For an example of caste system which is in The India. The India has been used the caste system for many years ago. The values of the caste system are still strongly today. It is because it needs to keep a sense of order, and peace among to the people.
Where can it be found?
India
How does it impact culture?
In India, there are 5 different grands of the system: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and Harijans. For these grands of the system that are the actual "castes" or jatis within people who are born, marry, and die. They have their own place and need to accept that it is the way to keep society from disintegrating to chaos. This system works well for Indian people and still has a major role in India.
Week3
Question 1: China's Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution made all the lessons suspended. Recruitment in universities stopped. Also, the high level examination was held until the cultural revolution ended in 1977. The average age of the candidates that year was the highest while the enrollment rate was the lowest among all the years. During the revolution, intellectuals were not respected. Most of them were forced to physically labour, some of them were treated cruelly and their properties were confiscated.
Since most of the teachers were criticized by the students, the education quality was generally low. Then, lessons were always suspended because a lot of primary and secondary pupils were initiated to join the Red Guards.
Finally, as for the universities, they are involved in the fighting and criticizing. Hence, no academic progress was made.7. All of the lessons were suspended in China. Even the abroad-studiers were recalled back to the mainland for a one-year suspension in order to join the revolution.
Question 2: Cultural imperialism
Imperialism, a political idea or practice, mainly through the acquisition of territory or the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other countries above. Colonialism, militarism, fascism is a product of imperialism. As more imperialist policies are implemented in the capitalist countries, and only the basis of the capitalist countries have implemented imperialism, so in accordance with Lenin's view, imperialism is monopoly, parasitic, decadent, moribund capitalism, capitalism The highest and final stage of development. Having implemented or being considered to implement a large state-imperialist Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Austria-Hungary, the Roman Empire, Russia, Ottoman Empire, the United States, the Soviet Union, China etc,.
Question 3: Concepts studied today;
Cultural imperialism is a national concern, due to uneven flow of information between countries, leading to the decline of their own culture, change, their own ideas, values, and image shift for the incoming, ideas, values instead.
Question 4: What was it supposed to achieve? - did it?
Yes it did, example of Cultural imperialism today what we achieve .Theorists of cultural imperialism deem McDonald's to be a disruptive institution that is corroding the integrity of celebrated east Asian cuisines and helping create a homogenous global culture.
Question 5: What happen to the culture?
The new Cultural imperialism will replace the old Cultural imperialism. That means it may change the traditional culture a lot.
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Tutorial Week4 : Describe the core cultural values of the culture you identify most strongly with.
Week 5
Q1.Core cultural values
The cultural factor is the basic motive of human's desire and behaviour, as Alvesson (2002, p.4) defined that the culture is the core element of managing and "understanding of behaviour, social events, institutions, and processes". Moreover, the family and the other important institutions can have significant impact for the children's basic values, perceptions, wants while they grow up in a society.
Q2.The iceberg of culture
Culture can compare to an iceberg. As an iceberg have a visible section above the waterline and a larger, invisible section below the waterline.
Q3.Why is culture like an iceberg?
It is because the iceberg culture has some aspects that you can find. That you can imagine. Such as an iceberg, the part of culture is visible. It is only a small part of a much bigger whole.
Week 6
Q.1 who was Confucius?
(Between Previous 551 years - 479 years ago), son of Hung's surname, name Hill, the word ZENY Lu (and my family Qufu, Shandong), China Spring and the late thinker and educator expense. Canal system from the Han Dynasty from the mainstream Chinese culture generous generous founder of the Confucian doctrine of Confucius and Confucianism of ancient China with North Korea and other neighboring countries have far-reaching impact on money, after the drainage for all ages Thie-Tzuen
Q.2 what did this person contribute to 'culture'?
1) Treat others as if you treat yourself.
2) Learning is a road that has no short cut, and required certain effort.
3) Only under harsh conditions, we can distinguish who are the strong ones.
TASK: Identify the elements from Confucius that represented in the film 'Joy Luck Club' and 'Mao's Last Dance
Tutorial Week 7: Verbal and Non-verbal Intercultural Communication
'Communication is any behaviour - verbal or non-verbal - that is perceived by another. In non-verbal Communications, actions speak louder than words. 'Nonverbal communication consists of that part of a message that is not encoded in words.
Week 8
Q1.The white Australia Policy
In the past, many people came to Australia and work in here. It is because China was a poor country; lots of people cannot find a job. Now, they have been here for long years ago and they have married to the local people. For long time ago, they have been developed a Chinese area which is just for Chinese. According to above, as a source of the White Australia policy. In 100 years ago, Australian always use a lot of reasons to block people to immigrant to Australia, some politicians are out all sorts of social and economic reasons, for example, white non-European difficult to live with white people, not used to the Australian political system and so on. after that, it only brings one of the main message: "We do not welcome people of white."
Q2.What characterised it (How was it supposed to work?)
Week 9
Question 1: What is it and how does it influence daily life
Emphasizing many times in public that what looking for is autonomy for people, not war with any country, nor fight against any government.
Question 2: Who is the Dalai Lama?
The 14th Dalai Lama is the head of the Tibetan government in Dharamshala, India. The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader revered among Tibetans. He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.He is known for being the religious leader for many people around the globe and also looking for more autonomy in Tibet, which is now under regime of People Republic of China. I think his work is important since he preaches about peace and human right against People Republic of China. Even though, there are people who disagree in his ideas about Tibet. However, he emphasizes many times in public that what he is looking for is only autonomy for his people, not war, nor fight against any government. Everyone can have his own idea in political or religious point of view. Therefore, his role can be controversial in these ways
Question 3: Explain the issues surrounding the territory of Tibet?
Tibet is an ethnic and political entity independent from the dynasties of China until the 17th Century, when the Qing Dynasty of China acquired the territory by force. Then, The Communist government consolidate its rule in Mainland China in the 1950s, sought to put Tibet under its control. The Chinese "liberated" Tibet in 1959.
Question 4: How is the Dalai Lama "discover"?
The first Dalai Lama was found in the sixteenth century. The first leader of the 'yellow sect' of Tibetan Buddhism named Sonan Gyats, he was given the special name of the Third Dalai Lama. Other two predecessors were found as the first. It was the fifth Dalai Lama who became the state ruler as well as religious leader of Tibet. 'Dalai Lama' means Ocean of Wisdom. The most famous tulku is the Dalai Lama..
Question 5: China has nominated a new Dalai Lama-what are the 'issues' with this?
Question 6: Describe (from 9 elements) the culture of the Tibetan region.
-What were the consequence?
Dalai Lama is the leader of the Tibetan government. He emphasizes many times in public that what looking for is autonomy for people, not war with any country, nor fight against any government. He also known for being the religious leader for many people around the globe and also looking for more autonomy in Tibet. However, China government does not want he to be a leader of the Tibetan government and does not want he leads Tibetan being a independence government. According to that case, he may be a dangerous. Now, he already became a fugitive from Tibetan.
