2.7.3. Cultural and language differences 2.7.3.1. Cultural differences Culture may be defined as the beliefs, value, and behavior and material objects shared by particular people. Marcionis saied that ; Sociologists distinguish between non- material culture, which means the intangible, creation of human society such as ideas and beliefs. Material culture, the tangible product of human society that is concrete expression of ideas and beliefs. Culture is a way of life that a number of people have
open-minded means that you are willing to listen and understand values that other individuals have. It doesn’t mean that you have to believe in these values yourself, but you are open to the ideas. I also believe that it means to respect other views and not be hasty to discredit others because you do not believe in the same things. We should be open-minded to everyone so we can understand each other and each other’s values and beliefs and why the person believes in them. The humanities
1. My current set of values and beliefs about human beings Societies’ age, education, gender, and other characteristics mainly define the life conditions to which they are exposed. These include their socialization and learning experiences, the social roles they play, the beliefs and approvals they come across, and the skills they develop. Therefore, differences in contextual characteristics represent differences in the life conditions that affect value priorities. The values that I believe in play
many different cultures. With-in these cultures are their beliefs and ideas on how things were made and created. All cultures have one thing in common and that is the fact that they all have their own creation story. The creation stories are one of the best resources to compare different cultures. The Chinese and West African creation stories have many similarities and differences in their setting, their creator, and their cultural values. To begin, the setting of the two stories is one of the
In this case study, social work ethics and cultural sensitivity will be used to minimise unprofessional judgements. The social workers Code of Ethics is at the core of the profession. These ethics are salient as they help in making sound judgments and decisions when working with clients from different backgrounds. When identifying the ethical obligations of Singapore social workers, one will look at the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW, 2004) Code of Professional Ethics. The SASW subscribes
culture is a number of people forming a group by their specific values, understandings, and procedures which differentiates them from the others. (Hofstede and McCrae, 2004) Another definition is provided, relating culture to the decision-making process of a problem and the differences between countries while doing it. (Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, 2014) Whereas Schwartz (2006), defines it as a group of features such as, beliefs, values, symbols, norms, etc. which are the same for people within a
that it not only offers an ‘explanation’ for a group of people’s particular way of life, but also generates a general understanding that humans do not behave in a particular way due to biological instinct. Rather, they behave accordingly to the values and beliefs they were taught. There is no concrete definition for culture, in fact, anthropologists have attempted to explain and define culture, but have always encountered conflicting ideas along the way, making it impossible to come to one definition
Introduction: Nowadays, it is widely accepted in academia that there is a distinction between “sex” and “gender” (Esters, 2014). Sex is generally understood as a biological category that divides the human species into males and females (Esters, 2014; APA, 2011). It is hold that this categorization of individuals is based on certain biological indicators of sex, such as the internal reproductive organs, the external genitalia and secondary sex characteristics (e.g. breast size or facial hair). Gender
and Brian D. Smedley, explains the difference between race and ethnicity by providing historical and anthropological context, it reviews the concept of race and how it originated in society. This essay will aim to analyze the authors’ idea of race and ethnicity. The article starts by discussing that race is an idea that was
a pattern of shared attitudes, beliefs, self-definitions, norms, roles, and values that occur among those who speak a particular language, or live in a defined geographical region,” (Giddens, 2013, p. 29). There are different aspects of all cultures. Not every culture has the same family values, communicates the same way, has the same beliefs in health, develop the same health problems, or practice the same spirituality. The Mexican culture demonstrates differences in all of these aspects from other