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This paper discusses all the facets and considerations inherent to a cultural identity essay. Namely, the paper describes the importance of cultural identity, the definition of cultural identity, and examples of cultural identity—both theoretical and literal examples in the world today. This paper seeks to show how one’s cultural identity is so much more than just a melee of one’s race, environment and heritage. Cultural identity is made up of so many factors and influences, both positive and negative, and both direct and covert. This paper sheds light on how one’s cultural identity manifests and how the cultural identity of two… Continue Reading...
Cross-Cultural Differences and Communication
Cultural identity is a significant force that shapes the interaction between people from different cultures. The contemporary globalization has made intercultural interactions inevitable in the contemporary society. People draw conclusions about other people's culture depending on a wide range of observations about the individual's way of live, values and behavior. For instance, understanding what people from specific cultural values helps in drawing about that culture in that specific aspect of value or behavior (Byram, 2015). For example, I have drawn the conclusion that martial art is a significant cultural practice… Continue Reading...
over the time (Gravers, 2007).
Asian Identity Development
All cultures across the globe have their ways of asserting their cultural identity and influencing their members. Studies along cultural comparison indicate that Asian individuals exceed both European and North Americans in terms of private versus collective selves. Self-monitoring is a more common trend among Asians compared to the other groups in this study. Indeed, North Americans and Europeans show a lower self-monitoring habit.
The individual or the Asian self, as referred to in the study, is controlled more by the societal values compared to the European or North American self. Embarrassment and humiliation are commonly used in Asian cultures to… Continue Reading...
A number of studies have been done in recent years to explore the unique effects of a bicultural identity, how a bicultural identity is formed, and what forms a bicultural identity will take. Research integrates assimilation theories as well as social constructionism. The reasons for the emerging literature include improving psychological health and well-being, improving social and cultural health, and also reducing or eliminating racism and negative stereotyping. Elashi, Mills & Grant (2009) point out "83% of Muslim individuals reported an increase in implicit racism and discrimination following September 11th," making the Muslim-American cultural, ethnic, and religious cohort one of the most important populations in America to… Continue Reading...
by that action," (Sewell, 1992, p. 29).
Biculturalism Theory and Identity Formation
Bicultural identity construction is already complex, even in a pluralistic society that recognizes the range of multicultural identities an individual might have, for Muslims in America, biculturalism theory presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Especially since September 11 and the ways attitudes of non-Muslims in America towards Muslims either in America or abroad, how individuals construct their bicultural identities depends on a number of factors. Bicultural theory suggests that individuals can successfully negotiate their position vis-a-vis the dominant culture, as well as one or another minority cultures, or… Continue Reading...
economic progress, knowledge attainment, work-related practices, entertainment, creative growth and cultural identity. These form the fundamental facets of mankind's relationship with the overall society, reflecting their capacity of taking part in and contributing to culture. Cultivation of the aforementioned skills proves critical to all modern academic systems (Arts Education Victoria).
Therefore, in arts education promotion via worldwide popular culture, restructuring of the instructional domain have deemed instruction quality to be the key factor in enhancing child achievement. Funding of superior-quality art instructor training is vital to guarantee the creation of competent graduates who can provide stimulating, meaningful school-level art programs.… Continue Reading...
on culture. It discusses the definition of culture, how culture is developed, and how cultures change. It shows how cultural identity and cultural differences are formed and how culture diversity is a fact of life. It also explains why in spite of diverse cultures commonly existing in one group there is usually a dominant culture that comes to the fore and is promoted by the leaders of the group. The essay closes with recommendations for other ways in which a paper on culture can be written.
Culture is the heart and soul of a society, group or organization: it is the manifestation of what a particular set of people… Continue Reading...
Europe. Hegemony has been perpetuated through religion and cultural identity.
The Erdogan approach to Turkish governance has been remarkably similar to that used during Ottoman times. In fact, Erdogan has invoked Ottoman history and identity to call attention to his grand vision for Turkey’s role in the new world order. The president has “called Turkey’s identity essentially Ottoman,” in order to stimulate the ethnic pride in the once-great empire, and “Turkish society is being recreated in his vision of the Ottoman past,” (Yavuz, 2018). When Christian Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in the fifteenth century, the establishment of… Continue Reading...
cultural identity. While this may not seem like a serious problem, there have been some frightening repercussions from this threat to cultural identity. These three challenges can make it difficult for businesses and individuals to deal with the impact of globalization. Finally, because globalization has been driven by the economically dominant Western culture, Western culture dominates much of the worldwide conversation about globalization and industry.
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cultural identity) to a more heterogeneous nature (constituting numerous national groups) (158). Here, migration might be perceived in a negative light owing to its challenging of nations’ traditional core values and identity. Additionally, migrant failure to adapt or blend in, arguably, adversely impacts governmental and societal stability.
Immigration and Economic Security
The second factor threatened by migration is national economy. Migration has, in the past, and continues, in the present day, to significantly affect the economies of the origin as well as destination nations. Displaying economic pros as well as… Continue Reading...
to marry their past traditions with new ones. A 2015 article revealed the ability of Karen refugees to adapt to their new environment by maintaining their cultural identity via family support, faith, community, and Christian values. One way the study identified that Karen refugees maintain their cultural identity is through food. "Findings suggest participants identify with their culture through traditional foodways and desire to preserve native dishes, gardens and celebrations for the sake of familial relations and cultural identity" (Spivey & Lewis, 2015, p. 60). B preserving the food dishes they ate in their homeland, they are able to maintain some semblance of their former lives and identity.
The Karen refugees managed to continue their culture… Continue Reading...
American beauty standards and the Asian American women that experience it will offer another angle at the bi-cultural identity undertaken by these women.
Literature Review
To begin the literature review is to start with Margaret Cho's All-American Girl. The sitcom was the first to feature an Asian American family prominently. Margaret Cho, a true pioneer in entertainment, had to deal with various obstacles while filming. For example, the image of the slender Asian woman is quite popular and was hard for someone like Cho to contend with due to her full-figure physique. If it was not pressures in maintaining a certain, there was also having to deal… Continue Reading...
and what it means to have a national or cultural identity in the global context.
Globalization has indeed created its own culture—a global culture in which appreciation of common interests (business, success, peace, advancement) have mutually beneficial outcomes for all invested. However, it has also led to the creation of a culture that views the global stage as something of a problem—a stage that is set for a major showdown. If the latest trade war between the U.S. and China, or the latest round of sanctions against the Venezuelan government, in which both China and Russia (another “enemy” of… Continue Reading...
