United States has always been the “melting pot” of various racial and ethnic groups. In spite of the sides of our history where each group experienced prejudice and discrimination on different levels past and present‚ our nation is still rich with cultural diversity. From this I have learned a lot over the last nine weeks about my culture‚ other cultures‚ and the possible future if all of us come together to become a more pluralistic society. I began to understand the classification of subordinate
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My cultural event is The Color Purple. Not only did I see the show but I was involved in the production. I was assigned to be a crew member‚ which allowed me to view the show from back stage. As an African American I felt as though this play was a great example of some of our cultural background. From the script to the scenery‚ this show dealt with many dynamics of African American’s (Black people) around the early 1900’s. The play also explores how life was in Africa during this time period.
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The use of tobacco for smoking has been practiced for centuries. The tobacco plant has been grown in America since the 17th century and tobacco has been used in various forms since. The form of smoking tobacco by rolling the leaves in fine paper was frequently done by hand for those who practiced it‚ which limited the habit of smoking. In 1865‚ a man named Washington Duke from North Carolina began to roll cigarettes and sell them to others for profit.
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employment status‚ tenure‚ function‚ educational background‚ lifestyle‚ religion‚ values and beliefs in addition to race‚ ethnicity and gender. In the recent CIPD report‚ Diversity: Stacking up the evidence (Anderson and Metcalf 2003)‚ three different types of workforce diversity were identified: Social category diversity relates to differences in demographic characteristics‚ such as age and race. Informational diversity refers to diversity of background such as knowledge‚ education‚ experience
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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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from prejudice‚ and by fostering a climate where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic. People are not alike. Everyone is different. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as background‚ culture‚ personality and workstyle in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race‚ disability‚ gender‚ religion and belief‚ sexual orientation and age. Harnessing these differences will create
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Cultural Competance In Health Care Health can only be defined in relation to a person’s own values‚ which will‚ of necessity‚ reflect the cultural background of that person. White Australian health professionals in general‚ and nurses in particular‚ need to understand the meaning of health within a traditional Aboriginal culture‚ in order to respond appropriately to the health needs of Aboriginal people. This essay will discuss the definition of Aboriginal health and identify how the principles
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Review of Cultural Intelligence Article Summary The article “Cultural Intelligence” written by P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski describes the importance of international managers´ knowledge about cross cultural aspects and how to deal with employees from different countries. However‚ cultural skills are not only important for international managers or bankers. There are even different cultures and subcultures within a specific company. The most branches‚ departments and regions have
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Cultural Lens People have many different thoughts and feelings on a variety of multicultures. Some of those multicultures might be poor people‚ persons with disabilities‚ rich people‚ homosexual women and persons in the United States who do not speak English‚ just to name a few. We all learn or gather how we feel about certain people differently and for certain reasons. This paper will tell you my thoughts and feelings on each multiculture and how each will or could affect
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Analyse Skills‚ Knowledge and Aptitudes Needed for Effective Management within the Cultural Sector Introduction The cultural sector is one of the most important industry in the world today. It has become a part of economy growth in many countries‚ having involvement from various creativity areas such as arts‚ advertising‚ media‚ design‚ and etc. Horkheimer and Adorno (2002) originally used the term cultural industries to refer to industrially produced commercial entertainment: broadcasting
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