Edwin Hoffman en Arjan Verdooren - Diversity competence

1 Culture: everywhere and nowhere 1.1.1 Culture is everywhere – and nowhere 1.1.2 Culture and groups 1.1.3 Culture as repertoire 1.1.4 Cultures and history 1.1.5 Cultural heterogeneity 1.1.6 Transnational cultures 1.2.1 Culture as a model of and for reality 1.2.2 Culture and familiarity 1.2.3 Cultural mixing 1.2.4 Not every difference is cultural 1.3.2 Radical individuality 1.3.3 People as products and producers of culture 1.3.4 First-order and second-order desires 1.3.5 Culture and context

Introduction 1.1 What is culture?

1.2 The workings of culture

1.3 Cultures and individuals 1.3.1 Multicollectivity

1.4 Study assignments

Introduction ‘Culture’ has become a popular concept to mention both in academic discus sions and public debate. Where once culture was associated mainly with arts such as architecture, music and painting, it is now commonly related to peo ple’s everyday behaviour as well. It has even become quite common to use cul ture as an explanation for various phenomena, ranging from marketing and consumer habits to international relations (Nyteri & Breidenbach, 2009).

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