Ever since I was a young kid playing sports I was introduced to many different cultures that had various backgrounds. ... I encountered cultural diversity through sports, friends that I made in grade school, and most of all during football throughout high school. ... I saw it appear frequently in sports and in different areas where my friends and I would hang out. ... I found out so much about myself and others through sports, class, hobbies, and church in those four years at Bishop Verot than in my entire life. ... There were also many sexually bias people who ha...

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People were able to start having fun after the war ended. ... Canadian sports teams helped develop the Canadian Culture and national pride. ... In the 1920's football, lacrosse, baseball, track an field, and hockey, were all very popular spectator sports. The Young Women's Christian Group (YWCA) encouraged women into playing sports as women's sports became more popular. ... Therefore, Canadian Cultural development made the 1920's a good time for people, and for making life better for people today. ...

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The definition should include; common language, common perceptions, sharing of traditions, how people perceive them and more importantly, how they see themselves when placed amongst other nations. ... Most people would have their own opinions about this, and it is because of the different perspectives. ... Another Example: in Banjo Paterson's Waltzing Matilda, the Australian is a Bushmen, enjoys the outback, use of colloquial language, the bush in general etc Sports seem to be integrated into our "identity", with more headlines on sports than any other news- seen in Barry Spurr's Sp...

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A whole new face of a growing American culture is presented in an article by Steve Rushin titled "Hip Unchecked," which appeared in the June 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated. ... People aren't aware of what is really going on in the real world. ... People think that it is uncool to become serious, honest and caring. In Sports and on TV, sarcasm and cynicism are drowning out sincerity and compassion. ... People are separating themselves from their culture and busy creating a new culture which is full of sarcasm and cynicism. ...

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Most people mix up race and culture. ... For example sports or music. ... I reflect this way because once you are taught something at a young age many people get their mind set on what they believe and don't want to except any other ideas. Geography is one of the biggest reasons people have interesting and different cultures. ... I think its terrible that people are so closed minded when there are so many wonderful ideas out there. ...

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Many people scrutinize the small percentage of African tribes that practice body scarification as a barbaric, yet their own people view it as heroism and art. ... " 'I can swim, and do sports and go to restaurants and wear what I want, but not in front of men. ... The effect of such strict standards becomes a limited liberty which many people outside of Saudi Arabia would object to. ... From an outsiders view into the world I live, is a place where women reveal their bodies to endorse sports drinks, fast food chains, and even bare all body parts for a porographic advertisement. ...

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There are always people or groups that do not share these common features, but at a high level of abstraction, many similar patterns are apparent. ... Just about everything in our society today is based on the idea that people are going to be competitive, especially men. Anything from getting into college, to sales at stores, to gas prices, the job market, and even most leisure activities such as sports or computer games. ... These are a few traits that people from other countries would most likely refer to as being American. ... The people who work and live at the farm feel they are equal...

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To coincide this idea we tend to find humour when people who do not fully understand what is being communicated. ... This is, much of our television is consumed by male dominated sports, and has vast amounts of difference in terms of popularity. There is also little or no accommodation on a national level for woman in "extremely physical" sports, and if there is, the pay is substantially less. ... Chadha has used this technique for us as the audience reviews their opinions and stereotypes on certain people and cultures. ...

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Haviland said, "Culture consists of the abstract values, belief, and perceptions of the world that lie behind people's behavior and that their behavior reflects. ... As human population increased and the human race was evolving people with similar ancestor , surroundings or even beliefs came together to develop language, tools, art, clothing, food, rituals distinctly different other clan or tribes. ... A country known for its sportsman and the athletism of its people, a country where sports is an integral part of their culture. ... Language Urdu in its self is an amalgamation of different...

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It carried high prestige because of the fact that the 1920's changed everything, from the way people thought about themselves to the way people had fun and kept themselves entertained. ... Since the 1920's made people feel important because of new found income and entertainment, it made people believe that any time there was a problem in America it was not because of an American. ... Sports were another way in which culture in America was changed. The newly discovered form of entertainment brought crowds of people together on certain days and made people feel as though they could esc...

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This means things such as brand choice, attitudes and beliefs will differ greatly as people explore their independence. ... If people identify an individual's work as being of high quality and useful, than the person will feel successful. ... One of the more physically identifiable cultural aspects of Australia is the amount of leisure people engage in. This can be seen in the wide variety of sports, recreational activities and pastimes that Australians engage in. ... Rather it is the core principles of religion which dictate how people live, and treat one another. ...

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By having both the gesellschaft and gemeinschaft coexist, people are given an opportunity to expose themselves to diversity and "pluralism" (125) without the concern of being morally corrupted. ... Most importantly, however, "enhancing we-ness will require greater commitment and effort from both the government and the people." (119) Also, Etzioni establishes his credibility by reinforcing his theory with opinions of renown sociology experts such as Herbert Gans, a Columbia sociologist, and Jim Sleeper. ... Extracurricular such as sports, community service, and academic organizations all play...

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