What are some of the mishaps and misunderstandings that occur because
of differences between cultures?
In order to understand what things we can write while corresponding and which of them we should not even mention, we need to realize the borders
of difference between the cultures.
Not exact matches
Gachot adds, «For many years, we have tried to deal with language as if it was a barrier for communication - while with neural machine translation, language
difference is what makes the richness
of communication
between different
cultures.»
Re-evaluating your communication could be the
difference between an authentic
culture you're proud
of — and a company without employees.
Some key concerns raised during talks included potential UK government scrutiny as well as
differences between the companies»
cultures and business models, one
of the people said.
The
culture feeds a mentality that crowds out a necessary give and take — the very concept
of good - faith disagreement — turning every policy
difference into a pitched battle
between good (us) and evil (them).»
I think if you did a more careful analyis
of many
of these «
differences»
between men and women you would find that both the degree
of difference and the prevalence for many
of them would vary greatly from one
culture and time to another as they are largely influenced by our environments and societal attitudes.
The controversy highlights the biggest misconception around Grand Theft Auto, and underscores one
of the most precarious lines in popular
culture: the
difference between presentation and endorsement.
Do you think there is actually a qualitative
difference between Christianity and other alternatives when it comes to how much sense they make
of life, or is it maybe mainly a matter
of subjective experience, and
of culture?
For Walter Ong, a Jesuit theorist,
of paramount importance in understanding the
difference between oral and literate
cultures are knowledge storage and retrieval devices.
The
difference between an itemized list
of provisions or words and a list
of conquests or captives or kills is a
difference between the life and death
of culture because it is the
difference between not cursing and cursing unique persons and souls.
To make this a bit more concrete, consider the
difference between the
cultures from which Christianity comes and those
of the East.
The other way
of getting beyond the current «awkward» stage in the relations
between «Christ and
Culture» (to use H. Richard Niebuhr's convenient nomenclature) is to accentuate the dimension
of distance,
difference, discontinuity vis «a vis the two.
Speaking to popular
culture blog Assignment X, the author said this as he again described the
difference between his work and Tolkien's: «I think ultimately the battle
between good and evil is weighed within the individual human heart, not necessarily
between an army
of people dressed in white and an army
of people dressed in black.
Not related, but a nice article on the
difference between our guilt -
culture and the honor / shame
culture of the Scriptures.
If we unpack the
culture - wars argument carefully, we will see that the answer rests in large part on the
differences between the institutions
of politics and government and the social movements that are the focus
of the
culture - wars rhetoric.
I was bothered by theological critics
of literature who, following Tillich's too - easy baptizing
of the secular order (epitomized in his phrase «as the substance
of culture is religion, so the form
of religion is
culture»), tended to overlook the
differences between Christianity and the insights
of art.
If they are from a biblically conservative tradition they are likely to use selected references to sexuality, marriage, and family to communicate the ideals
of God in a way that will encourage and motivate people to strive for the ideal.6 This didactic use
of the Bible fails to distinguish the radical
difference between family life and the religious practices
of ancient and modern
cultures.
We can dream
of a perfectly balanced society, where the
difference between individual initiative and solidarity are reduced to a simple state
of tension, where human beings are judged because
of what they are rather than the added - value they produce, where
cultures are considered to be equally valid expressions
of being and where scientific and technical progress is oriented towards the well - being
of all rather than the enrichment
of a few.
The oppressed struggle for participation at all levels
of life, for a just and egalitarian sharing while respecting the
differences between persons and groups; they seek communion with other
cultures and other values, and with God as the ultimate meaning
of history and
of their own hearts.
The disadvantage is that the specific
differences are in danger
of being drowned in this great synthesis, and that the necessary respect and, consequently, caution in the approximation
between confessions, religions and
cultures is being disregarded.
Coffman sees the
differences between the Christian Century and Graham as a clash over what part
of American
culture must be resisted and what resources must be brought to bear on this resistance.
Certainly there are some distinct
differences between modern secular
culture and the state
of Christendom out
of which it has come, just as there are great
differences between traditional Christianity and the Judaism out
of which it emerged, and
of which it claimed to be the fulfilment.
And as for the general character
of thought — patterns peculiar to such groups, a collective or social imagination, or what Castoriadis calls a «social instituting imaginary,» may be needed to explain the
differences between cultures and their peculiar destinies (RI 149).
According to this point
of view, Catholics and Evangelicals can be political allies, jointly fighting
culture wars, but can not be considered Christian brethren because
of the significant theological
differences existing
between them.
