forthcoming through the pronouncements of scholarly authors. This paper consist of a literature review purposed to examine the collective view points of seven scholarly articles, namely, As Diversity Grows, so Must We, by Howard, G. (2007), Changing Realms for School Administrators, by Goddard, J.T. (2010), Courage to move the Walls: Leadership Readiness, by Costa, E. (2010),
The present study aims at focusing and analysing various issues related diaspora study. The paper traces the theoretical examination of the diasporic concerns and how these issues on socio-political literay grounds affect an individual and entire diaspora community. The term ‘diaspora’ since its use in the post modern era has been proliferated and explored with variety of perspectives. It traces historical, political, social, anthropological and literary aspects of a nation adopted by the diasporic
Marital Rape in Singapore Under Singapore law, women are now protected from rape by their own husbands (otherwise known as marital rape). However, the very limited scope of the marital rape exemption should be acknowledged and hence addressed in the paper. Previously, there was a blanket ban against women crying rape by their husbands. This is known as the marital rape exception or marital rape exemption. The law has been changed such that a man who forces his wife to have sex with him can be charged
a way of maintaining subsistence economies and ensuring the continuity of a certain cultural skills (Abebe and Bessell 2011, 771). Often times, children also act as an extension of their family members who are unable to or constraints by traditions in involving in the labour market. Through working, children can also attain certain life skills that is not teach in schools (772). In some socio-cultural perspective, children participating in work is seen as an essential for their growth into a responsible
applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication, Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993), who characterise it as idealistic, culturally biased, and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals, they suggest that an alternative methodology based on cross-cultural politeness research would offer a more open and flexible perspective. Mao (1994) has undertaken this task of constructing
The paper begins with explaining the theoretical foundations by introducing the main concepts; national culture and corporate culture, or culture at organizational level. The study conducted by Engelen et al. concentrates on the individualism versus collectivism dimension of national culture and on the strength of the corporate culture. After familiarizing the concepts, the paper presents the hypotheses and clarifies how the hypotheses are derived. Next, the research conducted to test the hypotheses
political success. Economic capital refers to monetary items such as income. Cultural capital refers to outlooks, skills, and behavior passed down from own generation to the next. Social capital refers to the networks that can aid in pursuing valued objectives. When it comes to the topic of social reproduction and education, all these forms of capital play important roles social classification. Pierre explains that one’s cultural capital can be derived from one’s habitus, the composition of an individual’s
Introduction Politics is a struggle of power in order to put certain political, economic and social ideas into practice. In this process, language plays a crucial role. Every political action is prepared, accompanied, influenced and played by language. This paper analyses the political discourse of General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand who gave the enormous domestic significance to the speech since when the nation was under administration of National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in
Indigenous health status cannot truly be understood by the western world and health care professionals. This report however, intends to inspire health care professionals to understand the development of cultural competency standards by health industry bodies and actively engage in cross-cultural interactions to develop higher level of skills in their community and practice.
The purpose of this paper is to describe my personal worldview on religion, spirituality, and culture, collaborate it with my choice of nursing theory that illustrates my philosophy in life and approach to patient care including their similarities. I will elaborate how my philosophy and nursing theory reinforce my perspective and decision-making towards my role as a future Nurse Practitioner. In this paper a specific example of my past or current practice will be point out and how my worldview and