Smith S (2006) Cross-cultural information leaflets. Nursing Standard 21‚ 4‚39-41. Date of acceptance: May 25 2006. Effective Communication includes use of the written word (Department of Health 2003). The article I am reviewing reflects on the experiences of a multilingual team of health practitioners in developing information leaflets on good weaning practice. Although my aim is to improve communication with South East Asians on a hospital ward I felt this was relevant due to the diverse languages
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amendment process a. Two stages: (Both stages are necessary) i. Proposal 1. Two thirds of congress votes needed ii. Ratification 2. Three fourths of state legislatures votes needed b. Interpretation by the courts iii. Marbury v. Madison 3. Supreme court declared that the courts have the power to nullify government acts when they conflict with the
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Edward T. Hall is an anthropologist and one of the founders of intercultural communication study. His works have played a key role in describing how people’s view of the world and behavior are largely determined by a complex grid of unconscious cultural patterns. In The Silent Language (1959) Hall outlined a broad theory of culture and described how its rules control people’s lives. In The Hidden Dimension (1966) he introduced proxemics‚ the study of our culturally determined perception and use
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suggested cultural competence is as an ethical obligation and cross -cultural skills should be placed on a level of parity with other specialized skills (2009). Within each culture exists an incredible diversity of groups and subgroups (2011). Achieving a base of knowledge for each group creates a challenge. Social workers are affected by the way they grow up and their own culture. They will form stereotypes and biases. A post-modern perspective turns our attention to our own cultural baggage. We
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Cultural Differences Angela Holmes Psych/535 March 21‚ 2011 Dr. Gaston Weisz Cultural Differences Different factions of sociologists depict men differently. Functionalists suggest that a division of labor originally arose between man and women because of the woman ’s role in reproduction. By virtue of their larger size and greater muscular strength‚ men were assigned hunting and defense tasks. Conflict theorists reject functionalist arguments as simply offering a rationale for male dominance
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Cultural Differences America is a melting pot filled with many different cultures and ways of life. In this paper‚ three of the many will be discussed and explained. First‚ will be the Asian American culture‚ next the Latino culture and finally the African American culture. Exposure to these cultures will be imminent in the medical field and the information provided will help one who is looking to work with people from these cultures on a daily basis. Knowing information on a patient’s culture helps
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Week 5 Felecia (Lisa) Alexander ETH/316 June 29‚ 2015 Joel Nkemakolam Cross-Cultural Perspectives Week 5 The purpose of this essay is to identify a global organization with a multinational presence‚ identify and research a cultural issue that affects this organization ’s interactions outside the United States‚ define the issue and provide an overview of how it became an issue in the organization‚ and analyze the ethical and social responsibility issues McDonald’s organization
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: France BUSI 604: International Business Liberty University March 5‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will focus on the many elements and dimensions of France and the affect it has on the business that takes place locally and internationally. There will be constant comparisons and contrasts between France and the United States of America taking place throughout this entire research article. I will focus on how the elements and dimensions of the culture separately
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first took place was in Bodh Gaya‚ North India‚ in which Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha) found and attained enlightenment at the Bodhi Tree. Afterwards‚ Buddha started to teach the first‚ second and third Wheels of Dharma. In this course‚ Buddha was inspired by love and compassion to find lasting peace and nirvana. In present day‚ there are now a few distinctive numbers of followers‚ the number of followers are from 488 to 535 million in regions like Asia‚ India and other countries like Tibet.
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Cross-Cultural Observation: Macy’s Department Store In order to observe the interactions between individuals from different cultural background‚ my partner: Gina Nguyen and I went to the Macy’s department store‚ located downtown Boston. We selected this store because of the size and their reputation of having a diverse workforce. Gina and I started our observation at 3:30pm on Wednesday‚ October 24‚ 2012 and finished it at 4:20pm. We were observing the interactions between the coworkers‚ as
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