Running head: COMMUNITY IMMERSION SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS Community Immersion Southeast Memphis Theodore Williams USC School of Social Work Community Immersion Southeast Memphis I. Introduction It has always been my dream to have a substantial positive impact on the world that I live in. Since as far back as I can remember the desire to help others has dominated not only my thought process‚ but also my actions. I believe that this desire is what has led me to pursue the social
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Cultural Workbook: The Luo- Kikuyu journey It is always interesting to talk about culture. To be able to learn how other cultures live and the zeal that makes them unique in one way or another. Similarly‚ digging deeper into my culture is an interesting and exciting affair. It helps me to cope with the challenges of life on the backdrop of my culture. In this cultural exploration‚ I am seeking to understand two of the most prominent cultures in Kenya‚ one being my own and the other being of my friend
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Pros and Cons Essay Wonder what is like living during Mao’s Cultural Revolution or even Pol Pot’s Year 0 vision? Millions of people had lived through either one of them and it was a horrible time. During the Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Pol Pot’s Year 0‚ both of these dictatorships has the power to lead and easily to get young children to follow and can think for themselves whereas people cannot say anything against Mao and Pol Pot. Mao was trying to get rid of all imperial China‚ emperors
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Immersion schools come in many different languages. For example‚ a Spanish immersion school in Milwaukee has a staff of a Spanish blend of Hispanic backgrounds… Mexican‚ Nicaraguan‚ Puerto Rican‚ Ecuadorian‚ and Colombian. This enhances mulitculturism. Their curriculum consists of learning reading‚ language arts‚ mathematics‚ science and social studies through Spanish. They begin at the kindergarten level where vocabulary‚ short sentences‚ and passive comprehension of Spanish is stressed. The teacher
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Cultural Immersion Project 3- Couple of the Muslim Faith Lillian Reaves I had a pleasure of experiencing a unique interview with a couple. The interview was extremely rewarding‚ challenging and educational. In my interview‚ I encountered a couple in their mid-30s that had been dating for approximately four years. Dina and Rahim are the couple that I interviewed. Through this interview‚ I expanded my understanding on the cultural factors that have helped them shape their identity. The couple is
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adaptation problems with the physical and social environments. (Rodrigues pg. 264) This holds especially true when these environments are especially at odds with those of the expatriate’s home country. We have an advantage in sending our expat‚ Israelis cultural dimension similarities outweigh their differences‚ this will make it easier for us to understand their negotiating style before arriving. Some expatriates feel separation anxiety and isolation (culture shock) when they are working in countries
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United Kingdom: Cultural Leadership Style Assignment 2 Cultural Leadership Paper A wise Professor named Geert Hofstede established one of the best studies that put into account a countries culture and how values in the workplace can affect them. Today I will look at a particular country that is quite similar to the United States. The country I have chosen is the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom encompasses England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland (which combined make up Great Britain) and Northern
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Cross Cultural Communication Deanndra Johnson HCA/230 September 20th‚ 2013 Phyllis B. Phillips There are six principals in cross-cultural communication. The first principal states that the greater the cultural difference the greater the chance is for the communication ti break down. The second principal says that when communication breakdowns occur during cross-cultural encounters‚ the breakdowns are most often attributed to cultural differences. The third
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a Dutch expert in cultural studies [GHW]. Hofstede (1980) surveyed 88‚000 IBM employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called:
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them to engage in social and political action (Jansson‚ 2016). They participate actively in helping people to obtain rights‚ services‚ benefits and opportunities that they might not otherwise obtain through micro policy advocacy. Through community immersion‚ the social worker gains an understanding of the community attributes and desideratum. With such understanding‚ they will ?draw on their knowledge‚ values and skills to help people in need and to
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