For a long time now, the United States has been a place where different people, styles, and cultures have mixed and fused. This country is a melting pot, essentially. This “melting pot” has allowed ...

Cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation — the difference can be tricky. So, let's talk about it. Sometimes the line can be blurry when regarding both terms, and most people find themselves in ...

Cultural differences are everywhere. Understanding these differences is now a basic life skill for all of us, not just for missionaries or world travelers. This book offers a brief, critical overview ...

A special meaning for “culture” was invented by social scientists in the 19th century. They gave several definitions, but it is close enough to understand culture as the way of life of a people, ...

It is imperative for organizations to support diversity and acknowledge individuals’ differences in order to foster better morale, promote creativity and innovations, improve decision making, and ...

Religious life often leads us to encounters with diverse cultures and faith traditions. These experiences can profoundly challenge our long-held beliefs and sometimes become bridges across cultural ...

Among the 1,232 courses currently offered for Fall 2020, 41 will count towards the new “Culture and Difference” (CD) distribution requirement announced last spring. The new requirement, which will go ...

Written by Urvi Mange, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala. Dementia is a blanket term used to define a syndrome whose underlying cause is a disease in the ...