Archivo de categoría: Sin categoría

As we have seen throughtout this blog, culture is not an exact formula, but rather a wide range of behavior and customs. Therefore, is not a surprise that inside cultures there are smaller groups that have their own identity, values and practices, often related to youth, gender, sexuality, social class, nationality or religion (Venter &Sigue leyendo «South African Subcultures»

The Lewis Model was developed in the 1990s by Richard D. Lewis after visiting 135 countries and working in more than 20 of them. He came to the conclusion that humans can be divided into 3 clear categories, based not on nationality or religion but on behavior. He named his typologies Linear-active, Multi-active and Reactive. Lewis considered that otherSigue leyendo «Colombia and South Africa according to the Lewis Model»

Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory is a framework of cross-cultural communication developed by Professor Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov and their research teams. The professor defines cultured as “the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others”. Therefore culture could be interpreted as a collective identitySigue leyendo «Another way to know cultures: Hofstede’s Dimensions»

The first stop in the journey through South Africa is related to the gender roles that exist in this country. I will also compare these gender roles to the ones that can be found in colombian culture. Gender roles are usually based on several factors such as how the culture has traditionally enacted gender rolesSigue leyendo «Gender roles in South Africa»

Welcome to my blog! My name is Carolina Niño, I’m colombian and I’m 21 years old. I’m studying Social Communication and Journalism in the Universidad del Norte. I find passion in reporting exciting events and being part of new experiences. I’d love to go to South Africa one day and live first-hand all the thingsSigue leyendo «Greetings!»