Even though the social interactions, social customs, and social rituals between the Arab Culture and the Mexican culture are vastly different, they are surprisingly similar regarding family relationships. ... Public displays of affection are considered unacceptable and rude, even between spouses, in the Arab culture; whereas, Mexicans consider touching or kissing members of the opposite sex in public totally acceptable behavior. ... Culture, though, is a thin veneer that provides the rules of behavior within a society. ...

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The main purpose of socio-cultural perspective is to understand the influence of the social environment and cultural learning on the human behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. ... Every culture has its own social norms and those norms are made to let the community know what behaviour is acceptable and expected from them (Holt et al, 2013). ... Also, if her aunt hadn't died so early she would have a better approach towards her changing behavior and studies. ... Also, she could be facing a split personality disorder, in which she is seeing two behaviors of herself. ... Also, socio-cultural...

• Word Count: 1193
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Eisenstein spelled it out in his essay, "The Cinematographic Principle and the Ideogram- "absolute realism is simply the function of a certain form of social structure. ... As absolute realism depends on the social structure, how a private schooled, class A student perceives the film may not be the same for a public schooled, class D student. ... Lita's actions (of taking possession of her nephew), and that lines such as "Ang buhay ay kapalit ng buhay (A life is replaced by another life)- are justifiable, as well as the fact that Cita has always helped Lisa out in life, while a philo...

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Moreover, violence is an acceptable method to solve conflicts on television. ... Because television acts insidiously to shape viewers' attitudes and perceptions of social norms, parents may underestimate this medium because they know that television is fantasy. They may not recognize that their children lack reasoning abilities and often view the television world as being real and shape their behaviors accordingly. ... Role modeling is the most important way to influence a child's behavior. Parents' views and behaviors will override what is presented on television. ...

• Word Count: 976
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through a series of studies, Block has proved that marital concord results in greater social competence in children (Block et. al 965). Thus, it seems essentially important for parents to understand the roots of the differences and to try to find some acceptable middle ground. ... However, subsequent to last weekend, I have accepted that I am part of a statistic "a child suffering the emotional, behavioral, and social ramifications of familial disruption. ...

• Word Count: 3707
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate