The chapter 2 in the textbook “Cultural Anthropology” mentions about the reflection in culture of nonhuman primates onto human’s one. In this chapter‚ I really impress about the idea “natural selection”. “Natural selection is the process by which organism better adapt to the environment reproduce more effectively compared with less well-adapted forms”(“The evolution of humanity and culture”) The “natural selection”‚ for me‚ is the best explanation for the difference between our modern humans and
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from my own experience of living in very different (culturally) countries like China‚ Russia‚ Central Asia and Australia. As I have mentioned earlier most of them do it unknowingly and unfortunately they are not well informed about principles of cultural competence. I believe by empowering educators with the knowledge and skills through professional developments and seminars it will be possible to encourage them to learn about the different cultures of their students and respect those cultures in
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Cultural Anthropology All Anthropologists have different definitions of Culture. Just like how everyones Culture is different. Some Anthropologist used other Anthropologist definitions of Culture. In this paper I am going to talk about three Anthropologist who in some ways defined Culture the same but also very differently. Those Anthropologist are Edward B. Tylor‚ Clifford Geertz‚ and Conrad Kottak. I am also going to talk about my understanding of Culture. Tylor defined Culture the best
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elderly Hmong may not be open to traditional modern medicine. Health care workers should evaluate their approaches and notes to see if they can be more reflexive when working with the Hmong elderly. They should also reflect regularly on how their cultural inquiries are affecting themselves and how they perceive the culture that they are examining. Understand that the Hmong culture has other ways of healing elders through spiritual healers and that they should respect those values. The health care
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Cultural Self-Awareness We live in a world that is culturally diverse. Cultural diversity includes different cultures‚ groups‚ communities‚ ethnicities‚ religions‚ and forms of communication‚ along with cultural values and norms. Living in such diverse society‚ it is important that we learn to respect each other’s differences. When I think of the term "culturally different‚" I immediately think of a group of individuals who face a number of challenges‚ such as acceptance and discrimination
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Process Analysis On Halloween night one of the most popular attractions is the carved pumpkin. Also known as Jack-o’-lanterns‚ pumpkins are a traditional welcome for trick-or-treaters. The pumpkin is an invitation to all trick-or-treaters to stop for a Halloween surprise. Children’s eyes light up when they get a glimpse of the one of a kind pumpkins. One should remember that carving a pumpkin takes more patience than skill. First one must prepare a design for the pumpkin. When designing a pumpkin
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Manage cross-cultural training It is extremely important for American managers to have cross-cultural training‚this is because there are many different nationalities working together‚and cultural diversity is commonplace especially on ships.Therefore‚if they want to communicate effectively with employees and establish a harmonious work environment‚managers need to know how to communicate with different employees who are from different places‚and managers need to have the cultural sensitivity and
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placement was in the acute dementia ward with elderly mainly over sixty-fives. The majority of the patients were white British whilst females were more than males. The writer will concentrate more on issues around cultural diversity and competences during the placement. The ACCESS model of cultural competence which was invented by Narayanasamy (1998) is going to be used. The acronym ACCESS represents (A)ssessments‚ (C)ommunication‚ (C)ultural negotiation and compromise‚ (E)stablishing respect and rapport
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During the Cultural Revolution‚ the Chinese government under Mao Zedong used propaganda to help create an image of their new beliefs and aims‚ but the Chinese population had different stories about the revolution. The experiences of the Chinese citizens were often harsh‚ compared to the statements released by the government. In this first paragraph‚ the government claims that the Cultural Revolution had a more positive setting when in reality‚ citizens were receiving harsh treatment.The first piece
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Walmart Cultural Scavenger Hunt In my cultural scavenger hunt assignment I was asked to locate various items relating to culture at a large department store. On Sunday around noon I visit my local neighborhood Walmart for the cultural scavenger hunt. This store is located in Southeast Portland on 82nd avenue. The store is considered to be in the Happy Valley neighborhood. However‚ I must note‚ this store is on the outskirts of the Happy Valley neighborhood. Therefore‚ this store has a wide range
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