Comparison point 1: Culture a.) Culture is important because it help explain how there are many similarities but each country has their own identity. b.)
He reminded us that foreign lands are not always foreign; but instead, somebody's home and they share the same basic desires as the rest of the world, specifically talking about the different ways some of the tribes live in their native countries. I was left thinking about a few key ideas.
The world has changed immeasurably since then as has global politics. The Soviet Union was yet to fall at that stage so it is a hugely controversial issue that judges, with views that are possibly very dated, can still make decisions in the modern age. A third issue with the composition of the Supreme Court is that it is not representative of America in terms of the ethnic diversity of the court. Minority groups are very keen on one of their own to be in the court and that is why Elena Kagan’s nomination was debated nationally. Through her nomination it meant that there were three Jews and three New Yorkers in the nine man court.
These stories described a futuristic world where privacy was scorned, Big Brother was omnipotent, and individuality was forsaken. Unfortunately for us those “fictional” societies are becoming a reality more and more with each passing day. The above passage was a modern rendition of the societies described in these works written some 70 years ago. Considering this frightening reality Jon Mills wisely asks in his book Privacy: The Lost Right, “How do we stand today in the glare of instant communication, tabloid press, Internet intrusions, data brokers, security cameras, and big government?” (Mills). Have individual freedoms been irretrievably altered?
We become accustomed to each of our own cultural traditions that we sometimes forget that we all have different ways of expressing our culture. Gonzalez makes it a point that culture does not just go as far as one’s ethnical background. Culture goes as far beyond as a person’s everyday lifestyles, rituals, and experiences. In our educational system, educators often make the assumption of knowing a student’s knowledge and experience based on their race, ethnicity, or nationality. However, they fail to realize the differences of each student’s culture based on the everyday practices they participate in.
They find the common culture and language of the time and of the race or social issue at hand and pinpoint words or phrases, other people may not see as common. By using Michael Calvin McGee’s article “ The “Ideograph” A Link Between Rhetoric and Ideology, West and Turner’s book “Introducing Communication Theory, and Frederick Douglas speech, I Hear the Mournful Wail of Millions, I will give the basic ideas tied to ideographic analysis, how
It is through a connection to traditions that allow the Navajo the ability to adapt to these issues and continue to survive as a culture and society. Although the new internal challenge they face is the effects of the Euro-American belief system that has altered the culture and poses many concerns among the elder community. With the influence of the English language and the loss of teaching the Dine language in the communities, many Navajo elders believe the younger generations are unable to fully understand the meaning of the origin stories. The consensus among them is the, “Navajo cultural identity is contingent on the ability to speak the language. They believe that a Navajo person should and must know how to speak the Dine language and that language helps a person have a strong connection to their identity”, (Lee, 2006, p.10).
A lot of families live far apart and only see each other on special occasions. In contrast is the collectivistic culture which has a holistic view where being a team player is encouraged. Collectivism emphasizes groups such as family, nation, and community and believes that the needs of the many outweigh that of an individual. In this type of culture people are taught to offer support to others and to also accept help without shame. This type of society shows in the way that they live also.
Further, he believes that the recent family decline is much more serious than the decline of the past. He states that this is more serious than any decline in the past because what is breaking up is the nuclear family (Popenoe, 1993). How does Popenoe maintain his argument? Much of his evidence revolves around information available through the U.S. Census Bureau that dates back to 1960. He focuses on a few principal pieces that he feels demonstrates the greatest support for his argument including, number of children, marital roles, family structure and family dissolution, marriage, and non family
Family lives in these two cultures are similar and different in some way. Even though nobody is the same, Hispanic and Muslim families’ number one priority is family. Hispanic families are very attached to each other. Also, there is a respect that is demanded from children towards their elders. No matter what happens in life, one thing most children of Hispanic families grow up with, it is the essential knowledge that your parents have always put you