Combining Two Cultures

Author : Herb Jenkins,Barbara Ferrier,Michael L. Ross
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0761829288

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Combining Two Cultures by Herb Jenkins,Barbara Ferrier,Michael L. Ross Pdf

Research-intensive universities have long struggled to reconcile the imperative of specialized learning with the need for a broader, more liberal education. Combining Two Cultures provides a comprehensive account of a degree program at a distinguished Canadian university, McMaster, aimed at accomplishing this synthesis. This innovative program has stood up well over more than two decades. It has a curriculum balanced between arts and sciences and is committed to developing broadly applicable intellectual skills, above all those that underlie scholarly inquiry into questions of importance to students and to the society they live in. It attempts to harmonize the excitement of exploring a broad range of fields with students' needs to meet the requirements for advanced study in professional and academic graduate disciplines. This book offers insights into the challenges of planning and establishing a program of this kind. Brief personal reflections from many of the program's graduates, firsthand observations from current students, and instructors' accounts of their experiences give a vivid sense of what the program has meant to its participants.

Author : William Luis
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826513956

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Dance Between Two Cultures by William Luis Pdf

Offers insights on Latino Caribbean writers born or raised in the United States who are at the vanguard of a literary movement that has captured both critical and popular interest. In this groundbreaking study, William Luis analyzes the most salient and representative narrative and poetic works of the newest literary movement to emerge in Spanish American and U.S. literatures. The book is divided into three sections, each focused on representative Puerto Rican American, Cuban American, and Dominican American authors. Luis traces the writers' origins and influences from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing especially on the contemporary works of Oscar Hijuelos, Julia Alvarez, Cristina Garcia, and Piri Thomas, among others. While engaging in close readings of the texts, Luis places them in a broader social, historical, political, and racial perspective to expose the tension between text and context. As a group, Latino Caribbeans write an ethnic literature in English that is born of their struggle to forge an identity separate from both the influences of their parents' culture and those of the United States. For these writers, their parents' country of origin is a distant memory. They have developed a culture of resistance and a language that mediates between their parents' identity and the culture that they themselves live in. Latino Caribbeans are engaged in a metaphorical dance with Anglo Americans as the dominant culture. Just as that dance represents a coming together of separate influences to make a unique art form, so do both Hispanic and North American cultures combine to bring a new literature into being. This new body of literature helps us to understand not only the adjustments Latino Caribbean cultures have had to make within the larger U.S. environment but also how the dominant culture has been affected by their presence.

Author : Douglas V. Verney
Publisher : Durham : Duke University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012283258

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Three Civilizations, Two Cultures, One State by Douglas V. Verney Pdf

This volume examines 150 years of Canadian political life in light if one of the country's most intractable problems, its cultural identity. Although many thoughtful Canadians remain dubious about the existence of a truly Canadian way of life, Douglas Verney argues that in fact Canada's political traditions embody and reflect a unique culture; and that although the Canadian government has been the primary instrument for nurturing this culture, it has been at the same time the entity most guilty of obscuring and ignoring it.

Author : Dov Cohen,Shinobu Kitayama
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462544172

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Handbook of Cultural Psychology, Second Edition by Dov Cohen,Shinobu Kitayama Pdf

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook offers the authoritative presentation of theories, methods, and applications in the dynamic field of cultural psychology. Leading scholars review state-of-the-art empirical research on how culture affects nearly every aspect of human functioning. The volume examines how topics fundamental to psychology--such as cognition, emotion, motivation, development, and mental health--are influenced by cultural meanings and practices. It also addresses the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of cultural stability and change. The second edition reflects important advances in cultural neuroscience and an increasing emphasis on application, among many other changes. As a special bonus, purchasers of the second edition can download a supplemental e-book featuring several notable, highly cited chapters from the first edition. New to This Edition: *Most chapters are new, reflecting nearly a decade of theoretical and methodological developments. *Cutting-edge perspectives on culture and biology, including innovative neuroscientific and biopsychological research. *Section on economic behavior, with new topics including money, negotiation, consumer behavior, and innovation. *Section on the expansion of cultural approaches into religion, social class, subcultures, and race. *Reflects the growth of real-world applications in such areas as cultural learning and adjustment, health and well-being, and terrorism.

