February 4‚ 2011 Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice To be culturally competent physical therapists need to understand their own world view and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge (cross‚ et al. 1989). Therapists must take into account eight characteristics that involve the dimensions of diversity: age‚ race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ mental and physical activity‚ religion and socioeconomic status. But before they
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Cultural Considerations Robert D. Perry AJS/502 May 27‚ 2013 Joseph Richard Gutheinz‚ J.‚ J.D. INTRODUCTION People belonging to different cultures have different perception towards the aspects of life and justice is also under these aspects that have significant impact of culture. Individuals belonging to particular cultures have their opinion about the justice that is greatly influenced by the type of culture they belong to as
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Yasmin Arianna John GLDP 525X-Globalization‚ Peace and Conflict Dr. R.Riggs Research Paper Cultural Globalization: An Adversary or Advocate for Women’s Rights in Developing Countries Introduction Globalization has created a huge impact on the lives of women in developing nations whether it was negative or positive. The word Globalization is defined as “ a complex economic‚ political‚ cultural‚ and geographic process in which mobility of capital‚ organization‚ ideas‚ discourse and peoples
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Cultural Misunderstandings Darcy Lingg PSYC3540 – Culture‚ Ethnicity & Diversity Capella University March 2014 My example of a cultural misunderstanding is between a doctor and a Chinese patient. Are you drinking plenty of fluids? < Patient thoughts: I wonder why he is asking me that‚ what it is with these people and water > I don’t like the water here. It’s too cold. I don’t know what’s wrong with people here that they drink that. Really??? And what happens when you drink the
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HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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Cross-Cultural Psychology Roberta Menlove Psy/450 January 29‚ 2013 Jacquie Nelson Cross-Cultural Psychology Culture exist everywhere‚ it performs a significant function throughout life. Culture expresses itself in every individual’s life. These expressions come in multiple forms such as behavior‚ appearance‚ and language. The importance of culture and its influence is demonstrated in the relationship between different cultures and cross-cultures‚ how individuals use critical thinking as well
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One problem with cultural conservation: To put it simply‚ and its not a problems that only conservatives very often confuse (or conflate ethics and aesthetics. When Gertrude Himmererfarf lambastes out (as she perceives it) ’amoral‚ ’sexually deviant’ and ’polymorpously perverse’ culture she is primarily responding to something that she finds culturally foreign and aesthetically threatening. I agree with her that values are oftentimes a good thing‚ but only when they are born of an ethical
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What are the differences between “cultural assimilation” stance and the “cultural pluralist” stance as defined by Ting-Toomey and Chung? Which stance do you subscribe in consideration of immigrant issues? Why? According to Ting - Toomey and Chung (2012)‚ the "cultural assimilation" stance is an attitude towards the adaptation process in which individuals demand that strangers conform to the host environment. While the "cultural pluralist" stance is one that encourages a diversity of values‚ emphasizing
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In today’s society Cultural Humility vs Cultural Competency is a major topic and cultural Humility is going beyond the idea of Cultural Competency. Cultural Humility is an understanding of cultural and being able to maintain a stance that respects the aspects of different cultures and the identity of a particular individual. “It requires a commitment to lifelong learning‚ continuous self-reflection on one’s own assumptions and practices‚ comfort with ‘not knowing’‚ and recognition of the power/privilege
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Cultural Metaphors Culture is a behavior that consists of several critical elements‚ such as language‚ religion‚ race and ethnicity‚ clothing and politics. Culture is what one does in his/her daily life. In order to understand others‚ we must first keep in mind that every culture carries its own set of values and assumptions. Culture is an evolving‚ ever changing civilization‚ which includes several different groups of people. For immigrants‚ America is a land of opportunity; for others it is just
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