answer varies from location, religion and culture. How western cultures view the body and how the body is treated (our body and others) are different from how non western cultures view and treat bodies. We can see the differences in the western and non western bodies in such works as Anne Fadiman’s account of a Hmong child in America and in articles like Genital Surgeries: Gendering Bodies. Along with the many differences between western and non western thoughts there are also several similarities
eating disorders in non-Western cultures in general is scarce. Very few studies address disordered eating in cultures outside of the Western and Westernized world. This could be because of the perceived lack of eating disorders in non-industrialized countries or even because there is an overwhelming amount of concern over eating disorders in Western society. However, there have been several studies done on binge eating and dietary restraint in non-western citizens and in non-Caucasian women in the
have on Non-Western cultures? Merrim-Websters dictionary defines globalization as, “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. When identifying the pieces of globalization, outsourcing may be the first thing that comes to mind. However, globalization and modernization are larger than outsourcing alone. In this paper we will look at two separate examples of native non-western
Differences in Relationships Between Western and Non-Western Cultures Most of the research on interpersonal attraction has been carried out in Western societies, especially the United Kingdom and United States. This limitation is very important as it argues that the behaviour and communication need to be understood within the context in which they occur, and this context considerably differs from one culture to another. Therefore we can readily accept that there are large differences in
The western societies include Europe such as America and France whereas non-western societies are China and Japan. From the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, also known as the “early modern period” experienced tremendous forces the imperial authorities that pushed to change under many different circumstances or struggled to remain culturally conservative in their traditions. Thus, China, America and France were important societies that caused a great impact in the world history. In the following
in both Western and non-Western Nations and the problems that have arisen during this process. In this paper we will first examine what the DDC is which includes looking into its history specifically into how Mr. Custer helped the DDC become an international classification system. Next we will focus on the problems that arise during the process of adapting and translating the DDC from one culture to another. Before the conclusion there will be a literature review that looks into how Western and non-Western
expression. Other channels of nonverbal communication are also of great importance in many cultures. However which channels are emphasized, what cues are considered acceptable and the symbolic meaning of the cues may vary from culture to culture. Ekman and Friesen (3) undertook an important cross-cultural study to determine how easily and accurately people from various literate Western and non-Western cultures could identify the appropriate emotion term to match photographs they were shown. The photographs
every culture. It traditionally takes the form of some type of epiphany visited upon an unsophisticated character as she grows up and encounters the larger world. The focus of this theme is normally personal, in the point of view of an individual, or the omnipotent third person account of the reaction of an individual. While this aspect can be found in the novel, it additionally explores the loss of innocence of a family, people or race, called estirpe in the original edition. In the Western sensibility
a patient has not been exposed to the same cultural pressures and orientation towards being thin? Although western culture is thought to be the dominant culture, because of power and economics, non-western cultures make up eighty percent of the world’s population (Lee, 1995). Many of these ‘sub-dominant’ cultures are present in the melting pot of the modern United States. Are these non-Westernized individuals being denied the necessary treatments and interventions merely because a fear of gaining
eight-year-old head about magically turning into a perfect, airbrushed version of myself was not a realistic one. As it turns out, the figures in those magazines are not beautiful people; they are normal, ordinary human beings that were morphed into Western culture’s idea of beauty through the able abilities of Photoshop and makeup. How Westerners generally visualize beauty is simple to describe: narrow waist, large breasts, tanned skin free of blemishes, defined cheekbones, and an overall hourglass
Gender equality is often ignored in many non-western cultures, but lately has been less overlooked. Women in non-western countries often do not have political, social, educational, or economic status. Recently the fight for gender equality in Middle Eastern countries has grown with the support and knowledge from western countries, such as the United States and Canada. In Canada, men and women are foreseen as equal, and no gender possess power over the other. Many Middle Eastern countries tend to
Africa and Asia (Said in Hall and Gieben 1992:329). During the age of exploration and conquest, Western countries discovered a growing internal cohesion developed by the conflicts and contrasts with the external world. In reinforcing one another, they forged a new sense of identity, the West (Hall and Gieben 1992:289). Gradually, despite their many internal differences, the countries of Western Europe began to conceive of themselves as a single civilization, known as the West (Hall and Gieben
as well as the actions of the person. Ego focused emotions versus other focused emotions discussed in the article, represent the range of feelings one may experience based on their perspective of self. Ego-focused emotions typically apply to Western cultures and the independent self, which include rage, defeat and pride. These types of emotions tie into the individuals own characteristics of being goal driven and having desires. It is encouraged to let these feelings show as ignoring them is like
perceptions and promoting foreign culture at the global stage. Until recently, the western media, with big media houses such as the Cable News Network (CNN), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and Reuters among other Europe-based media houses dominating the world scene, dominated the world (Chalaby 37). With the rise of the Qatar based Aljazeera Network and Chinese CCCTV, the global audience can now sample different tastes. Perhaps due to its long dominance, the Western media still commands the largest
Huntington’s argument rests on the assumption that the world is consolidating along regional and cultural lines, which make up each civilization, and would become the driving force of conflict*. He divided the world into seven major civilizations, such as Western, Islamic, orthodox to name a few. Each civilization will act independently or with the west depending on their preference*. Take China, for instance, who integrated capitalism with authoritarian governance. Huntington argues that as China grows
Western world has its History beginning from the time of the Old Roman Empire. They created the basis for the upcoming world, called nowadays Western. The influence that the Roman Empire gave to the Non-Western world was continued to be by the Western world. The immense and productive cultural heritage from the old Romans has been observed and learned by the Non-Western world under Rome's direct influence or by their own will. Prolonging the old traditions the Western world has been always devoting
addressing the argument if there is a collision of “two cultures” in this book. I will look at the fact the Hmong people have their own medical practices that is completely different from the western medicine practices. I will look at the fact that the Hmong and the doctors did not communicate well and that it’s hard for those people of different cultures to understand one another. I will argue that there is a distinct collision of the two cultures and that the meaning is the issue with communications
it is an unprecedented threat to some cultures. However, the global spread of English has a lot of positive effects, such as helping countries to raise power, to expend their influences, and to allow the rest of world access their culture and hear their opinions. In some countries, English is a very common tool with higher status over the other local languages. With the rising power of English, many languages are facing extinction and the diversity of cultures in the world is full of challenges. In
The 1950s was a seminal point in Japanese history: the point at which the Japanese populace had to reject or accept the westernization of their country. Yukio Mishima personally rejected this new culture, instead choosing to grasp onto traditional Shinto, the native religion of Japan. The overarching cultural machinations and shifts that occurred would ultimately be reflected in Mishima’s The Sound of Waves. He efficaciously utilized the interpersonal relationships crafted in the novel as a method
disorders as a Western phenomenon due to the fact that non western countries did not have such a wide variety of food available to them. This perspective is now changing. Individuals in other countries (non-western) have been diagnosed with eating disorders as well, however it is not as frequent as the United States or Canada for example(Barlow et al., 2012). The purpose of the paper is to describe the ways in which eating disorders began in the western world, but were slowly adapted to non western countries