Western Cultural Influence

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• How much influence does culture have on consumer behavior?

  For example, strong cultural values regarding family affect purchases and consumer buying process in countries like India which is not visible in western countries like USA.

• legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa and the Americas

  Resistance to Western influence can therefore be attributed to historical experiences during contacts. The experience between India and China and westerners has not been pleasant.

• Patterns of cultural syncretism and resistance

  If there had been more extensive and open trade between the west and the east would Buddhism and Confucianism had an earlier influence on the western world?

• Western/Chinese Cultural and Political Differences

  Below we'll discuss cultural and political differences that would influence Western-Chinese business negotiations.

• Expat Executives Working for Chinese Boss

  by the cultural behaviors of Chinese managers.

• China's Economy

  by the cultural behaviors of Chinese managers.

• Child Development

  In one study, the social and cultural influence on children' sleeping behaviors were examined. Tie, Yu, & Huang (2010) identified parenting practices that was related to sleep behaviors.

• Developmental Psychology

  Therefore, while East Asians may feel just as competent as cultures in western countries, cultural norms prevent them from expressing their attributes and/or abilities.

• How have Judaism and Christianity have shaped Western thought?

  To put the influence more simply than that would be difficult, at-best. Did you know, for example, that even the foundation of American democracy is still at-root deistic, which is only "deist" in the Western Judeo-Christian sense?