What is culture

What is Culture? Culture consists of material objects, patterns of thinking, feeling, language, beliefs, values, norms, and behaviors passed from one generation to the next Material Culture Nonmaterial Cultures

Moving to a foreign country, living with a foreign partner or coming back to your home country after a long period of time, can cause culture shocks. Where do they come from? And what are the strategies to overcome cultural differences? Read this insightful interview with intercultural expert, Wiebke Homborg.

Last week I asserted that diversity is difficult to define because of the multipliers. None of us is uni-dimensional. We each possess a number of different diversity dimensions, gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, etc. etc. I

Use an anchor chart to begin the conversation of what culture is and what it means to your students

Culture: Culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular group or society. Culture includes all of the things listed in this picture and how these things vary from place to place. Styles of clothes change because of the weather or because of the religion in certain areas. Celebrations change because of the different holidays people celebrate based on their religious or historic background. The food changes because of what kinds of food are plentiful in that area. (to be…

A company’s culture goes far beyond what we see on the outside. In this article, I’ll be examining what culture is, how it matters in achieving goals, and which aspects we can see on the “surface.” Here’s an example. You walk into Grocery Store A, where you see a colorful display of fruits and vegetables.

Help your students become global citizens with this lesson that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging, hands-on activity.

Culture Iceberg showing the visible and invisible aspects of culture. Foreign language classes can deepen cultural understanding by going "below the waterline." The image by James Penstone is licensed under a Creative Commons ...

Organizational culture is a key differentiator between the companies that sustain winning performance and those who barely meet average benchmarks.

Promote Nigerian kids' cultural diversity. Embrace respect & strategies to foster it. Act now for Respect for Cultural Diversity!