The growth and development of psychological testing in the Philippines have gone tremendous advancements as more Filipino professionals work and research about the development of it. And psychological testing is easier to conduct as Filipinos becomes more comfortable on working with professionals under the field of psychology. ... Even though tests were empirically proven to be valid and reliable for other countries, it could be more accurate if we will use locally developed psychological tests oriented in our society and culture. Compared to Western countries, Filipinos are not really entice...

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Sentimental Imperialists: America in Asia This video examines American attitudes toward Asia from 1776 to the present: the merchants, missionaries, and Marines who-however well-intentioned-often saw in Asia and Asians what they wanted to see, rather than the realities of those cultures and peoples. ... American politics affected the islands as Taft and his successors were unwilling to delegate very much authority to the Filipinos. ... A bill was passed in 1933 granting the Philippines independence after 12 years. ... Needless to say, the Filipinos rejected this bill. Another bill was passe...

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"The poor are primarily responsible for their plight, as if naturally sustained in a culture of poverty from generation to generation." ... The four basic institutions of family, religion, education and mass media in the Philippines are quite concerned about this phenomenon of social stratification. ... I see this as a bold initiative of breaking the social stratification barriers in the Philippines in the spirit of brotherhood and compassion and real concern for the poor. ...

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Introduction With the development of Filipino psychology, more and more research methodologies are also developing for the purpose of data gathering, and experimentation while adapting to the culture of Filipinos. ... This methodology was coined by Bennagen (1985) to describe his version of participant observation that he used in studying the Agtas of Isabel in the northern Philippines. ... Strengths One of the main strengths of this methodology is that it allows the researchers to appreciate and understand the culture of the subject they are gathering data from and at the same time allows a r...

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The United States was intervening in the Philippines, who had people of a different religion, culture and different land, far too much and it had seemed that this was a departure of past expansion (Document D). But in reality they had actually dealt with Native Americans in the West who also had a different religion, culture and lived in an area different than that of where current Americans resided. ... When the United States acquired the Philippines they could not decide whether or not they would consider its inhabitants citizens of the United States or not. ... It seemed that we would not r...

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However their efforts costed them more damage because they were replaced by Filipino workers. ... Therefore the use of Pidgin was very useful because it allowed for communication within diverse languages and cultures, promoted a democracy,increased participation in government, and boosted the economy through trade and business deals. ... The last example is the establishment of labor unions.By 1920 the Filipinos and Japanese workers combined their efforts after realizing how important it was to create an interethnic organization.In doing so they created a strike that lasted for 298 days but t...

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ASEAN stands for The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand while AEC as known as ASEAN Economic Community which is one of the three filed of the ASEAN Community. ... On the other hand, the more foreign investment may lead to the higher competition in business between Thai and foreign investors that can bring negatively for Thais if they do not have enough power Secondly, ASEAN countries creates the principal effects of cultural aspect for Thai people because each ...

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ASEAN stands for The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand while AEC as known as ASEAN Economic Community which is one of the three filed of the ASEAN Community. ... On the other hand, the more foreign investment may lead to the higher competition in business between Thai and foreign investors that can bring negatively for Thais if they do not have enough power Secondly, ASEAN countries creates principal effects of cultural aspect for Thai people because each count...

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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. ... In the Power-Distance dimension, the Philippines, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Mexico and many Arab countries have been identified as large power-distance cultures. ... 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 we know to what sub-cultures or commu...

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The natives were instructed to leave behind "many aspects of traditional culture, including teaching the Hawaiian language and performing the native Hula dance" (Wynell et al., 1999). ... With its victory delaying Philippine Independence and forwarding a considerable amount of Filipino's onto the United States borders, the United States developed it's country to become a holder of "influential world power" (Spanish-American War). ...

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The reason the terrorist attacked the United States on September 11 is due to the imperialistic influence of American culture, politics and beliefs upon the people of the world which have poisoned and destroyed other countries cultures and governments. ... Along with these outrages the United States also declared war on Spain in 1898 and as a result annexed Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii. ... The American culture and beliefs have been taking over other countries own cultures and their beliefs. ... "Europe used to be a place of variety when it came to culture and beliefs but ...

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Through Semester at Sea, I was able to visit almost every continent on this planet, from Asia to Africa to South America, while the very last country I visited allowed me to see a culture and society that only a small number of my fellow U.S. citizens have embraced. ... However, during Fidel's speech along with my brief stay in Cuba, I learned more about Cuba's history, culture and society than I ever bargained for. Only ninety miles off the coast of Florida, this island is prohibited for Americans to visit, however, it has been a significant part of U.S. history, from the...

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As a result of this increasing interaction between the diverse areas, a significant amount of Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipinos were converting to Islam. ... The leaders of this new kingdom favored Islam, and employed Islamic bureaucrats and popularized Arabic script, furthering the majority of Islamic culture. ... The cultures, lives, and outcomes of the countries that have survived today would not be at all how they are had it not been for the introduction of Islam to these worlds. ...

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