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 THEORY CULTURAL THEORY Culture is an essential component for human development. Culture cannot be evaded from and its implications are of importance to the human life. In this study‚ I shall address the aspects of culture as presented in sculptures. A distinct sculpture will be identified and well analyzed in respect to its cultural impact to the entire human life growth and development. It will involve the contribution the cultural entities have and how culture is perceived
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Cultural Diversity is a noun and according to Dictionary.com the first definition is the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world‚ a society‚ or an institution. The second definition is the inclusion of diverse people in a group or organization. I define cultural diversity as when you have people from different countries who of course have different beliefs‚ speak different languages‚ male and female living and working together peacefully. As social workers we must understand
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but families from both sides together. This can be a stressful and at times just not worth it for the bride or the groom. Psychology has taught me to look deeper into the differences in different cultures and their weddings. They can be so similar‚ but so different at the same time and there is a reason for most of the differences when it comes to different cultures and their place in the world (Besnette‚ 2000). Wedding traditions around the world vary according to nationality‚ country‚ and religion
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Cultural Relativism This essay covers various aspects of cultural relativism and its argument to readers. Cultural relativism is a theory‚ which mainly concentrates on differences in values and moral beliefs of different people. To help explain the concept of cultural relativism I have used James Rachels argument. The main idea of cultural relativism is that "Different cultures have different moral codes" (Rachels 652). This means that there is no thing as universal truth ’‚ and what is right
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Susan Kennedy Grand Canyon University Nursing 502 September 22‚ 2010 > Cultural diversity is a concept that is of increasing importance in the delivery of quality health care. It is this cultural awareness that allows healthcare professionals to see the entire picture of the patient and thus improves quality of care and healthcare outcomes The cultural values of specific ethnic groups have a direct influence on how they perceive healthcare‚ how and when they seek healthcare and how
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other countries to seek their new life. With this increasing trend‚ there is a new population‚ they have different characteristics with the original country’s. According to “pair of tickets”‚ the author Amy Tan uses the personal experience to reveal difference of two culture‚ which shows on language expression‚ Ethnic identity and development of relationship. From the largest reports‚ these words show a increasing trend of emigration‚ there are some different reasons to make this decision. Living level
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world view can be defined as the way the world is understood: how it is supposed to work‚ why it works the way it does‚ and what values are essential in the world community. According to psychologists the sense of self is developed within social and cultural contexts. RESEARCH METHODS AT THE SOCIOCULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS In sociocultural research‚ the goal is to see how people interact with each other. Behavior of participants needs to be as realistic as possible. A significant amount of the research
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MANNERS OF WELCOMING NEW-BORN CHILD IN ISLAM Islam presents for mankind a complete and comprehensive system of life from the cradle to grave through manners. Manners in Islam are based on the guidance provided by Allah Himself and through the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It covers even the slightest acts‚ such as entering or exiting a washroom. These are applicable for the whole society especially the elderly‚ the young‚ men and women. As manners in Islam present from the cradle‚ so there are manners
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Cultural Competence To be culturally competent the nurse needs to understand his/her own world views and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge. Cultural competence is obtaining cultural information and then applying that knowledge. This cultural awareness allows you to see the entire picture and improves the quality of care and health outcomes. Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility and a respect
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