Florida is a melting pot of people from all over the world. Many who come are looking for a new beginning in life bringing with “them their cultural experiences from their native countries.” (Gollnick‚ & Chinn‚ 2009‚ p. 46) Florida’s multicultural population often mingles and gets along well‚ “but this rich diversity has sometimes divided people along cultural‚ economic‚ religious and regional lines.” (Chang‚ 1998‚ p. 72) Nowhere else have these differences‚ as well as the similarities‚ been more
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How might developing cultural competence improve mental health services? Word Count 1692 Submission Date – 27th November 2012 Culture plays an important part in the development of a persons’ identity‚ relationships and influences behaviour (The Open University‚ 2010‚ p.74). Spencer (2003) states that the UK has become more culturally diverse based on varying factors such as economic‚ social and cultural globilisation; as a result of globilisation processes‚ boundaries that traditionally
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Relations: Cultural Awareness Throughout the semester the subjects and content in Human Relations has ranged from the BaaFaa BaaFaa activity‚ the Star Power activity‚ the White Privilege article‚ teacher beliefs and expectation articles‚ Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes video‚ Cycle of Socialization‚ and the Iceberg article. These activities have all contributed to the theme of cultural awareness. Cultural Awareness ranges from knowing and understanding ones own culture to understanding another’s culture
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74-84 Cultural Awareness and Translation Teaching at Higher Vocational College: Problems and Solutions Xuelian He Quzhou College of Technology‚ Quzhou‚ Zhejiang‚ China Email: angelaxl@163.com Abstract—In this paper‚ an investigation has been done on culture knowledge acquisition and cultural awareness of English majors at Higher Vocational College by taking the students at Quzhou College of Technology as the subjects. The problem of lack of culture knowledge and cultural awareness has been
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college use only 1st marker 2nd marker Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Attitudes towards Cultural Differences Content Page 3 - Abstract Page 3 - Introduction Page 4 - What Culture is? Page 4 - What Attitude is and how it is manifested Page 5 - Implementing a management strategy towards cultural diversity within the International Hospitality Industry Page 6 - Opportunities Page 6 - Limitations Page 7 - Conclusion
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and environment affect management in an institution. A culture and its environment affect the operations of a business because that culture generates practices based on its environment. To clarify‚ how a business sets its policies is based on cultural exceptions‚ like politics‚ points of view‚ whatever is considered the “norm” for that environment. In many cultures‚ it is also safe to assume that women do not have the same pull as a man in charge. An example of how women are belittled can be
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Communication 303 Cultural Understanding There was a time when Islam was nothing more to Americans than a far away religion in an exotic land. Today most citizens in America do not have a clear understanding of what Islam religions is about. The “Muslims in America” episode of 30 Days is about a story of a Christian Caucasian male‚ named David Stacy‚ who agreed to live with a Muslim family that were born in America. Once the question was asked to a few American citizens that were being interviewed
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In nowadays modern‚ rushed world cultural diversity has grown widely. Globalization seems pervasive. There is a well seen difference between the value systems of rich and poor countries or people even. And so‚ value systems and the culture of a country are tightly connected. In order to be a good manager outside your ‘comfort zone’ - the country you are living in‚ with its culture‚ people‚ and all of it sides (that you are pretty acknowledged of)‚ you should be ready to go deeper in the new place’s
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IMPORTANCES OF CULTURAL AWARENESS Cultural awareness‚ is the understanding of how a person’s culture informs their believes‚ assumptions‚ values and behaviour. Cultural awareness has major importances not only to a country but also its children. To start with‚ cultural awareness helps preserve the culture of the country‚ in that‚ the values and believes of the people‚ will be passed down through generations by the parents or elders to their children‚ who will in-turn do the same to their children
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challenges I expect to face from working in this environment are the potential cultural divides that can exist between the patient and physician. Language barriers and societal disparities are among some examples that I expect to come across. The ability to be willing to view your patient as an individual‚ with their own customs and outlooks‚ forms a large role in building trust between the patient and provider. Though at times cultural differences can be detrimental in providing optimal care to the patient
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