Communication with the Amish Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 May 8‚ 2013 Cultural Sensitivity in Professional Communication With the Amish It is a well-known fact that disparities in healthcare exist among minority groups. The nursing profession‚ in an effort to deliver more appropriate and individualized patient care‚ is continually gathering data that can influence the patient’s experience. One very important arena is that of culture. Culture can be a determining
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Paris M. Dunn English 10 AP Prep 23 September 2013 The Precious and Prevailing Times of the Puritans and the Amish Many hands get things done. When everyone contributes they reach their goal faster and more efficiently. The Puritans came about during the 1600’s‚ and this astounding group of people was portrayed by the four tenets: industriousness‚ temperance‚ sobriety‚ and simplicity. Industriousness was the most important to the Puritans during their time; because they used both physical
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How does peter weir portrayal of the relationship between book and his world move us to a deeper understanding of power? The romantic‚ mystery filed movie witness was directed by peter weir in 1985. The movie is based around a young Amish boy Samuel who witnesses the brutal murder of a police officer and a police officer John Book who heads the murder investigation. In the film the responder is exposed to‚ two parallel plots that of forbidden love with Rachel and of course the murder plot. It
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Rumspringa‚ defined as “running around” is a time when the Amish youth at the age of 16 decide whether to remain in or leave their community and faith. During this time teens area allowed to enter and lead a life in the “English” world and participate in partying‚ drinking‚ illegal drugs and pre-marital sex. During rumpsringa teens are exposed to a myriad of things that they normally would not have been able to in their regular Amish life. This stage of their life highly affects the cultural identity
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Amish Pregnancy and Labor Courtney M. Birt University of Maine at Fort Kent In working with clients of other cultures‚ all health care professionals must be open and respectful to their patients’ values and beliefs. Culture can be defined as a set of learned values‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ and practices that are shared by a group and are passed from one generation to other. However‚ it is important to understand that not all members of a culture have the same behavior. A nurse must demonstrate cultural
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Sociological Association AMISH VICTIMIZATION AND OFFENDING: A RURAL SUBCULTURE ’S EXPERIENCES AND RESPONSES TO CRIME AND JUSTICE* BRYAN D. BYERS BALL STATE UNIVERSITY ABSTRACT This article addresses several areas as applied to the rural subculture of the Amish. First‚ the Old Order Amish will be introduced to the reader. Distinctions will be made between the Old Order Amish and other‚ cousin‚ groups. Second‚ discussion will center on the victimization of Old Order Amish. Several illustrations will
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is a film set in 1985 about a clash of modern American society‚ and an idyllic Amish community. Maeri Saeli describes it as “the two worlds meet‚ but never merge” This is shown in the interaction between ideas‚ characters and techniques that make an impact on the audience. The main ideas represented in this text are Violence versus non-violence/ pacifism versus direct action‚ relationships‚ and the clash of cultures. Through exploring these ideas characterisation becomes evident and many techniques
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Caring for the Amish in a Modern world Tanya Mitchell Mid-State Technical College Caring for the Amish in a Modern world The Amish believe in living in the simple world. They travel by horse drawn buggies and most don’t use electricity. Cell phones‚ Internet‚ and vacuum cleaners are not among the items found in an Amish home. The highest education they receive is the eighth grade and are not wanting to seek a higher level of learning. Over time the Amish have begun to take part in some of the things
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differences between your life and that experienced by a typical Amish adolescent?” Though living in the same time period during the twenty-first century‚ my life and the life of a typical Amish adolescent are vastly different. Old Order Amish distinguish themselves from other‚ less-conservative communities by their avoidance of most modern innovations and their traditional dress. These differences between my life and that of an Old Order Amish teenager can be explored in terms of family‚ roles and status
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What I Admire About the Amish Lifestyle Wiserly Almonte Professor Schlager When people go to visit an Amish community on Sunday and spend a couple of hours with them‚ they simply love it. But when it comes to the question‚ whether they could you live happily in a lifestyle like the Amish‚ almost everyone would say NO. Because our society is based on material and selfishness concepts‚ they couldn’t live without all the material stuff. But what they don’t know is how great and awesome
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