Author : Dov Cohen,Shinobu Kitayama
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462536276

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Handbook of Cultural Psychology by Dov Cohen,Shinobu Kitayama Pdf

Now completely revised (over 90% new), this handbook offers the authoritative presentation of theories, methods, and applications in the dynamic field of cultural psychology. Leading scholars review state-of-the-art empirical research on how culture affects nearly every aspect of human functioning. The volume examines how topics fundamental to psychology--such as cognition, emotion, motivation, development, and mental health--are influenced by cultural meanings and practices. It also addresses the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of cultural stability and change. The second edition reflects important advances in cultural neuroscience and an increasing emphasis on application, among many other changes. As a special bonus, purchasers of the second edition can download a supplemental e-book featuring several notable, highly cited chapters from the first edition. New to This Edition: *Most chapters are new, reflecting nearly a decade of theoretical and methodological developments. *Cutting-edge perspectives on culture and biology, including innovative neuroscientific and biopsychological research. *Section on economic behavior, with new topics including money, negotiation, consumer behavior, and innovation. *Section on the expansion of cultural approaches into religion, social class, subcultures, and race. *Reflects the growth of real-world applications in such areas as cultural learning and adjustment, health and well-being, and terrorism.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264123557

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Educational Research and Innovation Languages in a Global World Learning for Better Cultural Understanding by OECD Pdf

This book examines the links between globalisation and the way we teach and learn languages.

Author : Chi-Cheung Leung,Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781626430099

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Creativity and Culture in Greater China by Chi-Cheung Leung,Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo Pdf

This publication unveils creative ideas on knowledge transfer from historical references to commercialization of cultural products. It adopts multidisciplinary, cross cultural, and experimental approaches to study the cultural industries, including art, music, popular culture, psychology, entrepreneurship, and economic studies. These scholarly thoughts and ideas were presented in the two conferences held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education in the summer of 2013. The chapters critically evaluate the current situation of the cultural industries and review the underlying relationships between the different sectors in the field. By assessing the development of the cultural industries, the authors hope that market and government intervention can enhance further consolidation and minimize hindrance to the growth of creativity.

Author : Lena E. Hall
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781452222103

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Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology by Lena E. Hall Pdf

This dictionary is an up-to-date volume that contains numerous references to relevant concepts and terms in the field of multicultural psychology. Professor Lena Hall has collected, studied, and analyzed a multitude of terms in her eleven years of teaching multicultural psychology, and she has gathered them together in this handy, accessible reference book.

Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0674530926

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Life with Two Languages by François Grosjean Pdf

Many people consider bilinguals to be exceptional, yet almost half the world's population speaks more than one language. Bilingualism is found in every country of the world, in every class of society, in all age groups. Life with Two Languages is the first book to provide a complete and authoritative look at the nature of the bilingual experience. Fran ois Grosjean, himself a bilingual, covers the topic from each of its many angles in order to provide a balanced introduction to this fascinating phenomenon. Grosjean discusses the political and social situations that arise when languages come into contact and the policies nations have established toward their linguistic minorities in the domains of education and governance. Of particular interest is his detailed account of the psychological and social factors that lead a bilingual to choose one of her languages when speaking to another bilingual or to use both languages in the fascinating phenomenon of code-switching. The author explains how children become bilingual as quickly as they become monolingual, describes the organization of languages in the bilingual brain, and examines the legacy of bilingualism on language, as exemplified in word borrowings. Above all, Life with Two Languages puts the emphasis on the bilingual person. In a series of first-hand reports scattered throughout the book, bilinguals tell what it is like to live with two languages and describe the educational and social experiences they have undergone. Written in a clear and informative style, Life with Two Languages will appeal to professionals and students in linguistics, education, sociology, and psychology, as well as to the more casually curious.

Author : Andrew Trask,Andrew DeGuire
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199846252

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Betting the Company by Andrew Trask,Andrew DeGuire Pdf

Betting the Company: Complex Negotiation Strategies for Law and Business provides a thorough introduction to the concepts and tools required by lawyers and business people to successfully conduct a multi-faceted negotiation.

