Cultural appropriation is often described as when somebody takes something of significance from a culture that is not their own without showing respect for what they have taken. While some people do this on purpose for personal gain‚ that being profit or just popularity‚ many may not even know what cultural appropriation is. Miley Cyrus has shown evidence that she either does not know about or does not care about cultural appropriation at her 2013 Video Music Awards performance on live television
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Cultural Competence and Treatment The issue of culture has become an increasingly popular topic in the realm of health care‚ delivery of services‚ and in particular the area of addiction and treatment. When considering the area of culture one must look beyond the area of race and ethnicity. Culture is inclusive of a person’s gender‚ age‚ religious affiliation‚ socioeconomic status‚ sexual orientation and even geography. Culture may include the identification of a generation of beliefs or a new identity
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Culturally competent is all about the value of diversity‚ respect for individuals differences regardless of one’s own race‚ beliefs‚ and cultural background. In this multicultural world‚ becoming a culturally competent in pharmacy or healthcare is an essential and challenging prerequisite. Canada is quickly developing into a multicultural country‚ making it easy for more people to be exposed to different culture. “Demographic change have been transforming Canada into microcosm of the global village
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Cultural identity is a huge part of who we are. Not only does it define our interests‚ it also dictates why and who we interact with. It affects so many things in our life that it can be hard to find anything at all that isn’t affected by it. For me personally‚ the biggest parts of my cultural identity are the food I eat‚ the people I spend my time with‚ and the music I listen to. When I was growing up‚ every christmas I would go to my Grandmother’s house‚ and have a christmas dinner with my Dad’s
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According to Healey’s (2013) textbook‚ “Race‚ Ethnicity‚ Gender‚ and Class”‚ cultural assimilation is best defined as a process that an individual in a minority group or a minority group undergoes when they begin to take in the culture of the dominant group (pg. 47). Their language and/or culture become similar to other groups‚ causing differences between groups to decrease (pg. 43). This process includes things like‚ having to adopt different values‚ changing the spelling of one’s name‚ and even
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This premise of cultural relativism shows prefigure of moral relativism. Moral relativism can be generally grouped into three categories; (1) descriptive moral relativism‚ (2) normative moral relativism‚ and (3) meta-ethical moral relativism. Descriptive relativism‚ according to Frankena‚ is the idea ‘that the basic ethical beliefs of different people and societies are different and even conflicting’ [1973:109]. The second form of ethical relativism conceives the idea that ‘what is really right or
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culture there are various festivals‚ events and ceremonies to celebrate. In them the biggest and most beautiful event is marriage which leaves the best memorable things in our mind for our life. I have attended many marriages‚ the actual wedding process is for long time say for few days‚ where in the participation of relatives and friends in the event is most required and appreciated as well. The first part before to the marriage is the “Engagement” which is pre-event where the families of both bride
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Tunisia: A Small‚ Moderate Islamic Country Tunisia combines several cultural traditions. It has European and Islamic influences in its history‚ and today it is one of the more moderate Islamic nations. Currently‚ Tunisia is undergoing political changes associated with the “Islamic Spring”. Tunisians are trying to find an alternative to the extremes of religious tradition and complete secularism. "Order‚ Freedom‚ and Justice‚” this is the Republic of Tunisia’s motto. These three simple words describe
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My great grandmother‚ Virginia Lee King‚ witnessed the most terrifying events from 1922 to the year she died‚ 1983. The major events that she witnessed are in the following order: The Brown vs. Board of Education‚ the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ the Temple Bombing in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ the Birmingham Bombing‚ the March on Washington‚ the New York School Boycott‚ and the Martin Luther King Assassination. The first event started the civil rights movement. On May 17‚ 1954‚ the U.S. Supreme Court
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This essay will delve into what Mega Events are described to be and how they are identified by academics. This essay shall portray the difference in different types of Mega Events‚ what all Mega Events have in common using real life examples and primarily the key elements. Bladen et al (2012) states that there are many different examples of what an Event is depending on the viewpoint‚ it describes the general characteristics of an Event to be temporary‚ gatherings of people‚ often ritual displays
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