Week 8 Discussion Choose one of these options for your initial post: Option 1: Share an experience you’ve personally had with ethnocentrism. How did this experience have an impact on you and/or others in the moment? What was a potential solution to educate those involved in this experience about minimizing ethnocentrism? Option 2: Share a […]
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Describe how the fundamentals of accounting, finance, management, and marketing assume new and different dimensions when two or more countries are involved.
Identify concepts (e.g., ethnocentrism, cultural value preferences, international strategies, organizational design, etc.). Name concepts and discuss them on paper. 1.Develop an understanding and appreciation of why managers should study international business even though they may not be planning for an overseas career. 2.Identify the environments to which international business is subject. 3.Describe the international monetary […]
What are some potential obstacles to accurately reading the nonverbal messages of other people?
Why is it useful to understand the nonverbal language of a culture? What are some potential obstacles to accurately reading the nonverbal messages of other people? What is meant by the following: “Most nonverbal communication is learned on the subconscious level”? Give your culture’s interpretation of the following nonverbal actions: Two people are speaking loudly, […]
Discuss how you felt your own ethnocentrism, the cultural differences, cultural symbols and artifacts present.
Attending an ethnic restaurant in an ethnic neighborhood and writing about the experience i.e. the food, neighborhood, language usage of menu, staff, etc. Discuss how your personal ethnocentrism, stereotypes, attitudes, beliefs, etc. were challenged and/or changed as a result of each experience. Discuss how it served as an exercise for personal growth, what you gained […]
what extent can ethnocentrism be considered a normal reaction, and when could it become destructive and unproductive?
Business Communications Assignment 3 It is quite natural to favor one’s own country over a foreign one. To what extent can ethnocentrism be considered a normal reaction, and when could it become destructive and unproductive? Provide examples to support your answer. (L.O. 2, 3) Link to text: https://b-ok.cc/book/5010449/cc48fc
How have any of these barriers affected your identity? What stereotypes/prejudices have you experienced, if any? How have you overcome these barriers?
REVISION Instructions: In your current and future career, you will meet and interact with people from diverse backgrounds with differing viewpoints, beliefs and values. This assignment is a self-reflective exercise to help you understand and describe your own cultural identity and context. Self-reflection is an important aspect of intercultural competencies as it helps you understand […]
How does this reading connect to cultural relativism-ethnocentrism?
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/21/u-s-counties-majority-nonwhite/ Answer the following: Have you seen signs of increasing diversity in your community (ex: school and neighborhood) How does this reading connect to cultural relativism and ethnocentrism? Using your sociological perspective, what do you think are the short-term and long-term effects of these demographic changes? What are your thoughts on this demographic shift? Think […]
What were the main motivations of the Ottoman rulers who decided to try and eliminate an entire ethnic minority within their country?
Option 1: Imperialism The exploitation of colonial resources and indigenous labor was one of the key elements in the success of imperialism. Such exploitation was a result of the prevalent ethnocentrism of the time and was justified by the unscientific concept of social Darwinism, which praised the characteristics of white Europeans and inaccurately ascribed negative […]
