., a major Canadian polling firm, describes the book as a '"psychographic geography of Canada". ... Adams hopes to describe for us fellow Canadians the psychological landscape of our country in a way that will help us understand Canadians in general. ... Canadians as a whole, was very motivated by guilt and fear. ... And in spite of our growing intimacy with American commerce and culture, Canada remains a distinct society on the northern half of the North American continent." ... I would recommend this book to any Canadian, and even if you aren't Canadian but are interested in any f...

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According to Conflict Theory, capitalist societies reproduce themselves through the transmission and the perpetuation of a dominant culture. ... Therefore, education prepares students for the division of labour along traditional gender lines that are produced and reproduced through the operation of two distinct cultures: the masculine and the feminine. ... Chapter Two is a summary of the history of education in a Canadian context. ...

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Another example is that of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... Both African Canadians and Aboriginal peoples have been in Canada for a long period of time. ... Canadian sociologist John Porter wrote the vertical mosaic, which challenges the myth that Canada is a patchwork. ... This is because within Canada we are free to practice our own culture however, it results in consequences in terms of one's social class. ... This is why I do not agree that the longer an ethnic group is in Canada the higher up in status they go. ...

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The Comparison The American culture and the Swedish culture are very different from different angles. To begin with, the two cultures differ largely because the Swedish culture is very collective and supportive while the American culture is individualistic. ... They are easily influenced by other cultures as their culture is too much open to allow new traditions. This is why they claim to be part Canada to be part of America. ... When it comes to influence the American culture strongly influences the Swedish culture. ...

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For instance, pop culture, the hip current trends and interests of people and gossip; technology, the advances today that control most Americans daily lives; and how these things positively and negatively affect the American culture today. ... Which brings me to my next point in pop culture, the music. ... My last point in pop culture influences is the reality television shows. ... Transportation in the last 100 years has changed drastically; with faster cars, subways, planes, private jets, and various size boats make it that more simple to get from Canada to China in a day. ... When taking a...

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In intercultural research, British, French, German, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and the US cultures have been identified as cultures high in individualistic value tendencies. In contrast many East Asian, Southeast Asian, Mediterranean, Latino, Middle Eastern and African cultures can be clearly identified as collectivism cultures. ... In most of these cultures we can find within-culture difference. ... One can read texts and find the norms of the Roman culture, but within that Roman culture there are thousands of sub-cultures, and an individual may be a Roman but do...

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And thus Not Wanted on the Voyage reminds us that, however charming the vision of the ark and its animals may appear in a de-historicized culture setting, it is not an innocent one. ... Findley simply organizes an " us/them, good/evil, rebel/oppressor binary, an ideological presumption foundation to the culture of war and the study of oppression and colonialism". ... Figures like Lucy stand for the most profound challenge to Noah's authority, who like the political theory, acts within and propagates a culture of war, an ideology that accept the need of brutal force to generate or maintain...

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The aim of the essay is to identify the oppression and power struggles depicted in both the first-generation mothers and the second-generation American born daughters, who were raised in traditional Chinese ways at home while being exposed to American cultures outside of homes. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and choose not to voice her emotions or opinion of her own mother. ... One of the reasons why the mothers had greater hopes for their daughters as they would be born in Ame...

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We examine the role played by the buyers" culture, subculture, and social class. Culture Culture is the most basic determinant of a person's wants and behaviour. ... Culture is an integral part of the FMCG, services, hospitality and travel business. ... Culture is dynamic, adapting to the environment. ... Consumer behaviour across international cultures. ...

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The Purpose of Business It has become apparent that the accepted view of the role of corporations in society is evolving, and necessarily so. This is especially true after the recent corporate scandals in the USA involving multinational companies whose names have become commonplace in discussions of corporate fraud; such as Enron and Worldcom. (In fact, it was recently reported that a U.S. Senator had used one of these names as a verb; i.e.; to "enron" shareholders.) Corporate ethics and the role of business in society is under public scrutiny perhaps more than ever before in modern histor...

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Compared to other cultures and systems, it is actually hard to understand where it began wrong. There's no need to go as far as the European welfare nations-let's take a look at our bordering neighbor Canada for example. ...

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