Colleagues, legislative staff, interest groups, administrative agencies, universities and think tanks, the media, and constituents are some of the more commonly recognized sources of information for state legislators. Results of a survey of 507 legislators in 12 U.S. states reveal that ethnic associations, grassroots organizations, the Internet, local branches of national or state organizations...

social stratification, formation of various classes and appearance of various layers in the society is a fact resulting from social conditions of public life and a wide variety of material, economic and subsistence factors as well as political situation, religious beliefs and public customs and thoughts; also ethnic divisions play an essential and undeniable role in this field. greed and coveto...

This study examines how Greek-Cypriot students aged 12 to 18, an understudied group of students, construct their ethnic identity in a complex setting such as Cyprus and what motivates the students in the selection of ethnic identity labels. The choice to focus on students aged 12-18 was made on the hypothesis that young children, who did not experience the 1974 war in Cyprus, may have a differe...

Communication between cultures is communication people from different cultures. This process also rarely as smooth and error-free. The cultural differences that make it difficult for us to interact communicate. purpose of this research to: (1) understand how the culture Bataknese Javanese at Galang Suka Village, Districts Galang, Regency Deli Serdang, (2) Determine source barrier in Serdang. st...

Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in the Modern World – Towards AnimationThe situation of cultural linguistic minorities 21st century demands reflection about their status way existing relation to dominant cultures. Even defining criteria belonging minority is problematic. The objective criteria, i.e. usage ethnic language, dressing, lifestyle are now insufficient. Nowadays, survive modern wor...

Intercultural communication is a set of all forms between representatives different cultures. The goal intercultural to establish interaction cultures, with language as link. effectiveness depends on an adequate understanding and interpretation symbols markers social space, well the use linguistic means convey their meaning. article deals role song in formation national-ethnic consciousness emp...