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Dominant Cultures and Subcultures Wayne Wright Email this Author 10/19/2016 11:23:02 AM While there are rules, regulations, and laws in place in organizations, as well as society at large, culture is what truly dominates. While something may be legal, it might not always be ethical. The cultural dynamics at play might tell us that even though it is unethical, since it is not illegal, it is okay. A great example of this, would be the violations in the financial sector that we have seen over the last 15 or so years. While Enron and WorldCom were not the first to do what they did, their legal violations did inspire legislation to tighten certain regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) (Baack, 2012). Issues like these …show more content…

In other words, what may be acceptable in a general sense might not be acceptable in certain areas, groups, or teams – and vice versa. An example of this on a societal level can be seen in the Jim Crow laws that dominated in some areas of this country for nearly a century. In the larger cultural context, slavery had been outlawed and African-Americans were granted all the rights and privileges of citizens of this country back in the late 1860s. However, in certain subcultures within the country, Jim Crow laws kept them segregated and treated as second-class citizens. Additionally, anyone that did not adhere to these laws in these subcultures were made to understand that failing to obey and observe these laws would bring about often detrimental …show more content…

Everyone from everywhere has something of value to contribute, and being open to diverse opinions can be the difference between success and failure in an organization. Building a successful organization, depends on intentionally seeking to welcome in and understand other cultures and developing lasting relationships across diverse cultural boundaries (Griffith & Harvey, 2001). As with most organizational endeavors, this has to start at the top. Those involved in leadership need to set the example for the employees to follow in the importance of developing a strong organizational culture that crosses cultural and international

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“Laws passed after the Civil War to limit opportunities for African Americans” are widely expressed as Jim Crow Laws (“Jim Crow Laws”). These laws suppressed African Americans for about 77 years, affecting their lives in the worst way possible. Under Jim Crow, African Americans were “separate from white people in society” (“Jim Crow Laws”). Jim Crow Laws had a huge impact on lives of African Americans.

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African Americans were forced to be segregated in schools that were often of inferior quality than those provided for whites, which denied their right to equal protection of the laws. To worsen the situation, the Jim Crow laws did not just affect schools, as they

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(McCutcheon -1) While all Americans coped with the overwhelming challenges that the economy and war presented, some Americans faced an additional hardship which included segregation. Legal segregation, also known as the Jim Crow Law, defined every aspect of life for those who lived under its restrictions. Racial segregation was a live well in the United States in the 1940’s. Segregation was a time when the courts enforced the separation of African Americans from other races.

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In 1877 and mid 1960s, Jim crow laws were in effects and represented as black policies and expectation. Jim Crow also referred to a way of life under JIm crow laws etiquette expectations, African American were viewed and treated as second class citizens and experienced common discrimination and racism. In the jim crow south, there was a common misconception that blacks were intellectually and culturally inferior to whites. Jim crow law and etiquette only reinforced these unfair beliefs in the legal system, where blacks were ordered to use separate restrooms, waters fountains and restaurants.

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Jim Crow law passed in the late 19th century, kept African Americans, former slaves and their descendants in subordinate positions. The Jim Crow law, in essence, wanted African Americans to know their place and stay in it. The law gave White people the ultimate authority over their well being and lives. The European Jews experienced the same injustices. The most tragic being the Holocaust.

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Colored people were always looked down from them like they were the bad kind of people. Laws were limited that the new freedom of colored people were restricting their movements and forcing them into a labor. The term “Jim crow” originally referred to a black character in an old song.” People

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The Jim Crow laws were developed to ensure that Whites retained dominance over blacks after slavery was abolished. The Black Codes were another set of laws that limited the rights of blacks by not allowing them to vote, hold office, serve on a jury, or guarantee an education. Another issue that ultimately is involved in segregation is how blacks were treated; The Ku Klux Klan as an example, lit homes of blacks on fire and lynched targets. Due to the South being divided and poor, this opened the window to

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He whites-only that a group would put another group down to increase their self-image. This kind of thinking was enforced by the Jim Crow laws. The separation of the two groups made it so people would see each other as lesser, allowing more Jim Crow laws to be put in place. During the Jim Crow era, many activist fought against these laws. Although the activists had a variety of jobs, many of the activists were teachers or scholars.

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This systemic segregation served as a reminder to African Americans that they were not fully accepted as members of society and were relegated to second-class

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During segregation, facilities for Blacks were significantly inferior to those for Whites, highlighting systemic racism. The continued existence of these disparities highlights the ongoing struggle for racial equality in the US. Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local laws that institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the United States, affecting almost every aspect of their daily lives and imposing strict social codes that reinforced white dominance and superiority. The legacy of these laws continues to impact the ongoing struggle for racial justice and equality in the United States. The Jim Crow system of racial segregation was prevalent in the United States from the late 1800s until the mid-1960s.

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Jim Crow laws were laws in the Southern United States that were state and local laws. These laws enforced racial segregation typically towards the blacks starting late in the 19th century. This was after the Reconstruction period, and were forced all the way until 1965. All public facilities were forced to be segregated in the states of the former Confederate States of America, which started back in 1896 with blacks having a “separate but equal” status. Segregation in public school was a thing all the way back to when it first established in most south after the Civil War.

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Culture is the shared characters of religion, language, symbols, values, norms, and routines of a specific group. With such a large concept like a culture, there’s bound to be more profound subgenres of cultures to better classify them. Subcultures are more compacted cultural groups within a vast culture. Subcultures can be formed from a person’s racial ethnicity or customs, and examples of subcultures can be Miami’s Cuban-American community to Greek Life on campus. Two of these many subcultures are high culture and low culture.

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Jim Crow laws basically focused on keeping the races

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Oscar Paris 10/21/2015 Monoculture vs. Plural Culture The United States is a melting pot of different cultural backgrounds, each with its own unique traditions and characteristics. From the arrival of European colonists, importation of Africans by the slave trade, to the mass waves of immigrants during the 20th century, never has a country experienced so much diversity. This has led to a fundamental question within American society today, the question being that of monoculture versus plural culture, homogeneity versus dissimilarity. Personally, I would say that the mixing of different cultures is a good

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The Importance of a Company’s Culture The culture of a company is one of the most important and sometimes overlooked factors in an organization. The culture can increase employee engagement and increase productivity which will allow a company to reach its goals, “From productivity and engagement in the organization’s day-to-day, to an employer brand that naturally fuels recruiting efforts, to creating a lasting brand that customers immediately recognize, there’s no escaping it – culture radiates outward into the marketplace” (Straz 2015). The culture can have a great impact on the employees. Employees thrive in a positive working environment and the ability to engage with their managers without fear of retaliation.

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