Western Culture Essays (Examples)
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Indian Removal Act 1830
… establish peace in the nation and to give the Native Americans their own territory where they could practice their own activities, traditions and culture without interference from the American government. However, the Act resulted in the forced migration of thousands of Native Americans from their traditional homelands … of thousands of Native Americans from their traditional homelands to a region of the U.S. that did not suit their lifestyle or their culture. Many suffered and died during the march on the Trail of Tears from the Southern states to Oregon. Though Jackson may have had … their native soil throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.[footnoteRef:2] Washington and Jefferson had promoted the idea of having the Indians adopt the American culture and begin practicing Christianity, speaking English, and adopting western dress. However, Washington had wanted to establish treaties with the Indian tribes. Jackson did not see them as being nations……
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Primary Sources
Crockett, Davy, “On the removal of the Cherokees, 1834,” Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/spotlight-primary-source/davy-crockett-removal-cherokees-1834
“The Magnetic Telegraph.” Ladies’ Repository 10(1850): 61-62. O’Sullivan, John. “Annexation.” United States Magazine and Democratic Review, vol.17, no. 1 (July-August 1845): 5-10.
Sevier, John. Letter to the Cherokee. DPLA. https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/cherokee-removal-and-the-trail-of-tears/sources/1500
Secondary Sources
Brown-Rice, Kathleen. "Examining the Theory of Historical Trauma Among Native Americans." Professional Counselor 3, no. 3 (2013).
Cave, Alfred A. "Abuse of power: Andrew Jackson and the Indian removal act of 1830." The Historian 65, no. 6 (2003): 1330-1353.
Cherokee Preservation Foundation. “About the Eastern Band.” Cherokee Preservation, 2010. http://cherokeepreservation.org/who-we-are/about-the-ebci/
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Shareholder Vs Stakeholder Theory
… at the nature and essence of business social responsibility from the standpoint of the four major sources of ethical values in business: Law, culture, Philosophy, and Religion. It will show that in today’s business environment, stakeholder theory needs to be pursued instead of shareholder theory, and it … or fantasies about saving the environment by way of electric vehicles. Cars do not even pollute the environment very much: what does is culture—fertilizer, cows, and pesticides. The bogus notion of cars being the death of the environment and the cause of climate change has been sold … happen, and companies can help to make it happen. But they have to do right by others in order to bring about a culture of sustainability. That means ending the rapine, ending the destruction, ending the greed. Charity—looking out for one’s neighbor out of a desire to … Tesla—as has been seen in……
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Augustine. (n.d.). Commentaries on Sermon on the Mount. http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/16011.htm
Chen, J. (2019). Market Milestones as the Bull Market Turns 10. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/market-milestones-as-the-bull-market-turns-10-4588903
Egan, M. (2018). Tax cut triggers $437 billion explosion of stock buybacks. Retrieved from https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/10/investing/stock-buybacks-record-tax-cuts/index.html
Henrich, S. (2019). Unholy alliance. Retrieved from https://northmantrader.com/2019/11/30/unholy-alliance/
Laux, C., & Leuz, C. (2010). Did fair-value accounting contribute to the financial crisis?. Journal of economic perspectives, 24(1), 93-118.
Light, L. (2019). More than Half of All Stock Buybacks are Now Financed by Debt. Here’s Why That’s a Problem. Retrieved from https://fortune.com/2019/08/20/stock-buybacks-debt-financed/
Mullen, C. (2019). People want to buy \\\\\\'local\\\\\\' food, but they\\\\\\'re not sure what it means. Retrieved from https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2019/05/people-want-to-buy-local-food-but-theyre-not-sure.html?page=all
Putka, G. (2019). Insiders are selling. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/company-insiders-are-selling-stock-during-buyback-programs-and-making-additional-profits-when-stock-prices-jump-and-its-legal/2019/11/06/fc592f58-e493-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html
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Depression Among Older Immigrant African Women In Metro West Massachusetts
… a new country leads to drastic changes in essential aspects of normal day life. Here, the process of assimilating to new environments and culture causes considerable levels of acculturative stress, which researchers have linked to the occurrence of psychiatric disorders (Foo et al., 2018). Therefore, examining stressors … used to provide suggestions that other social workers can use when dealing with immigrant African women. Considering that the women will have different culture based on their country of origin, it will be vital that social workers first understand the culture before they can begin offering treatment or counseling to the individual.
Intended in this investigation is to reduce the case of mental health ……
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Agbemenu, K. (2016). Acculturation and Health Behaviors of African Immigrants Living in the United States: An Integrative Review. ABNF Journal, 27(3).
