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practice‚ ultimately creating the parameters for social inequality. One residing misconception among many individuals is the idea of varied gene structure between races. John Macionis (2010) in his book‚ Social Problems‚ observes there is more genetic variation between members of the same race than between races (III‚ 69). If human beings are more similar than once thought racial categories become obsolete even impractical. Likewise‚ ethnicity was once thought to be a permanent aspect similar to a physical
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Care 2. Often‚ I have heard the United States referred to as the “melting pot” due to its wide variation of ethnicity. In July of 2007 the United States Census Bureau estimated the Caucasian / non Hispanic population at 65.7%‚ Hispanic or Latino at 14.5%‚ Black / African American at 13.5%‚ Asian at 4.5%‚ American Indian / Alaskan Native at 1.5%‚ and Hawaiian / Pacific Islander at 0.3% (Hood‚ 2010‚ p. 274)
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standpoint to a proactive one‚ which endorses national health and prevention of disease (Edelmam & Mandle‚ 2010). However delivery of health care objectives is not enough. Health providers must recognize and incorporate cultural group patterns‚ and variations within that culture to provide optimal care that promotes wellness (Lipson & Dibble‚ 2008). Summarization People have diverse beliefs about health‚ illness‚ disease‚ birth and death‚ which are directed by culture. Heritage assessment is an
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share similarities that relate to their struggle in society. People who target a racial group’s insecurities gain leverage and equity. Society wants us to believe that everyone is equal‚ but people have the perception‚ whether they are Caucasian‚ Hispanic‚ Latino‚ American Indian‚ Black‚ or Pacific Islander‚ that their race is superior to the others. People target racial groups through fear of them becoming a dominant power‚ and it creates tension to who can be on
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the community of Staten Island‚ a.k.a. Richmond county is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The intention of this survey was to obtain a full assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community‚ recent nursing literature addresses the concept of community by “identifying four defining attributes: people‚ place‚ interaction‚ and common characteristics‚ interests‚ or goals. Combining ideas and concepts‚ in
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Designing And Conducting Ethnographic Research Margaret D. Lecompte DOWNLOAD HERE The Ethnographer’s Toolkit series begins with this primer‚ which introduces novice and expert practitioners alike to the process of ethnographic research‚ including answers to questions like: who should and can do ethnography‚ when it is used most fruitfully‚ and how research projects are carried out from conceptualization to the uses of research results. Written in practical‚ straightforward language‚ this new edition
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preservation‚ cultural accommodation‚ cultural repatterning‚ and cultural brokering. What is a possible barrier to applying the strategy/example chosen? Use an example that is different than the postings of other students. As an OB nurse‚ I care for many Hispanic women having babies. One of the culturally challenging barriers I have come across is that the women believe they should wait until their milk comes in before they start breast feeding. In the meanwhile they wish to feed their newborns formula from
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cancer is actually the second leading cause of death in African American women. The survival rates remain lower in African American women then in Caucasian women‚ because the tumors in African American females tend to be much more aggressive. Asian‚ Hispanic‚ and Native American women have a lower risk of developing and dying from breast cancer then African American and white women. There are many possible reasons for this like; the presence of risk factors‚ health behaviors‚ and genetic and biologic
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"An institution or reform movement that is not selfish‚ must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering‚ or diminishing the sum of happiness." This quote by suffragist and philanthropist Clara Barton so eloquently describes the issues within the United States prison system and its desperate need to for reformation. Chapter four of The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander brought forth the gaspingly oppressive sector of prison (via the judicial branch). Alexander
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