Culture is a word that many different definitions; however, put simply, culture is the beliefs and values of people, which ties development of languages and traditions together. In Paul K. Conkin article, “Evangelicals, Fugitives, and Hillbillies: Tennessee’s impact on American National Culture,” Conkin writes about culture, or more specifically Tennessee’s culture. His essay begins with explaining why no one has really written about a culture within state boundaries, and he doesn’t blame it on a
SPIRITUALITY AS IT RELATES TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH STATUS Significance if the concept Religious beliefs are important in a patient’s life yet majority of nurses are not comfortable with discussing the subject of religion with their patients, since health cares for the total man including the spiritual aspect of an individual’s life it is important for the nurses to be aware of the patient’s belief and how he or she value spiritual care. This is also very important in the end stage of life, since some
The guideline of cultural banana value-added in ta Ong commune, Chamkar Leu district, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia Khin Menglorm [footnoteRef:1] เบญจวรรณ วงษาว[footnoteRef:2] คนึงนิตย์ ไสยโสภณ[footnoteRef:3] [1: นักศึกษาปรัชญาโท หลักสูตรศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาการวิจัยเพื่อพัฒนาท้องถิ่น มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] [2: อาจารย์ ดร. คณะมนุษยศาสตร์ และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] [3: ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร. คณะมนุษยศาสตร์ และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] Abstract:
fighting corruption. In countries where religion plays a central role in people’s lives, it is expected that many people, including public servants, will derive their moral and ethical values from their religion. Attempt to reduce corruption have had limited success, leading to a renewed interest in the role that religious values might play in future initiatives. Religion encourages man to be acquainted with ethical standard which would be free from personal or social influence. For example, in order to
moral values that are absolute and eternal. Indeed, it is necessary for a universal set of moral values to exist, and while some are subject to debate, there seem to be already some absolute and universal moral values in place. Morality, after all, functions to ensure harmony and stability among people. In order for society to function, people must agree upon a certain set of ground rules to not break, especially so in the field of morality. In essence, there exist some universal moral values, while
CUSTOMS AND VALUES Customs happen to be defined as a practice that’s passed down from generation to generation and, such like a habit or a repeated pattern you conduct. Values subsist as something significant and respected by you or your family. Basically, customs and values act similar to traditions. Each family has their own set of traditions that range from being gargantuan events, to just the little rituals equivalent to a hug or a meal. This applies to the Blackfeet/Blackfoot tribe.
Rokeach Value Survey consists of two sets of values. Terminal values and instrumental values. Each set consists of 18 individual value items. Terminal values refer to valued outcomes. Instrumental values refer to valued means of achieving. Question # 1 Decisions making in personal life: We possess values not only for ourselves but also for others. Self-respect, health, family security, a sense of accomplishment, salvation is my first five selection of terminal values. Honest, helpful, forgiving
Diana Eck and Russell McCutcheon have two vastly different understandings on what pluralism is to be defined as. Eck sees religious pluralism as the understanding that multiple, “authentic” religions can exist peacefully in a society¬–where all voices are allowed to be heard and is “more than mere tolerance.” (Eck 2006) Meanwhile, McCutcheon criticizes religious pluralism as merely rhetorical, suggesting that pluralism is ultimately an impressionable ideal–a hopeful thought about the way we understand
“It is a sacred privilege and an awesome responsibility to be an educator.” Thomas H. Groome is an author, academic and a former Catholic priest. A professor in at Boston College, he lectures in theology and Religious Education. Born in County Kildare, Groome studied at St. Patrick's College, Carlow. A deeply Catholic man, Groome was ordained as a Priest in 1968. Seventeen years into his ministry Groome took a one-year sabbatical, during which time he fell in love with a woman. After being granted
transmitted symbols, consists the distinctive achievements of human groups, including their embodiment in artifact. The essential core of culture consists of traditional (i.e. historically derived and selected ideas and especially their attached values, cultural systems may on one hand be considered as products of action, on the other hand as conditional elements of future action. In