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	Cultural Differences
		Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing.
		It is not a cultural difference if someone can totally involve a group into a discussion, within minutes, even when that group has had little experience with a more participatory method in the past.
		As we interact with others of different cultures, there is no good substitute for receptiveness to interpersonal feedback, good observation skills, effective questions, and some horse sense.
	www.cnr.berkeley.edu /ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article01.htm (2603 words)

	Analyzing and Understanding Cultural Differences: Experiences from Education in Library and Information Studies - 64th ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		There are differences in cultures with respect to beliefs about the nature of people, that is, people may be seen as good or evil or both.
		There are differences in cultures with respect to a persons' temporal orientation; a culture may be oriented to the past, the present, or the future.
		Therefore we have to be aware about cultural differences related to a person's relationship to other people, orientation to time and space, etc. When librarians try to learn to know their clients - as they should - we suggest, they also try to learn to know their clients' culture.
	www.ifla.org /IV/ifla64/077-155e.htm (4710 words)

	Managing Cross-Cultural Differences (free Business e-Coach at 1000ventures.com)
		Culture in general is concerned with beliefs and values on the basis of which people interpret experiences and behave, individually and in groups.
		The same person, thus, can belong to several different cultures depending on his or her birthplace; nationality; ethnicity; family status; gender; age; language; education; physical condition; sexual orientation; religion; profession; place of work and its corporate culture.
		Cultural differences play a key role in the creation of trust, since trust is built in different ways, and means different things in different cultures.
	www.1000ventures.com /ten3_operations/customized/cross-cultural_differences_china-us.html (876 words)

	Cultural Differences - AskTheBrain.com
		Cultural differences in pain affects the way it is expressed and also affects our attitudes toward the use of pain medication.
		Cultural differences, politics, and doctrinal disagreements led to the split between the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches in 1054.
		Respecting cultural differences is key to getting patients to communicate, she said, citing surveys that indicated many minority patients do not feel respected within the healthcare system.
	www.askthebrain.com /cultural_difference-.html (313 words)

	Managing Cross-Cultural Differences in International Projects
		Differences in approaches, values and expectations between customers, suppliers and team members with different cultural backgrounds have lead to many project failures.
		These examples illustrate dissimilarities between cultures that are both large and simple in the sense that they focus on a single cultural aspect that keeps the same meaning regardless of context.
		In addition, depending on the circumstances, people who have the appropriate cultural experience may not be able to share their knowledge with others in the organization, thereby reducing the speed of organizational learning.
	www.itapintl.com /mngdifintproj.htm (2635 words)

	Cultural differences may influence aviation safety, according to WSU psychologist
		When discussing aviation safety, it is important to consider cultural differences in the way people think, according to Helen Altman Klein, Ph.D., a human factors psychology professor at Wright State University, and an expert in the cognition field.
		Klein has served as a consultant to Boeing on this issue with the task of helping the airplane manufacturer address cultural differences between Western nations and other countries in the design and operation of their commercial aircraft.
		She was asked by Boeing to conduct her research because of the airline manufacturer's concern over cultural differences in airline protocol and procedures.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-08/wsu-cdm082803.php (420 words)

	culturalsavvy.com \| Managing Cultural Differences
		Being culturally savvy means much more than just understanding the culture of other groups or countries.
		The new cultural paradigm - Many countries throughout the world are embracing the Internet as an efficient and cost-effective method of communication, a new way of accessing markets and consumers, and an unlimited source of information.
		cultural differences -- learn to appreciation various cultures, and understand the positive impact of being culturally savvy.
	www.culturalsavvy.com /differences.htm (318 words)

	Education Policy Analysis Archives: Vol. 5 No. 10 Pena "Cultural Differences and the Construction of Meaning"
		Analyses of discussions with different respondents, documents and observation notes were also employed to understand Mexican American student self perceptions, their perceptions of schooling and how school policies, practices and practitioners' perceptions relate and contribute to their success and failure in a single middle school located in the Southwest.
		Their cultural background on the other hand, was a constant impediment; a reminder to these students that they were different and not wholly accepted in the formal order of school.
		This struggle between formal and informal cultures may also be imbued and bereft of morality and the human spirit at the same time, depending on the relationships and organization of groups and individuals, and social, political and economic configurations of power.
	epaa.asu.edu /epaa/v5n10.html (7685 words)

	Status - Cross Cultural Differences
		Cross cultural differences in they way in which we perceive status, gain status and react to status differ from culture to culture.
		In such cultures status is malleable, in that it can be lost as quickly as it is gained and status can shift to other individuals.
		Rather than a mentor, the manager in such a culture takes on more of a parental role as he/she is expected to take care of employees by ascribing duties and overseeing how they handle them.
	www.kwintessential.co.uk /cultural-services/articles/status.html (679 words)

