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Cultural Influences and Mental Health, 2006.
This paper examines the importance of cultural influences in mental health treatments.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines the cultural implications and the role of cultural identification which compares mental health treatment in Ghana and Nigeria as viewed from the perspective of a Nigerian nurse who immigrated to Ontario, Canada 6 years prior. The student completed a cultural assessment adapted from Jarvis' physical examination and health assessment and the responses formed the basis of the paper.
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Cultural Influences in Consumer Buying Behavior, 2008.
A research paper comparing traditional brick-and-mortar purchases and online sales in the United States and Russia.
14,950 words (approx. 59.8 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research paper provides a background and overview of how cultural influences affect consumer buying behaviours to identify any commonalities and differences between consumers in the United States and Russia, and to determine what impact these differences and commonalities have on online and brick-and-mortar outlet purchasing behaviours. Chapter one introduces the topics under consideration, provides a statement of the problem, the purpose and importance of the study, as well as its scope and rationale. Chapter two provides a critical review of the relevant and peer-reviewed literature concerning e-commerce and e-tailing and a discussion of the respective economies of Russia and the United States today. Chapter three presents the study's methodology, a description of the study approach, the data-gathering method and the database of study consulted. Chapter four is comprised of an analysis of the data developed during the research process and chapter five presents the study's conclusions, a summary of the research and salient recommendations for companies seeking to establish or expand their online presence in the future.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Data Analysis
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"The trends are clear and unmistakable. Just a decade ago, online sales were a very small part of the national economy of the United States and were virtually nonexistent in the former Soviet Union, and online sales in total comprised a tiny fraction of global trade. Today, though, online sales are in the tens of billions of dollars, and electronic commerce is becoming increasingly important to consumers, sellers, and entire economies. Though considered to be in its relative infancy, Internet usage and on-line marketing are also growing explosively. In fact, during 2003 alone, approximately 40 million households in the U.S. made at least one purchase from the Internet, up from only six million in 1994 (Black, 2005). Rapid innovations in a wide range of telecommunications, the volume and rapidity of air travel (in spite of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States), e-business and instantaneous "live" television coverage of important - and not so important - events have made the world a smaller place in which to live and shop, but with an enormously wider selection of choices available for those with the right tools and access. Today, new words and terminologies have entered the vernacular to describe this emerging reality; e.g., Internet, e-commerce, KBE, ISPS, dot-com companies, web portals, telephony, PGs, wireless application protocols; combined with other buzzwords such as "creative destruction" and "paradigm shift," as well as neologisms such as "glocalization," "globalating" and "technoglobalism," it is clear that more and more businesses will be turning to the Internet as a way to improve their competitive advantage and increase their market share in current and additional markets (Mutalib, 2002). Indeed, advances in technology have provided useful supportive tools in the conventional market. For example, television and radio have greatly facilitated one-way communication. Various information systems can be used to process transactions, collect and analyze data."
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Business Management and Cultural Influences, 2007.
This paper researches the impact of culture on international business management, with a focus on the university industry.
1,864 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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The paper discusses the need for business management to address culture's impact on the economic environment. The paper details some basic cultural concerns that require further attention in international university management research, in order to improve the business operations of colleges and universities around the world. The paper considers the application of such concerns in the particular cases of China and Canada.
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Culture's Influence and Business Management
The Case of China and Canada
Conclusions
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"In an era of global economic development, with people and industries moving across national boundaries frequently, the need for business management to address the concerns of culture's impact on the economic environment are greater than ever. Culture's impacts on the political economy are felt everywhere. Recent examples include everything from Muslim protests in the Middle East (including sanctions against international businesses) over editorial cartoons published in Denmark, to political rhetoric (again coupled with sanctions) between the U.S. and North Korea over the development of nuclear weapons. On a smaller scale, business managers of multinational corporations must deal with their colleagues, competitors, and customers on a daily basis with everything from internet contact and telecommunication conferences to international travel for face-to-face meetings. It is critical that these economic agents understand their own culture and the culture of the countries they deal with, in order to effectively manage and influence people, build relationships, and grow economies."
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Cultural and Social Influences on John Steinbeck, 2001.
A look at the life of John Steinbeck and how his work was influenced by his surroundings.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper describes in detail Steinbeck's upbringing and youth. It examines individual sections of some of his works in order to understand the link between his personal life and his literature. The writer also claims that Steinbeck was influenced by his geographical surroundings and cultural exposures.