However, there are at least two crucial
differences between that earlier generation's casual treatment
of alcohol consumption and our own
culture's easygoing approach to sex.
As for Greco - Roman civilization, it was based squarely on slave labor, and one
of the profoundest
differences between the ancient Mediterranean
culture and our own is that there slavery was taken for granted along with a growing consciousness
of the moral compromise it involved with man's best ideals, while with us liberty is taken for granted along with deep ethical discontent at the parallels
of slavery, or worse, which exist under the wage system.
In spite
of the vast
differences in languages and
cultures among group members and
between them and us as leaders, remarkable things happened.
you like many other half educated person use the wrong understanding
of the
difference between what is religion and what is
culture / tradition.
The
difference between education understood only as training in technical skills within the ideology
of the economic growth and education for promoting a technical society within the framework
of a
culture of «scientific temper, humanism and the spirit
of inquiry and reform», is indeed great.
Many
of the
differences between the paid - time broadcasters and the sustaining - time broadcasters have come about because
of their different understandings
of the relationship among the church, the Christian message, and American
culture.
MassMutual did not ask its respondents to choose
between the traditional and pop
culture definitions
of family, nor did it exemplify the
differences and ask respondents to classify their views accordingly.
He is a student
of culture, an expert on the church, and knows the
difference between the Biblical theology
of the church, and the historical tradition
of church.
«It's our hope that developing a women's lacrosse - specific headgear standard that reflects the significant rule and
culture differences between boys» and girls» lacrosse will mitigate the focal impact forces that occur from stick - to - head contact in the girl's game while maintaining the integrity
of girls» lacrosse.
I was extremely sick with Delhi Belly, spent almost 2 weeks in bed, and got scammed numerous times as I was simply unaware
of the extensive
differences between Western and Indian
cultures.
And I believe many
of the posters have good points about the
differences between developing and developed
cultures.
«Buffalo is branded the City
of Good Neighbors for a reason: we celebrate the diversity, inclusion and acceptance
of all residents, and we strive to celebrate our
differences rather than wedge feelings
of hate
between city lines and
cultures within.
Evan discusses the mission
of Atlas Liberty PAC, the needs
of the libertarian movement, and the
differences between the
cultures in the Republican Party and the Libertarian Party.
The emerging field
of cultural neuroscience reveals fascinating
differences in brain function
between cultures and environments.
In this book NYT science writer Nicholas Wade advances two simple premises: firstly, that we should stop looking only toward
culture as a determinant
of differences between populations and individuals, and secondly, that those who claim that race is only a -LSB-...]
Researchers found that language
differences between cultures create significant barriers to the diffusion
of folk tales, and that these barriers are stronger than those for the exchange
of genes
Dr Clint Perry, another lead author
of the study, added: «Despite the obvious
differences between humans and other animals, understanding social learning and
culture in animals holds a key to understanding the evolutionary roots
of the peculiarities
of social learning and
culture in humans.»
The review included data from 17 studies on various aspects
of problem gambling published
between 2002 and 2015 — ranging from evaluating treatment effectiveness, to GA / /
culture characteristics and
differences in gender experiences.
Because
of one social distinction, you may focus on other
differences between yourself and that person, such as her or his
culture, upbringing and experiences —
differences that you would not expect from another Chinese collaborator.
Differences between in vitro viability and differentiation and in vivo bone - forming efficacy
of human mesenchymal stem cells
cultured on PCL - TCP scaffolds.
However, we could not find
differences between different
culture conditions
of the two groups.
In summary, no significant
differences were identified
between treated and untreated animals when the following were tested (by Chi squared analysis and Fisher's exact test): (1) Number
of animals positive for B. burgdorferi by PCR; (2) number
of animals positive for B. burgdorferi by xenodiagnosis; and (3) number
of animals positive for B. burgdorferi by RT - PCR, either directly or by analysis
of in vivo
culture tissue.
No significant
differences were seen
between the normoxic and hypoxic anoikis - resistant populations collected from MCF7 cells and a single significant gene change (PIP) was seen in T47D (Table 1) suggesting that the CSC - enriched population remains virtually unchanged following hypoxic
culture and the increase in MFC, HFC, and tumor initiating cells is, therefore, due to expansion
of the population, perhaps by increased symmetric self - renewal
of the CSC or de-differentiation
of early progenitor cells, rather than simply the acquisition
of anoikis resistance in non-CSC.
Differences between mRNA expression
of several epigenetic regulatory genes analyzed on blastocysts produced in vivo and by in vitro
culture with FCS or BSA supplementation.
The proportions
of key microorganisms showed major variations
between cultures, suggesting possible
differences in their diets.