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A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles. Subcultures develop their own norms and values regarding cultural, political and sexual matters, and are also part of society while keeping these specific characteristics intact. Thousands of subcultures exist within theSigue leyendo «Chapter #5: United States Subcultures»

Colombia: Although the country has made significant progress in terms of gender equality and women’s rights, these have been insufficient and too slow. As a clear example of this, women still have 20 percentage points less than men in labor participation, 5 more unemployment points, dedicate twice as much time to the care economy, andSigue leyendo «Chapter 2: Gender Roles»

Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross cultural communication, developed by Geert Hofstede. It shows the effects of a society’s culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis. The original theory proposed four dimensions along which cultural values could beSigue leyendo «Chapter 4: The Hofstede Model»

Colombians have always excelled abroad. It doesn’t really matter where we go, or even if we don’t want to demonstrate it, because according to foreigners we always have that “seasoning” that gives us away. And if we think about it a little, it’s not very difficult to find out why. After all, not in vainSigue leyendo «Chapter 3: The Lewis Model»

My name is María Belén Chicangana Salas, but I’m better known as Mabe. I was born in the beautiful and magical city of Cartagena 18 years ago, but I have lived in Barranquilla since I was 11, so I love both cities and I consider them indistinctly as my home. I am currently studying SocialSigue leyendo «¡Welcome!»

According to the definition contained in the RAE, a stereotype consists of an image or idea that is accepted by most people as representative of a certain group, often in a preconceived way and without theoretical foundations. In the case of US citizens, some of the stereotypes that most characterize them are: Xenophobic: Due toSigue leyendo «Chapter 1: American Stereotypes»