and judging others based on them is something that was done in the past upon realization that closing the opportunity to learn about other cultures was hindering me in life. * Have you learned something new about your own racial‚ ethnic‚ or cultural history? * The African American history is something that is widely and often discussed. Recently I have learned that all African Americans were not brought over to the United States from Africa to be slaves. Some were actually immigrants that
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Cultural Autobiography: Students will complete a cultural autobiography by naming the countries (if any) other than the United States that they identify as a place of origin for themselves and their family. They will identify their ethnic/cultural group membership and reflect on advice that has been handed down through their family by their ancestors (that is‚ “family motto”). Students will make a list of at least five values that are important to their cultural/racial identity and rank/order them
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economy. Globalization can be further categorized into cultural globalization‚ economic globalization‚ and political globalization. Globalization‚ in a sense‚ leads to the integration of societies all around the world. In terms of their culture as well as that of their economic and political systems. Globalization promotes the transfer of technologies and ideas from one country to another. However in this paper‚ I will be focusing on the cultural aspect of globalization. The adverse effects brought
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Africa. Sayings such as “Afro-centred” and “Euro-centred”‚ are often show the perceived in Jamaican cultural values and traditions. It’s the third largest island in the Caribbean. Cultural competence is one of the top things you should understand and have an a workplace. Cultural competence is very important in the workplace. It involves understanding and appropriately responding to the unique of cultural variables. First you have to have an understanding of your own culture. When it says “...is the
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org/ethnocentrism-faq.htm [Accessed 21 July 2011] Reference for business (2011) Trend in the organizational Change [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Tr-Z/Trends-in-Organizational-Change.html [Accessed 21 July 2011] Reference for business (2011) Diversity [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/De-Ele/Diversity.html [Accessed 21 July 2011] Reference Reference for business (2011) Diversity [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.referenceforbusiness
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The cultural web We have decided to use the cultural web in order to look at the organizational culture as it is now and secondly look at how we want the culture to be in the future. Thirdly we will evaluate and identify the differences between the two; these differences are the changes we need to make in order to achieve the high-performance culture that we want to obtain. The cultural web identifies six interrelated elements that paints the bigger picture of the company of analysis. The six elements
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Cultural “Beliefs” Corrupts Society In this society‚ everyone is being judged for the way they look‚ act‚ or their beliefs. There is always a certain way to “look” to fit in with people. That’s where ethnocentrism takes over. Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherit superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture (Dictionary.com). It is passing negative moral judgments on how ethnic others organize their lives. It is a destructive attitude where it tears people apart and changes people to who
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Cultural Artifacts Could you image going through your whole life‚ without a cell phone? Many of us have become accustom to the new technology that allows us to communicate so effectively. Today the world uses technology in almost everything it does. No modern artifact has the capability to be so incredibly noticeable and brilliantly built as the cell phone. Cell phones play a huge role in our daily lives. They are an item that every one possesses from‚ children‚ students‚ workers‚ parents‚ and etc
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A Cultural Journey A Cultural Journey The American comedy-drama film Outsourced was directed by John Jeffcoat in 2006. In this movie‚ the main Todd Anderson grudgingly traveled to India to train his replacement because his job and whole department were outsourced. In this foreign land‚ Todd started his new work; saw dingy but distinctive scenery; got a new name‚ Toad; met new people. Beside the living aspect‚ he also have an assignment needed to complete‚ which is to decrease the time of the
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shared values‚ traditions‚ norms‚ customs‚ arts‚ history‚ folklore‚ and institutions of a group of people." Understanding culture helps us to understand how others interpret their environment. The first step is for the nurse to become aware of her own cultural self-awareness. After this the community nurse educator needs to be aware of how to approach a minority group. An interpreter should be used to ensure that the health promotion is understood by all. The nurse needs to find out about the patients
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