Culture

This is a picture of one of the churches used to worship the believes of Roman Catholics.

System of Values

What are the systems of value in the Italian culture?

• They follow most Catholic values.
• The family is the center of social structure and it provides a stabilizing influence for it's members.
• Appearances and clothes matter in Italy.
• They are extremely fashion conscious and judge people by their appearances.
• The way you dress can indicate your social status and your family's background.
• First impressions are lasting impressions.
• The family provides an emotional and financial support to it's members.

Religious Percentages

What are the religious percentages in Italy?

• 90% of Italy are Roman Catholics

Of the remaining 10%

• 97.3% are regular Catholic
• 1.7% are Muslim (Islam)
• 0.2% are Buddhists(Buddhism)
• 0.8% are other religions

Roman Catholics

What do Roman Catholics believe in?

• Basic Roman beliefs are very close to those of the Christian religion
• The central belief is that God entered the world through incarnation of his son
• Roman Catholics believe that forgiveness of God is given through rituals done in church
• Catholics also pray to God, Mary, or a Saint
• Catholics honor statues symbolic to an individual Saint

What do Roman Catholics celebrate?

• Catholics celebrate Christmas (Birth of Jesus)
• Roman also celebrate the New Testament ("The Good News")
• Catholics celebrate Easter (Death of Jesus)

Interactions with other countries

How do their belief systems affect their interaction with other countries?

• At some times it might be good if the country believes in God and Jesus.The interactions will go well.
• Then again if you are staying in Africa and they do not celebrate Christmas and you are trying to carry out your traditions that may not go over well and the interactions with them will be bad.
• So your belief systems can help or hurt you when interacting with other countries.