In this cross cultural comparison the Serbian culture and the Turkish culture will be compared to understand and identify the commonalties and the differences between the two. The reason for comparing these two specific cultures is due to an interest in the history and conflict between them. The fundamental course concepts of society, culture, time, environment and persons will be analysed as well as the concepts of conflict and cooperation.
Society:
Serbian society is widely influenced by unity in family, religion and the small communities and urban areas that make up Serbia. The rural communities tend to be close knit and friendly places where the individuals are all known and involved with each other. In these rural areas trade is quite
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Serbia used to be a part of a large country called Yugoslavia, which split up into seven separate countries due to a number of political disruptions and conflicts. These 7 countries are known today as Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia Slovenia and Montenegro. The Turkish were affected by the first Balkan war as they were almost wiped out and it took years for them to rebuild the population, infrastructure, economy, as it did with Serbia as well. As people and technology evolved over time so have the two countries and their ways of …show more content…
Another factor would be a church or in the Turkish situation a mosque. The government and parliament affect these cultures on a macro scale because whatever is decided by government we must follow.
Conflict and Cooperation:
The Serbians and Turkish had a war due to the riots against the leadership of the Ottoman Empire. The war started on the 30th of June 1876 and ended on the 3rd of March 1878 lasting a year, eight months and one day. The effects of this war were devastating as the population dropped as the Serbians were outnumbered and didn’t have the sort of weapons the Turkish had. Today, Serbia and Turkey trade freely and are bound by a peace treaty so they don’t cause any more destruction.
To conclude, this Cross Cultural Comparison has addressed the commonalities and differences of the Serbian Culture and the Turkish Culture with reference to society, culture, time, environment, persons and conflict and cooperation. The number of commonalities between the two cultures suggests that the two cultures are more alike than initially
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