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"The works of American novelist, story writer, playwright, and essayist, John Steinbeck are well known in the literary world. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. His novel ?The Grapes of Wrath?, published in the year 1939, is one of his remarkable achievements and is considered to be a 20th-century classic. (Benson, 1984) His work is influenced by his early age experiences. Born in Salinas, California, the region of Monterey Bay later formed the setting for most of his literature. His father was a county treasurer and his mother was a teacher. He took his early education fro the local high school and later attended Stanford University where he studied marine biology. However, he did not take a degree. He started writing from his university days and several of his poems and short stories appeared in university publications."
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Cultural Influences, 2002.
Discusses the role of language, symbols and religion.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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Discusses the role of language, symbols and religion. Defines the words and terms. Personal or institutionalized system of religion found in almost every culture. Link of culture and language. Language development of children. Role of ethnicity in language development. Their symbolic thinking and learning process. Cultural value reinforcement. Symbolism of sub-cultures.
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"In order to understand the role language, symbols and religion play in shaping cultural influences, we must first understand the nature or definition of the words - language, symbol and religion. Language is words, their pronunciation, and even the methods of combining them as utilized and understood by a particular community. Even more directly, language is a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of items known as signs, sounds, gestures, or marks, each having its own understood meanings as suggested by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings. A symbol then, is something that represents or suggests something else by reason of its very relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance. It may also be an act, a sound, or ..."
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Cultural Influences in the Workplace, 2002.
This paper studies the current trends in the consumer and labor market in America.
1,602 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper looks at the way in which the change in the American population into a more multi-cultural place also means a change in the consumer and labor markets. Experts predict the labor market will become tighter, more female, more non-white, and more mature. The paper studies these implications on corporate culture and diversity in the workplace.
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"Any given society's or group's culture is that collection of attitudes and behaviors learned by people as the result of belonging to that particular society or group. Culture allows each person in the cultural group to communicate with other members in the group comfortably and efficiently. Culture is the main factor that allows us to live together in a society. It gives us ready-made solutions to our problems, helps us to predict how others will act and to conform our behavior accordingly, and it helps us to know what others expect of us (Kluckhohn & Kelly 21)."
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Japanese Culture Influenced by Sport, 2006.
An examination of the influence American sport has on Japanese culture.
1,082 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses the similarities between Sumo wrestling, martial arts and baseball. The writer notes that one of the influences on the Japanese culture is in connection with cheering. The writer details similarities and differences between Japanese and American sports events. The writer explains that the Japanese, who are usually more staid than Americans, cheer quite boisterously at sports events. In conclusion the writer states that American sports have influenced Japanese culture in all areas, including in the business culture, which is seen in the use of brand promotions at sports events.
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"One example of the way American sports has influenced Japanese social forms is the way Japanese fans participate in cheering. The Japanese are generally courteous and take care not to embarrass a person before a group. They are especially polite when greeting strangers, and are slow to express their feelings to outsiders. However, none of these customs are evident in cheering at a sports event. "As such, the game here is slower paced and more strategic in Japan than its American forerunner. Also, Japanese teams revolve around their managers, who put their players through rigorous practice routines and spend a lot of time on the field during games in strategy sessions. Finally, baseball in Japan is more of a collective enterprise, and players don't receive the same attention and adulation that their colleagues in the United States enjoy."
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Culture as an Influence on Personality, 2003.
Shows how one's culture affects the individual characteristics of one's personality.
2,558 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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Explores the five categories of culture, including food foraging, horticulture, intensive agriculture, pastoralism, and industrialism, and how these types of culture share characteristics of specific aspects of the human personality. This paper gives specific examples of each category of culture, as well as characteristics that lead to the formation of unique and culturally related personality traits. The paper uses literary and scholarly sources to provide factual examples of the large impact culture has on specific personality traits.
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"What a culture in general finds sexually attractive is also key into the link between personality and culture. Contrary to what people might think, there are very few traits that are found attractive in all cultures. Traits that are most opposite of the other sex are usually most valued; for example broader shoulders in males. Taller and darker men as well as women with less body hair and larger hips are normally attractive traits. When it comes to traits in women that men find attractive, there are none that are universal. This helps provide evidence for the idea that one?s worldview affects arousal for the opposite sex."
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Influence of Culture in Business, 2003.
A look at the way Chinese culture influences its business practices.
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper looks at two specific social customs in China: interpersonal relationships (guanxi) and respect (mianzi). It discusses how the social norms help a person proceed in the business world and looks at how important it is for a foreign business to understand Chinese culture before venturing into the Chinese market.