	Mike&Simone - Cultural Differences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		There are some cultural differences that we had to learn day after day, we still have a lot more to find out, and I consider it to enrich both of us.
		Now the differences are something that we see as a normal thing, they just don't bother us anymore.
		It's the same lenght of time studying and I understand the difference as a weather thing: in Brazil the sun is up very early so people start the day earlier, and in England the sun comes up late during winter...
	www.namorada.co.uk /cultdiffer.htm (925 words)

	Cross-Cultural Communication - Miscommunication - Successful Cross-Cultural Communication · Successful ...
		Cultural questions -- about who we are and how we identify ourselves -- are at the heart of Toward a More Perfect Union in an Age of Diversity, and will be at the heart of your discussions.
		Culture can be a topic of discussion as hot as religion or politics, so treat it with lightness and respect, openness and thought.
		His cultural background might require you to pick up on nonverbal cues to understand that his nodding and affirmative response is a polite, face-saving gesture, not an indication of agreement or understanding.
	www.business-english-training.com /integr.htm (4729 words)

	cultural differences in childcare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Cultural differences should be observed by the development...
		Issues concerning physical and mental health, housing, transportation, language, cultural differences, employment and job skill training and childcare must all be addressed.
		There are thus considerable geographical, linguistic and cultural differences in childcare provision within the country.
	www.childcaretopics.com /culturaldifferencesinchildcare (1062 words)

	Cultural Differences
		Differences between the seasons may not be as extreme as in some countries and although London is warmer than many other parts of the UK it can get very cold, particularly between November and February (below 0°C/ 32°F).
		The temperature often seems lower than it is because it can be very windy and wet, and the air is often damp.
		University of the Arts London also has Chaplains attached to different colleges who offer support to students of any faith and provide information about worship centres in London.
	www.arts.ac.uk /international/8173.htm (667 words)

	Digital Web Magazine - News - Offshoring and Cultural Differences
		One of which is the complexity of the project, another is the cultural differences of the teams.
		There is nothing wrong with having a different view of how things ought to be, but you can expect the results to be seasoned with that cultural difference.
		Outsourcing to Canada offers some of the same benefits as offshoring to say India (a cheaper, educated labour market and lower operating costs) but the cultural differences are much less pronounced.
	www.digital-web.com /news/2004/12/offshoring_and_cultural_differences (298 words)

	AMPU Guide: Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The variation among cultures in attitudes toward disclosure is also something to consider before you conclude that you have an accurate reading of the views, experiences, and goals of the people with whom you are working.
		An appreciation of patterns of cultural difference can assist us in processing what it means to be different in ways that are respectful of others, not faultfinding or damaging.
		People's different communication styles reflect deeper philosophies and world views which are the foundation of their culture.
	www.wwcd.org /action/ampu/crosscult.html (2304 words)

	dailypennsylvanian.com - Nursing addresses cultural differences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The rapidly changing demographics of the country are causing cultural and linguistic misunderstandings in health care -- a problem that nursing schools are just beginning to address.
		As the percentage of minorities increases in the United States, the need for nurses equipped to deal with cultural differences has convinced many nursing schools to update their curricula.
		Watts, one of the co-chairwomen, said the group will frame the issues that need to be addressed, outline plans to add a significant cultural awareness component to the nursing curriculum, discuss the theoretical foundations of the issue and decide the best way to teach and disseminate the information.
	www.dailypennsylvanian.com /vnews/display.v/ART/4164e4f34c4fe (930 words)

	SchwabLearning.org - How Cultural Differences May Affect Student Performance
		It may be difficult to understand nonverbal messages because different cultures have different expectations about eye contact, physical touch, body gestures, etc. A person's gender, age, position in society, level of acculturation, and individual preference can complicate communication even more.
		Culture greatly influences attitudes about physical contact, whether it's a handshake, hug, or pat on the back.
		In some Asian cultures, affectionately patting an adult's head is strictly taboo, although it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.
	www.schwablearning.org /Articles.asp?r=290&g=3&d=5 (659 words)

	Joel on Software - Biculturalism
		The Unix programming culture holds in high esteem programs which can be called from the command line, which take arguments that control every aspect of their behavior, and the output of which can be captured as regularly-formatted, machine readable plain text.
		This is appropriate for a culture in which 99.999% of the users are not programmers in any way, shape, or form, and have no interest in being one.
		So here we are, 20 years after Unix developers started trying to paint a good user interface on their systems, and we're still at the point where the CEO of the biggest Linux vendor is telling people that home users should just use Windows.
	www.joelonsoftware.com /articles/Biculturalism.html (1836 words)

	The Value Orientations Method: A Tool to Help Understand Cultural Differences
		They also proposed from their study that cultures could respond to the problems in at least three ways and that all cultures would express each of the three responses.
		Most studies of the dominant Euro-American culture in the United States find that it is future oriented, focused on doing, emphasizes individualism, aspires to be dominant over nature, and believes that human nature is mixed, some people are good and some are bad (e.g., Carter, 1990).
		By contrast, most studies show that Native cultures are past oriented, focused on being, emphasize collateral (group) relations, aspire to be in harmony with nature, and believe that people are fundamentally good (e.g., Russo, 2000a).
	www.joe.org /joe/2001december/tt1.html (1674 words)

