Cultural competency enhances services provision; however‚ it is very unlikely to be able to offer a one size fits all approach given the ever-changing demographics and acculturation of groups. Drawbacks in cultural competency trainings is falling into over-generalization (Healey et.al.‚ 2017‚ p.22.) While studies and models move towards guidelines that enhances and entrenches cultural competency models through multifaceted platforms‚ there is a fine line in falling to the same tribulations we are
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An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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Culture differences and perspectives in societies Dennis Frost Everest University Online Abstract Culture is what people are born into and raised up around. There are many different cultures‚ culture diversity and so many different diets exist within these cultures. The three main sociological perspectives are Functionalism‚ Conflict and interactionism. Ethnocentrism is when a person has the mindset of finding their own culture or subculture superior to their own and take for granted the
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The Cultural Differences Analysis of Geely’s Acquisition of Volvo 1. Introduction Cross-border mergers have become the inevitable trend of economic globalization‚ which is strategic tool for the enterprises to obtain the core competitiveness. The mergers can not only enhance the internal competitiveness of the enterprises‚ but also promote the enterprises to develop international markets and some emerging areas. However‚ when multinational companies enter the international market‚ Cultural difference
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Arredondo (1999) addresses the Multicultural Counseling Competencies in reference to both educating and providing a framework for counseling students. Before the documents were written‚ the authors argue that those who regarded themselves as multicultural counselors had no standards by which to judge their cultural competence (Arredondo 1999). Thus‚ the Multicultural Counseling Competencies create an outline of the skills that are necessary to be a culturally competent counselor. These include:
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Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility in Nursing Practice Lisa Watson UMASS Boston Online Professional Issues in Nursing NU 360 Ms. Carol Moran November 08‚ 2012 Abstract You may not like how the Presidential election turned out‚ but the victory of the Democrats was won partly by focusing on going after the Hispanic vote. The Hispanic population who voted for President Obama put him over the top to win. Hispanics identified with Obama. Somehow‚ he made a connection with this
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of Thailand Thai government is more often referred to Thailand in English or in the original language “Mueang Thai”‚ is a Southeast Asia country located nearby Laos‚ Cambodia and Malaysia. Thai government was formerly known as Siam until May 11‚ 1949. The word “Thai” means “freedom” in Thai language. However‚ minority of Chinese ethnic in Thailand is still using Siam name. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy country and had never been colonized. The king
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW 2. DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD 3. CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 4. DEFENSE OR PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY 5. DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE 6. CASE STUDY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE 7.1. Coca cola company _an example in cultural diversity 7.2. Statement from the coca coal company 7. WORKPLACE ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS 8.3. Miscommunication 8.4. Cultural
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For my interview on cultural competency I chose to go to a childcare center in the area. I decided to go to a childcare center for this interview because I think that this may be something that I actually want to do for my career when I graduate from college. I interviewed the director at this childcare center and gained knowledge of what it would be like to be the director of a childcare center or even working as part of the staff at a center. At this childcare center‚ this director is responsible
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Report on the Cultural Adaptation on the PG Students in Middlesex University Executive Summary: When new students attend university in a new culture from their own culture‚ behaviors and expectations change. According to Zhou at el (2008)‚ traditionally researchers thought that culture shock was only about medical conditions. Historical theory has changed to contemporary theory of acculturation. This theory contains of cultural learning‚ stress and coping and social identification. We found
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