First of all is their identity as "true Africans" that springs from the belief of their "purity", unlike other cultures places in Africa like Kenya or Tanzania that experience an immense influence from Western culture, the Maasai are proud of their ability to maintain their purity, by sticking to their traditions. ... Also important to note, that the language of the Maasai is loaded with rich metaphors and descriptive words. ...

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A concrete example of C Wright Mills sociological imagination is the underdevelopment of African American. ... Those are the people of Africa. Even though all these bad things were happening to them they keep their African heritage their darker skin their uniquely rhyme and languages and their culture. ... For example I can go back to the history of African American which will lead me back to Africa. ... A whole century passed and I see a little change for the African American people. ...

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His characters are usually underprivileged white people and black Africans-ordinary people caught in racial and social traps. By dramatizing their interactions, he exposes the quality of life in South Africa, not only for oppressed black Africans but for all races as wellPostcolonial Theory Discussed in Things Fall Apart and Gracelan The effects of colonialism are varied. ... They try to change the original colonized culture by transporting their own colonial language and religion. ... What Achebe seeks to argue is the idea that the African native is a blank slate aforementioned to the attack ...

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As people are from different backgrounds it helps us to know their language and customs. ... If someone moves to another country, it becomes very difficult for him t adjust over there as there might be different languages. ... If an Indian communicates with an African it helps him to understand their beliefs and values, but a person also feels inconvenient in Intercultural communication because people needs to get adapted to the customs of different societies. ...

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The child that I am tutoring is African American and lives in the inner city. ... The language is far above her. ... "I tell them that their language and cultural style is unique and wonderful but that there is a political power game that is also being played, and if they want to be in on that game there are certain games that they too must play." ... My student should have been taught a long time ago that her language was unacceptable for use on English essays. She needs to know that her own "native" language should not be lost, but that there is a way to write and speak formally. ...

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By eliminating different civilizations and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death. Small-scale societies are one of the first victims of this transgression. John H. Bodley guides the readers of, "Victims of Progress" to the subjectification to cultural change, modernization, and economic d...

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orSingle Family African American Homes? ... During the LA riots in South Central LA, African Americans destroyed Korean businesses using the Rodney King verdict as an excuse. ... in the next 30 years and that mostly Hispanics and African Americans will contribute the next ethic explosion in the US. ... When my parents came here in 1979 with no money and little knowledge of American culture and language, they knew that it was going to be a struggle to get our family back on our feet. ... When I speak to most Vietnamese kids today, the majority of them cannot or barely speak the language much le...

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The middle class has sought to copy British culture and patterns of behavior while the lower black classes attempt to maintain their African heritage. ... She struggles to find whether her identity lies in her nationality, her social stratification, her race, her sex, her language, her individual history, or her family history. ... Many want to whiten the race by denying the African, even if you are black. ... He tends to separate himself from the African, African-American, all that seems to be barbarian, and ignorant. ...

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Oberg (1960) listed four stages of shock: the honeymoon stage, an initial enchantment, fascination, and superficial relationship with hosts, the crisis stage, initial differences in language, concepts, and values lead to feelings of frustration and anxiety, the recovery stage, the crisis is resolved by several methods such that the person learns the language and culture of the host county, and lastly, the adjustment stage, the foreigner begins to enjoy the new culture although their still may be moments of anxiety and strain. ... Stoner (1972) studied over 50 men who had worked in Africa an...

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One should not yield to the popular belief that with the English language he will always open the road to each company abroad. Of course, it is an international language of communication, but in practice, businesspersons constantly have to deal with different mentalities. ... The ability of the partners to speak the language should not be underestimated as an initial knowledge is enough just to create a favorable atmosphere. ... Alternatively, another example: a company in Africa produces perfume. ... They are based on the language, culture and traditions of the country and its people. ...

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We are under the assumption that because we speak the English language, all cultures that share our mother tongue will understand and behave like we do this is far removed from the truth, and in many cases travelers to foreign countries fall into the miscommunication trap. ... In contrast many East Asian, Southeast Asian, Mediterranean, Latino, Middle Eastern and African cultures can be clearly identified as collectivism cultures. ... Different ethnic communities can also display distinctive individualistic and collectivistic tendencies for example ethnic groups like African/Americans tend ...

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By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable just as the long established European social hierarchies (Heller, et. al 587). ... Jenkins, another can American educational researcher, compared the intelligenc...

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By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable just as the long established European social hierarchies (Heller, et. al 587). ... Jenkins, another can American educational researcher, compared the intelligenc...

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He uses direct language, such as "Tell me, " to question Jem, to which Jem replies obediently and honestly, "Yes, sir. " Atticus uses a tone of authority towards Jem and Jem responds submissively. ... This political relationship is ridiculed by the residents of Maycomb County as they believe that Tom, being an African American, is not entitled to a fair trial. ...

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A racial slur would be a derogatory term directed towards a group of people independent from their origin of birth such as African or Hispanic Americans. ... As I stated before, I believe that a culture is a group of people with similar characteristics regarding faith, language, morals, political ideology, lifestyles, etc. ... A country can be a culture based on faith, political ideology, and/or language. ...

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This violence occurs more frequently in black neighborhoods, resulting in what amounts to essentially as a steady, nightly stream of reports on violence in the inner-city by and among African-Americans. ... The television news media, like the print media, have even made an effort to change language that can validate subordinate of marginal status based on gender. ...

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This violence occurs more frequently in black neighborhoods, resulting in what amounts to essentially as a steady, nightly stream of reports on violence in the inner-city by and among African-Americans. ... The television news media, like the print media, have even made an effort to change language that can validate subordinate of marginal status based on gender. ...

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Through a shared meaning between people and the presentation of individual back rounds, i.e. roles, language, context, a lifeworld is conceived (Layder 2000:191-193). ... As if it was not already evident from the terrorists bombing the American embassies in Africa, the terrorists used violence to establish their disposition not only with the United States, but the world. ...

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It is obvious that in the United States, education plays an integral role in an individual's life and role in society as a whole. Sociologists, however, view this role from many different points of view and ultimately come to different conclusions about what education truly achieves. One of these conclusions, which comes from a functionalist point of view, is the idea that the primary function of education is to help socialize children and prepare them for their eventual entrance into society as adults. Another one of these conclusions, which comes from a conflict theory point of view, ...

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