such as commissions, bonuses, share options, profit sharing and the list goes on. Performance-based pay seems to be an attractive way to improve employee performance but has come under fire by a lot of criticism on its effectiveness."

Tags:organisational, behaviour, incentive, plans, bonuses, budgeting, teams

Abstract
This paper provides a review of the relevant literature to determine the implications of computer-based gaming systems on children from a physical, psychosocial, and cultural perspective. More specifically, the paper attempts to determine if there is a link between the use of computer-, CD-, and DVD-based gaming systems, such as Playstation, and the incidence of juvenile crime, obesity, and poor academic achievement. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.

Introduction
Review and Discussion
Aims and Objectives of Dissertation
Review of Studies of Impact of Computer-Based Gaming
Systems on Children.
Playstation/Video Games Versus Traditional Games
Cultural Implications
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)/Transference/Influence on Normal Behaviour/Influence
Outside Game Environment.
Moral Responsibility of Game Manufacturers/Correlation
with Crime
Future Trends and Potential Outcomes
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The primary issue identified from the parental concerns expressed in the literature has been the perception that the use of gaming technology such as Playstation creates a raised level of anxiety and imitative violence in their children (Clayton 2003). This consideration is all-the-more compelling in view of the increased incidence of children with behavioral disorders; in fact, one of the most difficult child management issues facing parents and other caregivers today is the management of children with behavioral disorders, and, while all children can be defiant and challenge authority from time to time, the growing body of childhood behavioral disorders emerging is disturbing. The research to date consistently suggests that boys are overwhelmingly more likely to suffer from these disorders than are girls. Furthermore, boys are also more likely to engage in computer-based gaming activities (Clayton 2003)."

Tags:auto, gamecube, gaming, grand, gta, ninetendo, playstation, systems, theft, xbox