Ch. 2a SG (p. 40-49) “Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.” - Mary Ellen Kelly 1. What nation is the most multicultural in the world? Why is that? 2. What is culture? How does it differ from human nature? 3. Describe specific cultural patterns or practices in the U.S. that might shock people living in other parts of the world? Explain why? 4. Do you agree with the statement “no way of life
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Arredondo (1999) addresses the Multicultural Counseling Competencies in reference to both educating and providing a framework for counseling students. Before the documents were written‚ the authors argue that those who regarded themselves as multicultural counselors had no standards by which to judge their cultural competence (Arredondo 1999). Thus‚ the Multicultural Counseling Competencies create an outline of the skills that are necessary to be a culturally competent counselor. These include:
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In Black Like Who?‚ Rinaldo Walcott addresses the erasure of the Black body in national historical narratives to the extent that “many people continue to believe that any black presence in Canada is a recent and urban one spawned by black Caribbean‚ and now continental African‚ migration (43).” As a matter of fact‚ as exemplified by Myriam Chancy‚ Canada is widely considered as a harbor‚ as a place of tolerance and diversity for people seeking refuge “differentiating it from the United States and
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I would define Canadian culture as multicultural. Canada is a nation of various cultures blended together to form something unique and couldn’t be measured. I feel that every time different countries come to Canada it’s like we adopt the differences and intergrade them into our society and then it becoming normal to us. For example if you go to school and hear unusual music or see different clothes that person wouldn’t be ostracized because were most likely already familiar
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Why did views change? * Confidence or ? * Why is change good/bad? * If were going to have new things how does it affect life and how we do things everyday? * Are we doing things in a Canadian way? * Any of the singers from the 50’s‚ if we sing is that Canadian music? Or are we imitating American music * If the lyrics are Canadian does it make it Canadian? * Does it work in terms of practical results * If you do things Canadian and get big are you
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Some have argued that over the past nearly 150 years‚ Canada has matured and evolved into a "nation" in the sense that it has become "a community of the imagination." That definition sees a nation as a place where the people within its borders display a sense of common identity‚ and agree on certain values. I agree to this argument as applied to Canada’s evolution since 1867. Canada’s identity and values started out very weak after Confederation in 1867. We begin to fully develop a stronger Canadian
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Australia is a modern multifaceted society‚ with many distinct demographics each with their own interests. In such a diverse society‚ it is impossible to expect complete harmony amongst every demographic‚ but ideally co-existence of all groups in a détente can be achieved through mutual recognition and communication. However‚ increasingly common social conflict‚ volatile relations and polarisation of demographics in Australian society is demonstrating a widening of divisions between communities‚
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Canadians should feel fortunate to call themselves Canadians‚ as they have fundamental freedoms‚ natural beauty‚ and a providing government. Bob Rae could not have said it better “We have it all. We have great diversity of people‚ we have a wonderful land‚ and we have great possibilities. So all those things combined there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Born in a 3rd world country with poor social and health infrastructure‚ as an immigrant it is easy to appreciate the facilities which this great
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Pluralism is "A condition of society in which numerous distinct ethnic‚ religious‚ or cultural groups coexist within one nation"(sociologydictionary.org); it’s basically saying that all of the different religions‚ cultures‚ and ethnicities are equally true and valid. Tolerance is being able to say that another persons beliefs‚ culture‚ and ethnicity are wrong‚ and that they have a right to be wrong. Pluralism suggests that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to ethnicity‚ religion and culture;
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The Effects of Traveling By Hanan The Effects of Traveling What impacts have globalization on the world? It has opened many different resources to people to know what has happened in many different spots on Earth. It also lets them know more about others around the world. Consequently‚ people are changed by being interested in learning more about others. Traveling abroad and experiencing different countries and cultures are one of the globalization effects that have influenced people. Reasons
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