	Comparing Cultural Differences: Mexico with Canada & the United States
		Mexico has a different history and thus a different culture and ways of doing and looking at things.
		The Mexican, his beliefs, expectations and codes of personal and social conduct are so different as to be from a different world.
		The major cultural Aspects are described in the following comparison table, which provides a summary of major differences.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/culxcomp.html (239 words)

	Cultural Differences Of Dreams
		Cultural Differences Of Dreams is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Although the three religions drastically differ on many other topics, they find substantial agreement on this particular point: dreaming is a valuable source of wisdom, understanding, and inspiration.
		The terms, "Indigo" and "Crystal" were given to two generations of children, because they most accurately describe their aura colors and energy patterns.
	www.experiencefestival.com /cultural_differences_of_dreams (1297 words)

	MANAGING AND HARNESSING THE POWER OF CROSS_CULTURAL DIFEFRENCES (free Business e-Coach)
		In some cultures, looking people in the eye is assumed to indicate honesty and straightforwardness; in others it is seen as challenging and rude.
		In English culture, a certain amount of eye contact is required, but too much makes many people uncomfortable.
		Diversity is a specialized term describing a workplace that includes people from various backgrounds and cultures, and/or diverse businesses.
	www.1000ventures.com /business_guide/crosscuttings/cross-cultural_differences.html (1151 words)

	take one onion: cultural differences Archives
		Promoting the place of the kitchen in the British pub seems to be an important aspect of this cultural divide, the majority of places that the the rest of Europe drinks in are cafe-bars, where the place of food and decent coffee is already well established.
		Something else that I feel makes us differ is the volume of beer we drink as a standard measure, a pint is quite a lot of beer to drink compared to a 330ml bottle.
		Two interesting articles I've read recently, one by an American about San Francisco [via evhead] and why it is different to the rest of America and one by a Parisian on an American and Frenchman swapping countries and the cultural differences they encounter.
	takeoneonion.org /archives/cultural_differences (3676 words)

	Expertise in Labour Mobility- Looking for work abroad, working abroad, managing cultural differences, cultural ...
		When starting a career abroad, be prepared for some major differences in management culture between your home country and the country you are (going to) working in.
		From greeting people by hugging, to having siestas and to punctuality meaning that people are 30 minutes late, countries all have their specific customs and ways of behaving.
		Russians are very proud of their cultural heritage and history and subsequently know a lot about Russian composers, writers, etc..
	www.labourmobility.com /individuals/cultmandiff (1583 words)

	Visual Perception 3
		The argument is that these people lived in a 'circular culture' whereas those who are more subject to the illusion live in a 'carpentered world' of rectangles and parallel lines (Segall, Campbell & Herskovits 1966).
		In a study reported in 1960, W Hudson and others investigated the influence of culture on visual perception amongst Bantu, European and Indian workers and children in South Africa and Ghana (Lloyd 1972, 61ff).
		The perception of depth, and especially the cultural factors touched on briefly here, suggest that visual perception is in part at least learned.
	www.aber.ac.uk /media/Modules/MC10220/visper03.html (1588 words)

	StudyAbroad.com Handbook: Cultural Differences
		Culture is learned and transmitted from generation to generation." It is not identical with the genetic heritage that may differentiate one group of people from another.
		It may seem a bit contradictory to suggest that because of the unique social and cultural milieu in the United States, most Americans tend to be less reserved, less inhibited, and less restrained in their efforts to communicate friendliness and sociability.
		All cultures have different notions about social space, for instance how far away to stand or sit when conversing, or how to shake hands or wave farewell.
	www.studyabroad.com /handbook/cultdiff.html (3436 words)

	Understand and Respect Cultural Differences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Finally, according to some (Banks, 1991; Hollins, 1990), teachers need a clear sense of their own ethnic and cultural identities in order to be able to understand and appreciate those of their students.
		They also need to become more aware of how their own cultural biases may influence their judgments about student performance and obstruct their students' ability to learn (Bowers and Flinders, 1990).
		Teachers can use any number of strategies to acquire information about the various cultures in their classrooms, including 'making home visits, conferring with community members, talking with parents, consulting with minority teachers, and observing children in and out of school' (Villegas, 1993, p.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at6lk27.htm (336 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Managing Cultural Differences: Strategies for Competitive Advantage (EIU S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In an environment where markets and competition are globalizing, organizations are increasingly having to interact, manage, negotiate and compromise with people from different cultures.
		This work demonstrates how cultural differences affect particular functional areas, such as advertising and human resources management, and translates abstract cultural issues into concrete business considerations.
		The basic reseach of Hofstede and Tropenaars is clearly outlined, demonstrting its importance in understanding cultural differences.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0201427702 (452 words)

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