HLT 418V Grand Canyon University January 17‚ 2013 Cultural competency‚ what exactly is it? Does it have importance in society today and who has the capability to influence change if needed? Researching cultural competence you may find several definitions or interpretations’ depending on where the information is being gathered. Cultural competence refers to a combination of awareness‚ attitudes‚ skills and behaviors related to health care providers ’ ability to care for diverse groups of patient
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Cultural Syncretism Abstract The concept of cultural syncretism exists when two different cultures combine their ancient beliefs of the past to create new traditions and/or beliefs. There are several cultural factors that influenced both Africa and the Americas such as weaponry‚ technological advancements‚ medical and religious. China and India’s values were quite different when it came to cultural beliefs. They would isolate themselves from outside traditions‚ which made them more resistant to
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The Cultural Revolution of China: Annihilating Culture with each Political and Class Struggle Wendy Wang Junior Division Historical Paper Wang1 China ’s Cultural Revolution of the 1900s caused radical changes to the People ’s Republic of China. More a political struggle than actual revolution‚ the Cultural Revolution had a huge effect on people throughout mainland China. People of all backgrounds had their lives changed as different factions of the Communist Party fought for control
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Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations‚ maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings‚ monuments‚ landscapes‚ books‚ works of art‚ and artifacts)‚ intangible culture (such as folklore‚ traditions‚ language‚ and knowledge)‚ and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes‚ and biodiversity)
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Cultural relativism holds that there is no universal morality that is common among all cultures. Specifically‚ in an article on cultural relativism James Rachels states the following characteristics of cultural relativism: 1) Different societies have different moral codes; 2) There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one societal code better than another; 3) The moral code of our own society has no special status; it is merely one among many; 4) There is no "universal truth"
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on three of the cross cultural communication principles and give concrete examples for it of them. Cross cultural communication is a studying of how to look at people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate (for example‚ national‚ ethics‚ religious‚ etc)‚ resulting from a common language and communication style‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ attitudes and values‚ in similar and different ways among themselves and how they endeavour to communicate cross the cultural. Cross cultural communication has seven
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Cultural Differences COM/360 November 12‚ 2012 The movie Crash (2004) is about a handful of disparate people’s lives intertwined as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city of Los Angelos over a thirty-six hour period. All the players involved in the movie are: a Caucasian district attorney‚ his Caucasian wife who believes her stereotypical views are justified‚ therefore they’re not racist; two black carjackers that use their race to their advantage; two Caucasian
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Mao Ze Dong started the Great Cultural Revolution in 1966‚ in what appeared to be a massive cleansing policy to ensure the final victory of Mao and his supporters over the rest of the Chinese Communist party. Mao Zedong officially launched the Cultural Revolution at Eleventh Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee. Over the next decade‚ literally millions of people were destroyed‚ imprisoned and blamed for previously hidden ’bourgeois tendencies’ while tens of thousands were executed. Mao Zedong
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Culture is a lot more than what language a person is speaking how they are dressing and what kind of food they are eating. Cultural groups share nationality‚ race and similar ethnicity. However‚ culture could also include religion‚ sexual orientation‚ gender and even generation. Although culture is not visible‚ it plays a major role in how we handle conflict. It is often the starting place of our thinking and our behaviors. Cultures are sort of implanted in every conflict because conflicts arise
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Cultural Diversity Reporter: Elvin Kent Daza Introduction Healthcare workers must work with and provide care to a variety of people YOU must be aware of factors that cause each individual to be unique That uniqueness is influenced by many things: Physical characteristics Family life Socioeconomic status Religious beliefs Geographical location Education Occupation Life experiences One major influence is the person’s cultural/ethical heritage Culture The values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ languages‚ symbols
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