Culture of Poland

In sociology, it is said that people are brought up the way they are, due to their relationship with family, friends, and environment. Sociologist call this socialization, the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies to learn to behave in a way that is acceptable to society. Through this process, analyzation of concepts begin. In this summative response, I will be focusing on six concepts; looking-glass self, role models, primary groups, significant others, reference groups, and…

Migrant families all have different experiences, but they have something in common. The families are stretched across lands, and suffer social injustice, prejudice, and separation from their loved ones. In the book, “Intimate migrations”, Boehm shows us the reasons people migrate, how their gender role changes during this period, and the barriers they face against immigration laws. Migrant workers do not wake up and decide to simply move. Issues with the economy, the low wages, a better life…

Since European settlers came to Canada, relationship between them and the indigenous community has been extremely tense. The Canadian government tried on many occasion to eliminate aboriginal people. Some of these attempts include the Indian Residential School System, which were active between the years of 1880 and 1996. Furthermore, the Indian Act passed in 1876 gave the government control over most aspects of aboriginal life. The Act outlined who was part of the indigenous community and who…

Complex Cultural Identity and the Transmission of Culture The relationship between culture and individual identity is in a continuous cycle where culture helps in shaping the identity of the individual, then the individual helps back by transmitting culture to different generations, so the cycle goes on again. In this paper, I explore this continuous relationship between culture and the individual identity in Honor, Dolly City, and My Grandmother. I argue that a complex cultural identity exists…

Comparison From the introduction above of the two New Year’s Celebration, we see that there are various similarities between the two. The major aspect of the both that is the significance of food. They both place a special emphasis on food or a feast. Families from both hemispheres will go all out trying to cook the perfect meal for that day. It is imperative to point out here, however, that the day of the feast is different. While in Grenada the feast takes place on New Year’s Day, in China is…

Compare and Contrast between Chinese and Japanese in the colour word "green" Introduction This essay will be discussed in these aspects: (1) differences and similarities between Chinese and Japanese in colour word "green (青)" according to authoritative dictionaries; (2) factors lead to the differences. Additionally, the colour word “green” in this essay refers to “Qing” in Chinese and “Ao/ Sei (あお/ せい)” in Japanese, both of which share the same…

of that, people from different culture might have different point of view when speaking of politeness. Throughout history, there have been studies and research on politeness, and one of the most significant and influential research on linguistic politeness would be Brown and Levinson's politeness theory. Even though Brown and Levinson's politeness theory of "face" has become a foundation of politeness study, some researcher who are from the tradition Eastern culture, have criticized Brown and…

Discoveries can be life changing, allowing one to view life in a new fresh way. In order to achieve this result, individuals need to gain new understandings of self, others and the world by challenging their preexisting knowledge and understanding. Both Jane Harrison’s play ‘Rainbow’s end’ and Sean Penn’s film ‘into the wild’, explores the life altering discoveries of self, others and the world through dealing with confronting and provocative challenges. This ultimately leads individuals to the…

A literary work exists because of society. Literature is a written work and relates to the society, they cannot be separated. Through literature, we could see how the author depicts the society and their social circumstances. Therefore, literary work is the reflection of the real life. It can describe the events in our life, and also contains the stratification which indicates that literature and society is closely related because literature expresses the situations and problems existing in…

2. In the play “Fences” there are many components that contribute to the play being about African Americans. One contribution to this is the improper grammatical terms used in the play. Like the use of the word “nigger” “You was in the neighborhood alright, nigger.” Another example is the use of the word “cause”.” Yes, ma'am, I got plums, you ask me how I sell them, Oh ten cents apiece, Three for a quarter, come and buy now ’cause I’m here today and tomorrow I'll be gone. ”Also the use of the…