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"China has a compelling economic story. Over the past two decades, China has shown a seven-fold increase in GDP, has become the world?s second largest economy and is now a leading trading entity. In 2001, China?s exports grew by more than 6% while globally exports fell 4%. China increasingly serves as a production hub and select foreign products have made broad inroads into their consumer market."
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Hispanic Influence on Brazilian Culture, 1990.
This paper discussed the Hispanic influences on Brazilian culture: Historical development, cultural diversity and nationalism.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 31.95
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"The purpose of this paper is to discuss Hispanic influences on Brazilian culture. It may be noted from the outset that Brazil differs from all other Latin American countries in that its predominant cultural influences have been Portuguese as opposed to Spanish. At the same time, Brazil may be characterized as a culturally diverse nation whose influences are as much Indian and African as they are Portuguese. These unique characteristics of Brazilian culture can be seen in the nation's historical development.
Prior to the arrival of Portuguese sailors in the early sixteenth century, Brazil's population consisted entirely of Amerindians who were "concentrated along major rivers and a few strips of fertile coastal land". In the year 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, arrived ... "
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The Influence of Culture on Learning Styles.
This paper discusses multiculturalism as a factor in culturally-based learning styles in Australia.
4,770 words (approx. 19.1 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 122.95
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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
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"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."
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African Influence on Haitian Culture, 2004.
Examines the extent of African culture and history on the culture of Haiti.
2,113 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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Although Haitian culture is a unique mix that blends many other cultures to form its own, many of the roots of this cultural representation can be traced to African culture, especially West African. This paper shows that, because most of the inhabitants of Haiti are of African descent, African culture plays a key role in the culture of the island and manifests itself in many ways in a reflection of present and emerged patterns in Haitian cultural history. In family structures, gender, religion, and other areas of culture, it is clear that African culture has had a great deal of influence over Haitian culture before and since the existence of Haiti as an independent country.
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"According to tradition, the spirits of Vodou followed the slaves from Africa to the Caribbean, where Vodou was set up as an inseparable part of Haitian history and culture, and therefore African culture in its
relation to Haitian culture as a continuance and point of influence. Since Vodou was frowned upon by the French during their time ruling the island before the revolution, it had to take on some trappings of Catholicism as a way to disguise the religion. Thus, Vodou continues to have elements that would be familiar to students of Catholicism."
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The Influence of Culture on Consumer Behavior, 2004.
This article discusses consumer behavior primarily in South Africa.
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In this paper, the writer considers twelve articles focusing on consumer behavior, primarily in South Africa. The writer discusses factors that affect consumer behavior (such as, family values, peer pressure, cultural mores and economic trends).
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"There are many different factors that affect consumer behavior, family values, peer pressure, cultural mores, economic trends among others. Understanding how various factors affect consumer behavior is critical if companies are to be successful in their marketing efforts. These factors become both more complicated and more critical when international marketing is taken into account. This research considers the issues of need and motives values and attitudes and how these factors are both influenced and how they influence consumer behavior particularly with ..."
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The Influence of American Culture on Globalization, 2002.
A detailed look at how America impacted the development of globalization.
2,935 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 11 sources, $ 86.95
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This report looks at the impact of American culture on the development and advancement of globalization. The author first examines the history of Americanization during the 20th Century and then provides an extended look at several components of the American culture that are exported on a global scale, including technology, telecommunications, economics, goods and services, language, media, entertainment, and religion. In addition, this report examines how these have impacted countries such as: Western Europe, Japan and Canada.
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"For centuries, monarchs, generals, explorers, and financiers have been creating an increasingly interdependent global economy. In today?s modern age, unprecedented advances in communications, transportation, and computer technology have given new impetus to the globalization process. As the economies and cultures of the world become integrated into the whole of the global information age, the concept and reality of globalization becomes more complex and far-reaching. One thing is for sure; globalization is challenging existing social identities across the planet in many important ways. A prime example of this process can be found in the influence that American culture is having in the modern world."
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Influence Of Culture On Academic Achievement, 2002.
Discusses the purposes of education.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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Discusses purposes of education. Common body of knowledge; informed citizens; future employment. Role different societies play in structuring their schools. Asian and American views of the educational process. Culture related factors. Complications of education in U.S. because of the diversity of its society. Ethnic identification & the American system. Outline.
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INTRODUCTION -- The Influence of culture on academic
achievement.
THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION
Creating a body of informed citizens.
Developing the individual's ability to think and reason.
Establishing a common body of knowledge and common socialization.
Preparing students for the future (good jobs and a place in society).
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES also determine differences.
The length of the school day and year.
What kind of testing the system does and when.
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