Author : Silton, Nava R.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781522505051

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Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education, Media, and the Arts by Silton, Nava R. Pdf

The use of imagination can lead to greater outcomes in problem solving, innovation, and critical thinking. By providing access to creative outlets, productivity increases in schools, businesses, and other professional settings. Exploring the Benefits of Creativity in Education, Media, and the Arts is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the stimulation and implementation of creative thinking in academic and professional environments. Highlighting the foundations of creativity from theoretical and neuroscientific perspectives, this book is ideally designed for academics, professionals, educators, and practitioners.

Author : Yasusuke Minami
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1082 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Japanese students
ISBN : UCSD:31822015166085

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Growing Up in Two Cultures by Yasusuke Minami Pdf

Author : Giuliana B. Prato
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317174677

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Beyond Multiculturalism by Giuliana B. Prato Pdf

While the anthropological field initially shied away from the debate on multiculturalism, it has been widely discussed within the fields of political theory, social policy, cultural studies and law. Beyond Multiculturalism is the first volume of its kind to offer a comparative, worldwide view of multiculturalism, considering both traditional multicultural/multiethnic societies and those where cultural pluralism is relatively new. Its varied case studies focus on the intersections and relationships between cultural groups in everyday life using employment, identity, consumption, language, legislation and policy making to show the unique contribution anthropologists can bring to multiculturalism studies. Their work will be of great interest to scholars of race, ethnicity, migration, urban studies and social and cultural geography.

Author : J. Richard Harrison,Glenn R. Carroll
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691233192

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Culture and Demography in Organizations by J. Richard Harrison,Glenn R. Carroll Pdf

How do corporations and other organizations maintain and transmit their cultures over time? Culture and Demography in Organizations offers the most reliable and comprehensive answer to this complex question to date. The first book on the subject to ground its analysis in mathematical tools and computer simulation, it goes beyond standard approaches, which focus on socialization within organizations, by explicitly considering the effects of demographic processes of entry, exit, and organizational growth. J. Richard Harrison and Glenn R. Carroll base their analysis on a formal model with three components: hiring, socialization, and employee turnover. In exploring the model's implications through computer simulation methods, the authors cover topics such as organizational growth and decline, top management teams, organizational influence networks, terrorist organizations, cultural integration following mergers, and organizational failure. For each topic, they identify the conditions influencing cultural transmission. In general, they find that demographic processes play a central role in influencing organizational culture and that studying these processes leads to some surprising insights unavailable when considering socialization alone. This book, which also serves as an ideal introduction to the increasingly popular use of computer simulation, will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of organization theory and behavior, cultural studies, strategic management, sociology, economics, and social simulation.

Author : Ralph Johann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640159758

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Cross-Cultural Management by Ralph Johann Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, California State University, Fullerton, course: International Management, 25 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: On 6 May 1998, Daimler-Benz of Germany signed a merger agreement with Chrysler Corporation of the United States. The merger marked the beginning of the ambitious goal of merging two styles of auto-making, two approaches to business and the proud, but distinct cultures of two nations. The opportunities for significant synergies afforded by a combination based on factors such as shared technologies, distribution, purchasing and know-how. Daimler's engineering skill and technological advances could be complemented by Chrysler's skills for innovation, speed in product development and bold marketing style. Juergen Schrempp, CEO of DaimlerChrysler, said, that the new company will reach an eminent strategic position in the global marketplace by combining and utilizing each other's strengths. It seems that Germans and Americans in the enterprise have not become closer since the merger. This paper explores the reasons for DaimlerChrysler's failure to realize the synergies identified prior to the merger. It examines the different culture and management styles of the companies that were primarily responsible for this failure. The focus will be on the cultural issues and on the different theories that try to explain cultural differences between nations - the US and Germany - and how values in the workplace are influenced by those cultures. First of all it describes the overall circumstances that led to the merger. Both companies and their conditions prior to the merger are introduced as well as the general objectives that led to the merger and the goals of it are highlighted. After that, some of the theories that try to explain cultural differences such as the Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede are introduced with a special fo