According to Roskin & Berry (2012), “China has lifted perhaps half a billion citizens out of poverty” (p. 279). That is hundreds of millions of people in a little over half a century – an extraordinary achievement, but one that is rarely mentioned in the US. Instead, pundits and politicians...

Social environment refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or something develops. It involves the culture that the people have learnt or live in together with the institutions with which they interact. In other words, it is the way of life that the people are...

Cultural orientations are very important in the social dynamics. Every nation in the world has its culture. Culture is defined by various aspects. One of the most common identities of culture is language. Cultural setups are very influential towards the acquisition of various language skills. Writing is one of the...

"One country, two systems" is a constitutional guideline proposed by Deng Xiaoping, who recommended that there would be just a single China, yet particular Chinese locales such as Hong Kong and Macau could hold their own financial and administrative frameworks, while the rest of China uses the communism system (Fong...

Although South East Asia was a haven for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians centuries ago, there was no real infighting amongst these religious groups. The area is actually known for religious syncretism, which simply means when new ideas are introduced, each group simply expands upon them, alters them or places...