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    Cultures can be understood through different layers, including the national, regional, gender, generational, and social class levels. Additionally, individuals experience layers of culture within organizations. Geert Hofstede developed the cultural onion model to further illustrate the layers of culture, with core values at the center surrounded by three additional layers - rituals, heroes, and symbols - that provide context but can evolve more quickly over time.

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    Cultures can be understood through different layers, including the national, regional, gender, generational, and social class levels. Additionally, individuals experience layers of culture within organizations. Geert Hofstede developed the cultural onion model to further illustrate the layers of culture, with core values at the center surrounded by three additional layers - rituals, heroes, and symbols - that provide context but can evolve more quickly over time.

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    Cultures can be understood through different layers, including the national, regional, gender, generational, and social class levels. Additionally, individuals experience layers of culture within organizations. Geert Hofstede developed the cultural onion model to further illustrate the layers of culture, with core values at the center surrounded by three additional layers - rituals, heroes, and symbols - that provide context but can evolve more quickly over time.

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    LAYERS OF CULTURE

    People even within the same culture carry several layers of mental programming within
    themselves. Different layers of culture exist at the following levels:

    The national level: Associated with the nation as a whole.


    The regional level: Associated with ethnic, linguistic, or religious differences that
    exist within a nation.
    The gender level: Associated with gender differences (female vs. male)
    The generation level: Associated with the differences between grandparents and
    parents, parents and children.
    The social class level: Associated with educational opportunities and differences
    in occupation.
    The corporate level: Associated with the particular culture of an organization.
    Applicable to those who are employed.

    Gerard (Geert) Hendrik Hofstede (born 3 October 1928) created


    the model of the Cultural Onion

    It is made of 3 layers around a core. The core stands for the values of a
    certain culture, which is not moving a lot. It mostly remains the same.
    Therefore it is still interesting to learn about from history. Even if something
    seems to be outdated, it still can subconsciously play a role in a modern society.

    The first layer around the core is described as rituals. A ritual can be the
    way of personal hygiene (most Asians shower in the evening, Europeans in the
    morning). German people like to shake hands often, Malay tenderly touch the
    fingertips and then point it to the heart. Those rituals are changing slowly.

    The second layer around the core are the heroes. A hero can be a fictive
    person, but has influence on the culture. A nice example is Dracula (written by
    Bram Stoker, published 1897). Since this book was published, many people in
    Western world developed a fear about Vampires, even if it never existed in their
    culture before. It also can be national heroes, photo-models or scientists all
    people, who play a role-model in that society.

    The third layer is about the symbols. Nowadays most symbols appear as
    brands like BMW, Apple or Louis Vuitton. Those symbols usually move according
    to the momentary fashion.

    All three layers can be trained and learned through practices except for
    the core: the inner cultural values (Good vs. Bad, dirty vs. clean, ugly vs.
    beautiful, unnatural vs. natural, abnormal vs. normal, paradoxical vs. logical, irrational
    vs. rational).

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