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Hey guys. What do you think south african people look like? I drew something to show you how I picture them. As you can see, the drawing has no color. But I really pictured the man as a black person, due to the fact they live in Africa. I’ve imagined his clothes very tribal-like, maybeSigue leyendo «Stereotypes»

So, researching and digging the internet I found something rather exciting: pop cultures in South Africa and tribes! ZULU: A TRIBE This is the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with over 10 million people. They refer to themselves as ‘the people of the heavens’. The speak IsiZulu, which is South Africa’s most widely spokenSigue leyendo «South African Subcultures!»

It is important to say that the south african culture doesn’t fit 100% in a category from the Lewis Model. As we can see on the image below, it is right in the middle between linear-active groups and multi-active groups. This means we have to analyze both categories. Linear-Actives are task-oriented, highly-organized planners, who complete actionSigue leyendo «Linear-active or multi-active?»

Hello there! Today we’ll explore South Africa in relation to Hofstede’s dimensions, in order to know what they’re like and if they have anything in common with colombian culture! HOFSTEDE’S DIMENSIONS According to Hofstede Insights the score of over half of the cultural dimensions regarding Colombia and South Africa is similar. We’ll check each dimensionSigue leyendo «COLOMBIA VS SOUTH AFRICA»

To know more about this amazing culture, I’ve created this tiny piece on South Africa’s perception of gender and how it can be compared to Colombia’s. Gender roles are usually based on several factors such as how the culture has traditionally enacted gender roles through formal (law, policies) and informal institutions (religion, individual and collectiveSigue leyendo «South Africa and Gender»