Culture and Cultural Diversity - with images

belief

1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: " My belief in you is as strong as ever." 2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: " His explanation of what happened defies belief." 3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.

values

Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something). "He has very conservative values"

cultural shock

A condition of confusion and anxiety affecting a person suddenly exposed to an alien culture or milieu. "The first time she went to Japan, Isabel got a huge culture shock."

cultural stereotypes

A fixed idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong. Cultural stereotypes make our understanding of other cultures difficult.

culture

Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, games, norms of behavior such as law and morality, and systems of belief as well as the art.

global culture

Global culture refer to the culture developed at the global level through the new information technologies.

culturally acceptable

It isn't culturally acceptable in some countries to blow your nose in public places.

local culture

Local culture refer to the culture developed at the local level.

cultural diversity

The fact or quality of cultures of being diverse or different. Cultural diversity should be considered as a source of enrichment rather a source of conflicts.

civilization

The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization