Interacting with CULTURES?....What does Culture mean?

Understanding culture could be critical for us because our individual cultural orientation is present in every interaction.Culture is thought of as food,traditions,music,clothing etc, also I could define it as a combination of values, behaviors or beliefs shared by a group of people.It doesnt refer only to the ones that were born into those groups but also to the ones that choose to belong to,such as religious or social groups.
Culture is 100% dynamic I have to say, It doesnt matter if you were born in a farm, in a small town, but you can still choose to live in a urban enviroment,in a big city or for example to grow up in a family with predetermined political belief or religion doesnt mean there wouldnt be possibility. of a cultural shift.
Culture goes beyond race,gender,sexual orientation,age etc, culture is communication, it reffers to implicit and explicit patterns under which we behave ourselves.
The following meanings were found on the Internet, all comments and critics are welcomed.

* CULTURE: is the system of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people.

http://www.tamu.edu/classes/cosc/choudhury/culture.html

*"Culture is a matrix of infinite possibilities and choices. From within the same culture matrix we can extract arguments and strategies for the degradation and ennoblement of our species, for its enslavement or liberation, for the suppression of its productive potential or its enhancement."

—Wole Sovinka, Nigerian Nobel Laureate

*Culture:
The system of shared beliefs, values, customs,
behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society
use to interact with their world and with one another.

Banks, J. A., & Banks, C. A. M. (Eds.).
(2004). Handbook of Research on
Multicultural Education (2nd. Ed.). San
Francisco:Jossey-Bass

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

National Identity an issue or matter....

 NATIONAL IDENTITY.

The concept refers to distinguishing features of the group and to the individual's sense of belonging to it. Although, two people may be separated by difference in personalities, belief systems, geographical locations, time and even spoken language; yet regard themselves, and be seen by others, as members of the same nation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation


What is the relation between National Identity and Corporate values?

National Identity means more than being an independent nation or a geographical location. It has something deeper and more complex which is concerned with the lifestyle, thoughts, faith, arts, sport and how we respond cross-culturally to the values. For example Colombia shares a national identity as part of the rest of world, but it is also unique to other countries.

The relation between national identity and the corporate values which mainly represent the corporate “culture” and also its aspirations and conduct as an organization, is the fact that a company’s background (owners, employees) will always determine the values that will guide it.

After all,

Is globalization destryoing or reinforcing national identity ???
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1 comment:

Seyoung said...

It is very closed relationship between national identity and corporation values because they give affect each other. incommonly corporation values based on the relationship. in case of SAMSUNG of the Korean global campany amphasis efficiency and they looks like one family. It is SAMSUNG's culture but it's based on Korea confucian ideas. the conclusion of me is we are not have to ignore anyone about national and corporation culture. If we want connet the other corporation or nation we must keep in mind.

P.S. your blog mail photo and writing is good. :)

March 2, 2010 at 2:43:00 PM PST

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