Essays about: "intercultural theory"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 59 essays containing the words intercultural theory.
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11. The Sultanate of Oman as a Venue for Inter-faith Dialogue and Intercultural Immersion : A Case-Study on Christian Semester Abroad Students living in a Muslim Context
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This paper is a case-study on a group of American students, who spent a four- month period in Oman on a semester abroad program hosted by Al Amana Cen- tre. This paper examines the changes that have occurred in the students concep- tual thinking, their attitudes towards Muslims, Arabs and Islam and their personal theology, and identifies causes of those changes. READ MORE
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12. Cross-cultural Project Management and Intercultural Communication Competencies in Non-profit Organizations
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : This dissertation aims to contribute to the knowledge on Cross-cultural Project Management. The concept of culture brings a huge complexity to this study, since there are no conventions about its definition and the concept continues to be on debate. READ MORE
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13. Power Relations in the Voluntary Work with Immigrants. A Qualitative Study of a Migrant Self-Organisation in Bologna, Italy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This qualitative study of a migrant self-organisation in Bologna, Italy analyses the power relations between immigrants and supporters within the field of voluntary work in the migration sector. Based on eight semi-structured interviews it explores the perception of power relations of the members of the intercultural association Spazio per tutti. READ MORE
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14. Does swapping the race and gender of Communicators affect perspectives on Leadership & Securitization? Donald Trump and how people feel about his words coming out of other peoples mouths.
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to delve further into the social experiment undertaken by associate professor of economics and political science at Insead, Maria Guadalupe, and associate Professor of Educational theater at New York University Joe Salvatore, in their breakthrough ethnodrama gender swapping study titled “Her Opponent”, and see if through a quantitative analysis it showed us similar results, when the dynamics of not only gender swapping, but also race swapping were applied. The present research examines the perception of Donald Trump through the interpretive guides and theoretical lenses of Symbolic Interaction Theory, Communication leadership, Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations, and Securitization theory, to see if what Donald Trump says and his ideologies would be perceived differently, if what he says was stated by individuals of a different gender and/or race. READ MORE
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15. The uses of news media in the context of acculturation A quantitative study among foreign-born in Sweden.
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : News media are an important function in a democracy by providing news and information to the citizens and at the same time considered to facilitate adaptation and integration into society. Recent Official Reports of the Swedish Government have stressed concerns regarding the development showing that part of the population with a foreign background in Sweden does not use traditional news media. READ MORE
