For instance, people of Asian ancestry differ significantly from those of European ancestry. Asia has a rich history of a union with nature and reliance on consistency in life and family; Europeans sought for industrialization and growth of society and class. In religion Asians had many different worships, however, all emphasize honor, respect, and discipline; in contrast, the Europeans venerated the holy trinity, the divine power from which life began and is governed, also a central powerhouse for the church was established to dominate and eradicate contrasting beliefs. ... Europeans juxtapos...

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Culture Shock in America In America, the dominant culture is that of the WASP (Whit Anglo Saxon Protestant). I personally fit into none of these categories; thus, I am part of an Indian-American subculture. Many cultures come to America to experience freedom. What many fail to realize is that w...

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Individuals coming from two distinctively different cultural backgrounds have unlike value assumptions, expectations, and verbal and nonverbal communication habits. ... Different ethnic communities can also display distinctive individualistic and collectivistic tendencies for example ethnic groups like African/Americans tend to subscribe to some forms of collectivistic values more than lets say, European/Americans. ...

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