Research paper in focus Does access to care still affect health care utilization by immigrants? Testing of an empirical explanatory model of health care utilization by Korean American immigrants with high blood pressure (Song‚ et al.‚ 2010) Research question The research was aimed to study the extrapolative capability of the health care utilization model by exploring the interaction of predisposing‚ enabling‚ and need factors and their effects on health care utilization of Korean American immigrants
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Sex and Gender It is commonly known for the terms sex and gender to be often used interchangeably‚ however both defined differently. When a child is first born one of the most commonly question that is asked whether their boy or girl. Gender refers to masculine or feminine‚ while sex refers to male or female (Bland 2005). Therefore‚ gender comprises the expectations and behaviors a society considers appropriate for each sex to display. On the other hand sex includes biological characteristics that
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Organizational Diversity Processes I. Women and Minorities in Today’s Organizations * Glass ceiling – is a concept popularized in the 1980s to describe a barrier so subtle that is transparent‚ yet so strong that it prevents women and minorities from moving up in the management hierarchy (Morrison and Von Glinow) * The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that “color discrimination in employment seems to be on the rise”. Recent studies have found that black job applicants with
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Overcome the Culture Shock When people move from one culture to another‚ they usually feel lonely‚ vulnerable or lost‚ like a fish out of water. That is called “culture shock”‚ which was introduced for the first time in 1958 to describe the anxiety produced when a person comes to a completely new environment1. Nowadays‚ while immigration is becoming more popular due to the globalization‚ more people suffer from culture shock which results from the difference between two cultures. To combat the
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Who Constitute the Hispanics? The term ‘Hispanic’ recognizes people whose cultural ancestry lies first in Spain and then in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America which comprises of Mexico‚ Central America and most of South America except Brazil‚ and several Caribbean nations. The term gained wide spread prominence only after the 1960s. (Jorge Iber‚ 2005:6). Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers began to arrive in America in the early 1500s. With the intermingling of different communities
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International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 14: 105-119‚ 1991. © 1991 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. C ross-cultural transitions and wellness: D ealing with culture shock MICHAEL KIM ZAPF Faculty of Social Work‚ The University of Calgary‚ Edmonton Division Abstract. Cross-cultural communication has emerged as a major concern for the helping professions in our multicultural society. Much has been written about recognizing the cultural biases inherent
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STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION I. What is strategy? * Defined from atleast 2 perspectives: 1. From the perspective of what an organization intends to do * The broad program for defining and achieving an organization’s objectives and implementing its missions 2. Pattern of the organization’s responses to the environment over time * Every organization has a relationship with its environment that can be examined and described * This view includes managers who are reactive—who respond
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increasingly obscure or blurred as new mutations of culture are constantly evolving. These new strands of culture develop by crossing the cultural boundaries; and travel through the routes of interconnected global economies‚ interracial parenting‚ and acculturation – the borrowing and adapting of traits from another culture. Additionally‚ external conditions of the surrounding environment‚ as well as gender‚ lifestyle choices‚ and the internal effects of time and/or physical decay‚ further contribute to a
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NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF WORKING WITH STAFF NURSES by Sharon Holly Jones A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing in Nursing MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Bozeman‚ Montana April 2010 ©COPYRIGHT by Sharon Holly Jones 2010 All Rights Reserved ii APPROVAL of a thesis submitted by Sharon Holly Jones This thesis has been read by each member of the thesis committee and has been found to be satisfactory regarding content
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GSM 511- Case Analysis | From Regional Star to Global Leader | | Yogita Inamdar | 6/18/2011 | | Case Analysis: From Regional Star to Global Leader Statement Yang Jianguo has been promoted from Country Manager China to Global Head of Product Development at Deronde International. The CEO of the company chose Country Manager Yang from China over other three high performers based on his technical expertise and his knowledge of Asian markets. Yang currently faces a challenge in transitioning
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