Alegría, M., Álvarez, K., & DiMarzio, K. (2017). Immigration and mental health. Current epidemiology reports, 4(2), 145-155.
Baldwin-Clark, T., Ofahengaue Vakalahi, H. F., & Anderson, B. (2016). What about African American older women and depressive symptoms? Educational Gerontology, 42(5), 310-320.
Cassel, J. (1995). The contribution of the social environment to host resistance: the fourth wade Hampton frost lecture. American journal of epidemiology, 141(9), 798-814.
Cobb, S. (1976). Social support as a moderator of life stress. Psychosomatic medicine.
Delara, M. (2016). Social determinants of immigrant women’s mental health. Advances in Public Health, 2016.
Dow, H. D. (2011). An overview of stressors faced by immigrants and refugees: A guide for mental health practitioners. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 23(3), 210-217.
Emadpoor, L., Lavasani, M. G., & Shahcheraghi, S. M. (2016). Relationship between perceived social support and psychological well-being among students based on mediating role of academic motivation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 14(3), 284-290.
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Sports And Glocalization
… according to the American style—but in China, the sport has been glocalized, with an entirely different style dominating the game (no defense) and western players adored like gods in the nation when they go to play the…[break]…youths to march in a procession to show their enjoyment and … they go to play the…[break]…youths to march in a procession to show their enjoyment and admiration for a soccer team. In America, the culture simply is not developed around the idea of processing to show honor. That is a European rather than an American tradition. Glocalization is ……
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Campos, E. (2017). The glocalization of soccer in America. Retrieved from https://thesocietypages.org/trot/2017/07/20/the-glocalization-of-soccer-in-america/
Jijon, I. (2017). The moral glocalization of sport: Local meanings of football in Chota Valley, Ecuador. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(1), 82-96.
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Ethical Issues In Reporting
… aligned with the Good. Were ethics and ethical behavior incapable of being taught, Socrates would not have succeeded in laying the foundation of western philosophy, his pupil Plato would not have succeeded in his school, and Aristotle would not have proceeded with his framework for virtue ethics … have to be more than just a one-day training exercise. To properly educate professional to respond ethically to problems they encounter, an ethical culture has to be put in class and ethical leadership is required, because the leaders are the ones who set the tone for behavior … increase in ethical awareness, sensitivity to morality, and greater inclination to behave according to the ethical code promoted by and within the workplace culture. The point is that ethical behavior and ethical attitudes to workplace problems cannot…[break]…manner, the emphasis on ethical behavior will never become a problem. … Too much lip service to……
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Bedi, A., Alpaslan, C. M., & Green, S. (2016). A meta-analytic review of ethical leadership outcomes and moderators. Journal of Business Ethics, 139(3), 517-536.
Holyoke, T. T., Brown, H., & LaPira, T. M. (2015). Learnable skills, or unteachable instinct? What can and what cannot be taught in the lobbying profession. Interest Groups & Advocacy, 4(1), 7-24.
Kalshoven, K., van Dijk, H., & Boon, C. (2016). Why and when does ethical leadership evoke unethical follower behavior?. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31(2), 500-515.
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Impact Of Globalization On Food And Environment
… good climate for the growth of the grain and this means that a majority of farmers have planted the grain for export to western countries making it scarce and pricey for the locals to buy. Globalization has led to food from different culture and countries to be enjoyed in other countries. Nowadays, we find whole cuisines being available in different countries across the globe and people … enjoy the variety of food found in the world in the comfort of their homes. Immigrants tend to relocate with their traditional food culture and they introduce them to their new country. Travelers have been known to seek out new flavors, which they will then bring back ……
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MaClean, J. (JUNE 11, 2016). Globalization is worsening the effects of climate change, study says. from https://www.cantechletter.com/2016/06/globalization-worsening-effects-climate-change-study-says/
Schwab, K. (14 Jan 2019). Globalization 4.0 will help us tackle climate change. Here’s how. from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/globalization-4-0-will-help-us-tackle-climate-change-here-s-how/
Yu, L. (01/22/2019). Superfoods’ Dark Side: Increasing Vulnerability of Quinoa Farmers in Bolivia. from http://web.colby.edu/st297-global18/2019/01/22/superfoods-dark-side-increasing-vulnerability-of-quinoa-farmers-in-bolivia/
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Major Issues Facing The European Union
… of the complex nature of the enterprise that the EU has undertaken. It is now attempting to govern nations with very different characteristics, culture, ambitions, and identities. The sense that one has from watching the EU is that it is not so much about spreading prosperity and ……
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Amadeo, K. (2019). Eurozone debt crisis. Retrieved from https://www.thebalance.com/eurozone-debt-crisis-causes-cures-and-consequences-3305524
BBC. (2020). Brexit. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887
Chadwick, L. (2020). Recession could tip EU. Retrieved from https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/27/could-covid-19-coronavirus-trigger-a-european-economic-recession
Grose, T. (2020). Coronavirus tests Europe’s open borders. Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2020-03-02/europes-open-border-agreement-may-become-casualty-to-coronavirus
Herszenhorn, D. (2019). Europe’s NATO problem. Retrieved from https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-nato-problem-defense-procurement-training-research/
Pew Research Center. (2016). European opinions of the refugee crisis. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/16/european-opinions-of-the-refugee-crisis-in-5-charts/
Wirtz, B. (2019). The Beginning Of The End Of Open Borders In Europe. Retrieved from https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-open-borders-in-europe/
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Catholicism From An Indian Perspective
… on (Hofstede Insights). However, some nations are actually quite diverse and are made up of many different smaller states where there are different culture within the main culture. India is one such nation in the world. India was really not a united country until the British colonized it and began to … Amalraj family from my brother who works with Pio, the head of the family in an IT company. I selected them because their culture is completely different from mine, as they are both Indian and Catholic. The family was happy to allow me to stay with them … was very accepting and gracious the entire time. I felt they were as interested in getting to know more about me and my culture as I was in getting to know more about them.
