Cultural Differences Between China And Canada

This source shows that Laozi had his own way of going about life. Religion was very serious in the ancient civilizations. It shows that this civilization is no different at all. Laozi was trying to change the world in all aspects of life. It deals with a good chunk of the social part of life but it also deals with the political and cultural parts of the Chinese society.

“Let us be French, let us be english, but most importantly let us be Canadian.” This is a quote by John A. Macdonald from about 150 years ago and he was the first Prime Minister of Canada and had a political career which spanned for almost half a century. He also set a legacy that keeps our country together and united. One of the major events that happened that I will discuss is responsible government because it was a big part of history, was important to the people and it was an executive or Cabinet that would be dependent on the support of an elected assembly. But even before responsible government was created there was a lot of conflict between the British and the French which led to a few important events. These important events had an

It is good because the Immigrants learn languages which helps them learn more about the Canadian society. It will make life a whole lot easier for them in Canada. It is bad because if the people go through a full assimilation they might lose their native culture and religion and they will completely sink in new culture which is the English/European culture in this case. Therefore, I think the Immigrants should assimilate but only till a point when it is still benefiting them they should not reach a point where they just completely sink in the new culture and forget about their native

The policy objectives for multiculturalism program focus on building an integrated, socially cohesive society and making institutions more responsive to the needs of Canada’s diverse population. Finally, inclusive citizenship is emerging as 21th century goal not only for multiculturalism policy but also for Canadian social policy as a whole (Richmond, 2005). The positive impact of multiculturalism policy Multiculturalism policy supporters counted that it stimulates integration through mitigating obstacles to participation in Canadian life . when compared to many other countries that do not possess an official Multiculturalism policy , it is evident that Multiculturalism policy has placed an indispensable role in the successful integration of ethnic and religious minorities and immigrants in Canada ( kymlicka,2008; kymlicka,2010) . From the example of success provided by kymlicka, ( 1998;2010) that are worth ******** : The high level of acceptance and reciprocal idealifieaion between native Canadians and immigrants .

Racism was no longer in vogue.” After becoming part of these organizations, racism was not exposed anymore and Canadians started to exhibit more equality and respect for each other. Finally, after realizing the mistakes made and taking actions, Canadians started to participate more in their country but also worldwide. They commenced to take part in their own democracy and began to change their relationships with other people. Prior to WWII, Canada became weaker as a nation but when they started to change their views on minority groups and Canadians from different cultures, Canada became stronger as a nation. Before, a majority of Canadians only cared about their own problems and turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, after shifting their attitude Canada helped out by sending troops to Europe in WWII.

The Chinese religion have 394 million adherents, and 150,000 are in North America. Although they are unsure about what their religion is because, it is a connection of “separate elements: traditional religion, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism (Taoism)” (Corduan, 2012, p. 388). These elements are significant to the Chinese Popular Religion. This essay aims to summarize the key features of Chinese Popular Religion, describe key religious practices for an adherent of Chinese Popular Religion, describe the role of traditional Chinese religion in contemporary Chinese society, describe how the growth of Christianity and other religions have impacted contemporary Chinese society, and offer an example of how you think Christians might enhance their interactions within Chinese society. Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism are the key features of the Chinese Popular Religion, and the base of the Chinese Popular Religion.

It’s put on jewelry, sweatshirts, socks even. Books have been written about it, people have focused entire careers on it even, but what really is the theory of the Yin and the Yang? Numerous misconceptions have been made about the philosophy, ranging from the meaning of the words all the way to the what the entire philosophy is based on (Derek). The true Yin and Yang philosophy is over 5000 years old (Dunas), and it comes from the ancient Chinese people who “were greatly interested in the relationship and patterns that occurred in nature” (Integrated Chinese Medical Holdings Ltd). While Eurocentric ideologies have morphed their faith into a vision of a world filled with only good and evil, the Chinese expanded their vision to see the world not just as a whole, but as a combination of “two relative aspects of the same phenomena.” (Integrated Chinese Medical Holdings Ltd).

This had a unifying effect on the Chinese culture for thousands of years and is considered an important achievement under the Qin dynasty. Also a style of calligraphy was created which is still used in cards, posters and advertising. Other reforms during Qin rule include standardization of currency, weights and measures.” Some people hold the belief that Qin was a bad leader because they believe he is to bossy. For example, they say “ Qin always had to take control and have everything go his way. Qin killed 460 Confucian scholars, that makes it clear he is a bad leader.” However, this does outline the criteria that defines a bad leader because he was very bossy and did take control of everything.

This could be due to Britain being considered the world’s powerful nation at the time (Evans). Political and religious influences on English society play a negative role in ending such prejudice. This resulted in those prejudices being displayed in the Americas and is partially why it is still a problem today. Despite society making drastic changes over time since the Victorian Era, The Time Machine continues to represent the topic of racism and how it may never change. The Time Machine depicted two races of humankind in The Time Traveler’s journey to the year 802, 701 A.D. that have unintentionally endured problems of racism.

IMPACT OF BRITISH WESTERNISATION ON INDIA Srikanth P Y(13BBT0058) Manideep Reddy(13BCE0 ABSTRACT: According to M.N.SRINIVAS westernisation in Indian terms refers to the effect of British culture in the Indian society. The westernisation effected many factors of Indian society including lifestyle, dressing, communication, religions, education, dressing , food and various habits. It is quite evident fact that India as a country has changed a lot after the colonisation era, some were beneficial changes like transportation which included trains, bringing an international language to the country. but in most of the cases the effects had a devastating effect on the countries economy, the country considered a golden bird before has turned out to an under developed nation at the end of colonisation. This paper of our aims at bringing in on how the colonisation has effected Indian society, by studying a few important factors effected.