The differences between the sexes have long been debated in the scientific and social arenas. Anthropologists study the effects of bioligy (nature) as well as the environment (nurture) on human behavior. Biological determinists claim that human behavior and social organization are biologically ( genetically) determined. ... As Kottak describes "we can change our behavior more readily than members of other species can." ... In today's society it should be unacceptable to us that woman have not yet been chosen president, have to face double standards at the workplace and at home and feel th...

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We were willing to share things that were valued and important to us as individuals, what was acceptable or unacceptable, favorable and unfavorable, what were the things that we thought that were right. ... Besides personal identity perspective, social identity perspective plays major role in person's life. ... All of us are part of the humanity, but we also all divide and subdivide into smaller social groups. Gender, culture, ethnicity, social status, professions, lifestyles are variation dimensions which influence our perception of the world and formulate our norms of behavior. ... ...

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Ginzburg's argument is that it is unacceptable to think that ideas originate exclusively among the dominate classes but instead work not only from the top dominant class down but also from the artisan and peasant culture up. Menocchio's respondent behaviors were indicative of confusing political and religious practices of his time. ... Only in periods of acute social change does an image emerge, generally a mythical one, of a different and better past-a model of perfection in the light of which the present appears to be deterioration, degeneration. The Struggle to transform th...

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The third level is called conscious competence, and this means that one knows the cultural differences, and they are trying to adjust their behavior to match those around them, but they have to make a conscious effort to match their behavior to others instead of doing it subconsciously. ... Again, Peter didn't know it was socially unacceptable to talk about this in class and his students put their heads down and became silent again. ...

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These include language, religion, social norms and values, education and living style. ... "The classic anthropological theory suggests that while all human behaviors, including market behaviors, take place within a cultural context, human beings are able to influence and even change, through their behaviors, the cultural context within which their behaviors take place." ... First, culture defines acceptable purchasing and product-use behavior for both consumers and business. ... Many of the time, the wrong research is undertaken, as with the example below: "Unilever introduced a super conc...

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What is "good" is what is "socially approved" in a culture and society. ... In some countries, we cannot control the social behaviors. ... It is occasionally performed within Aboriginal, Christian and Muslim families who have emigrated to the US or Canada from some Muslim countries where it is practiced as a social tradition. ...

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Therefore, there is a need for greater awareness of the impact of verbal and nonverbal behavior on international business communications, and if executives are to meet the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world, they will need to develop a better understanding of how cultural differences influence the operations of international business- (Dou 54). Culture can be defined as values, beliefs, ways of thinking, behavior, and customs that have been passed on from generation to generation. ...

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