Logistics
It was arranged for me to stay the weekend with the Almaraj ……
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Bayly, Susan. Saints, Goddesses and Kings: Muslims and Christians in South Indian Society. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Hofstede, Geert. Cultures consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions, and organizations across nations (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
Hofstede Insights. https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/
Panikkar, K. Asia and Western dominance. London: G. Allen, 1953.
Thurston, Herbert, and Andrew Shipman. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Rosary.\\\\\\\\\\\\" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184b.htm
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The Modern World Of Autonomy Vs Heteronomy
… Weber and Karl Max established different theoretical strategies to assist us in understanding the development and growth of the new capitalist society. Via culture, members of the same society get to share similar values and norms. With regard to the modern society, Weber’s and Marx’s analytical concentrate … the modern structure aspect that Weber and Marx stress differ, their common strategy is to emphasize the effect that social structure has on culture as well as ways of living instead of the other way round.
Karl Marx and Critical Sociology
According to Marx, the development of … connection between “superstructure and base” of the societies. As per this model, the financial structure of the society is the base upon which culture together with other social organizations rest, creating the superstructure. According to Marx, the base determines how a society’s law, culture, political system, family form, and conflicts will be.
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Gerth, H. H., and C. Wright Mills. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Politics as a Vocation.\\\\\\\\\\\\" From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology (1946): 77-128.
Little, William. “Chapter 4. Society and Modern Life.” Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition. (n.d.). Web.
Lumen Learning. “Theoretical Perspectives on Society.” Society and Social Interaction. (n.d.). Web.
Marx, Karl, and Friedrich Engels. \\\\\\\\\\\\"The Communist Manifesto.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Selected Works bu Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Neu York: International Publishers 1363 (1848). 108-127.
Marx, Karl. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Economic and philosophical manuscripts.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Early writings 333 (1844) 75–112.
Marx, Karl. Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy. Penguin UK, 2005. 82-111.
Steiner, Pierre, and John Stewart. \\\\\\\\\\\\"From autonomy to heteronomy (and back): The enaction of social life.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 8.4 (2009): 527.
Weber, Max. The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. New Introduction and Translation by Stephen Kalberg. ROXBURY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 2001. 13-37
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Veteran Benefits Administration
… the strategic goals of the VBA and the social needs it addresses, evaluate the external support the organization relies upon; assess the structure, culture and capabilities of the VBA; and describe its strategic plan and mission statement. Then it will identify the areas where leadership deficiencies exist … them find work after transitioning to civilian life. These organizations also work with businesses so that they can link veterans with employers
Structure, culture, and Capabilities
Veterans’ benefits and services are managed and distributed by VA Regional Offices throughout the United States. The structure of the VBA ……
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Cohen, S. (2019). Disband the Veterans Administration. Retrieved from https://www.city-journal.org/veterans-administration-benefits
Faurer, J., Rogers-Brodersen, A., & Bailie, P. (2014). Managing the re-employment of military veterans through the Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Journal of Business & Economics Research (Online), 12(1), 55.
Hazle, M., Wilcox, S. L., & Hassan, A. M. (2012). Helping veterans and their families fight on!. Advances in Social Work, 13(1), 229-242.
Panangala, S. (2018). Department of Veterans Affairs FY2018 Appropriations. Retrieved from https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45047.pdf
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/about.asp
VBA. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/
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