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Showing 1 to 20 of 554 for “"cultural differences"”.
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Stigma and mental illness: are there cultural differences?
… The study investigated whether there were cultural differences in stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental illness, comparing British and Pakistani adolescents living in the UK. Factors shown to influence stigma were also examined. These included labelling of mental illness, …
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Time and time again: cultural differences in construal levels
People mentally represent information, objects, and events in a variety of ways. The purpose of the present program of research was to investigate how culture affects the way people represent temporal information. I hypothesized that increased temporal distance would lead Canadians to think more …
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America and China: Cultural differences in online learning motivation
There are learning motivation differences among students from different countries. And differences between American and Korean online learners were identified. This study was to identify whether American and Chinese online learners' motivation differed and what were the learner characteristics that …
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Cultural differences on placebo effects elicited by pharmaceutical ads
… explanations for their mechanisms. Individual differences, especially at the cultural level, are seldom discussed in relation to placebo/nocebo effects. In this paper I consider how cultural backgrounds might influence placebo and nocebo effects elicited by people’s processing of pharmaceutical …
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Accommodation of religious and cultural differences in medical school training
… is being influenced by the change in the cultural make-up of our country. On occasion, conflicts may develop between the personal beliefs of medical students and the training they must undertake in order to become competent and caring physicians. What are the implications for medical …
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Lending a Helping Hand? Examining Cultural Differences in Social Support
… Americans. Study 2 examined whether there were differences between Asian Americans and European Americans in terms of whether they would be more likely to accept or decline a direct request for support. Further, Study 2 sought to determine whether European Americans and Asian Americans differed …
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Are U.S. and French Cultural Differences Reflected in Advertising Appeals?
<p>Using 2 of Hofstede's cultural dimensions (power distance and uncertainty avoidance) associated by the research of Albers-Millers and Gelb with some of Pollay's value appeals used in advertising, this study successfully replicated 3 of 8 dependant relationships when analyzing the content of …
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POSTTRAUMATIC CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN TRAUMA-CENTERED IDENTITY AND SELF-CONSISTENCY
… cultures, but not in collectivistic cultures. Cultural differences have also been observed in levels of self-consistency. Individualistic cultures value high levels of consistency, whereas collectivistic cultures promote identity flexibility and adaptation to different social contexts. Several …
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Icelandic companies doing business in China : cultural differences and intercultural communication
… Business practices can be problematic because of cultural differences and communication barriers. Over the years, the relationship between Iceland and China has been on good terms and recently, in 2013, these two countries signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It is expected that business between …
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Cultural Differences in Relational Aggression in an Elementary School-Age Sample
The current study addressed whether there were differences in relational aggression in 9- to 10-year-old boys and girls in Hungarian and German samples. There has been very little empirical research conducted comparing children of diverse cultures in their use of relational aggression. The current …
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An ocean of difference: An exploration of cultural differences in learning styles
… in the fields of anthropology, history, intercultural communication, linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and Hawaiian studies. The thesis blends the current literature with qualitative research findings from questionnaire results of university students from …
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Accommodating the Ethno-cultural Differences of Students: An Analysis of Ontario Community Colleges
This study relies on qualitative research: open-ended, semi-structured interviews were used to gain insight into the experiences of students of ethnically diverse backgrounds from three Greater Toronto Area (GTA) community colleges. Additional data were collected from college websites and meetings …
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Culture Shock and Dealing with the Impact of Cultural Differences in Our Classrooms
… but they are also confronted with socio-cultural differences. Informed educators can prevent or reduce anxiety from the stress of culture shock and allow for an environment where effective instruction and learning can take place. More can be done to empower educators to deal with the …
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Impacts of cultural differences on international arbitration based on the example of Iran.
… aims to ascertain whether and to what extent cultural issues impact the accessibility and effectiveness of international arbitration, and to provide recommendations which will contribute to the improvement of international arbitration. It examines the origin of arbitration as a means of …
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The impact of cultural differences in temporal perception on global software development teams
This dissertation investigated the impact of cultural differences in temporal perception on globally dispersed software development teams. Literature and anecdotal evidence suggest that these temporal differences affect individual communication quality, which in turn will affect individual …
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An examination of the influences of cultural differences on peace corps projects in Guatemala
… can prove extremely challenging due to many cultural differences. This research assessed the influences of cultural differences on Peace Corps projects that volunteers experienced while working with Guatemalan nationals.</p> <p>The literature review examined the issues of cultural differences …
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