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Related to the underdog is the belief in a "fair go", which is said to be a key part of Australian culture and Australian society. [223] One accepted definition of a "fair go" in this Australian sense is "a chance, an adequate opportunity. Often used to describe a fair and reasonable course of action". [224]
Multiculturalism in Australia is today reflected by the multicultural composition of its people, its immigration policies, its prohibition on discrimination, equality before the law of all persons, as well as various cultural policies which promote diversity, such as the formation of the Special Broadcasting Service.
Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross-cultural psychology, developed by Geert Hofstede.It shows the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis.
The term "Aussie battler" generally refers to working-class Australians; [5] specifically, those who feel they must work hard at a low paying job to earn enough money. [6] Such a term is actually well respected by Australian society at large, as they stoically face perceived financial hardships in spite of Australian workers being among some of ...
Aboriginal refers to Indigenous people from the mainland, the Torres Strait Islanders are a separate group with their own cultural traditions. "Abo", "Coon", "Gin" and "Boong" or "Boonga" are all considered offensive and unacceptable in formal conversation when describing Aboriginal Australians, and are similar to the use of the N-word in the ...
Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward , in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate , meaning friend , commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address .
Until the 1960s, the Australian national character was typically masculine. [3] [25] Only in more recent decades has attention been paid to the role and marginal status of women and minority groups. One of the earliest studies on the role of women in Australian culture was conducted by Miriam Dixson in her 1975 study, The Real Matilda. [3]
Cameron and Quinn developed the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) that distinguishes four culture types, based on the Competing Values Framework. [ 104 ] Competing values can be assessed along dimensions of flexibility/stability and internal/external focus – they reported these to be the most important in influencing ...