I chose to look at the Hispanic culture. Hispanic families put the utmost importance on family. This means they support each other in any way they can financially‚ emotionally‚ and socially. Hispanic families tend to be very close and care more about the whole then the individual; older siblings will often take care of the younger ones. In Hispanic families‚ the males tend to take on the role of authority with the eldest in charge. Women in Hispanic families gravitate towards being the caretaker’s;
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their health. The family who is associated with the diabetes patient will suffer as well. Dietary and lifestyle changes can help prevent long term medical conditions and help an elder Latino take control of their life by controlling their diabetes. Effects of Diabetes in Elderly Latinos As far as humans are concerned‚ time only flows in one direction. From the point of conception‚ humans are continuously aging. Once we have reached the pinnacle of our physical size‚ our body and health begins
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Although Hispanics and Latinos do not necessarily share a common cultural identity the United States is often times guilty of assuming that everyone that identifies as Hispanic or Latino falls under the same identity. Hispanics and Latinos who are forced to identify with a panethic name on things such as doctors forms and surveys. A few social forces that influence such generic labeling are national origin‚ political views‚ religion and language. While most people are obligated to identify under
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Hispanic American Diversity Paper Introduction The United States is known as the melting pot because of the many different cultures that live here. Hispanics make up 35.3 million according to the 2000 census. Many people don’t realize that within the Hispanic culture there are many different groups. The different groups have different linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religion‚ and statues. Most Hispanics see themselves in terms of their individual ethnic identity‚ as Mexican American
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Hispanics in America America nowadays is knows as cultural diversity country and considered a home for many different cultures and races. The Hispanic term is not either a race or ethnicity‚ but is considered an American term use in USA to defined people who speak Spanish or their ancestors spoke Spanish at one point in their life. According to “U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts” “Hispanics or Latinos are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific Spanish
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“The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised…”(Marcos Rubio). In the American Education System‚ Hispanics students do not receive the same opportunities as American students. Hispanic students who come from a different country lack speaking the English language causing less understanding when it comes to speaking or listening. Hispanic students who go to school in the U.S‚ have a school dropout rate that is increasing due to the lack of understanding
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Being the oldest first-generation child of a Hispanic family has had the greatest influence in my education. When my parents immigrated to the US‚ they did not know English and had only received primary education. As a result‚ I had no one at home that could help with my school work. Although learning English was difficult‚ I knew it had to be learned fast so I would not fall behind in school and become the translator my parents desperately needed. Even at a young age‚ I knew education was essential
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It’s tradition to have a quinceañera when a girl turns fifteen in the Hispanic culture. The reason for that is to celebrate the coming of womanhood and maturity. Well it’s beem like that over a long period of time‚ and even though that tradition is still happening today‚ the purpose of that tradition has pretty much faded. Now a days the only reason to have a quinceañera is to throw a big party‚ have the biggest and prettiest dress‚ and to dance all night. I in that case had a quinceañera for that
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CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….. HLTEN512B - IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS WITH ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEM…………………………….. HLTEN513B - IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS………………………... HLTEN506B - APPLY PRINCIPLES OF WOUND MANAGEMENT IN THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT…………………………………………….. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….... REFERENCES………………………………………………………………….... INTRODUCTION Mr. XYZ‚ a fifty-eight year old‚ grocery store manager‚ had
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Latino / Hispanic / Chicano Education In my research I discovered an abundant amount of information on educating Chicano’s or Latino’s in the United States‚ particulary California being that an extremely high population concentrations are in California. In this paper I will list some of the most important cultural diversity facts I’ve found regarding educational barriers‚ communication behaviors‚ cultural differences‚ teaching implications‚ learning styles and tools and insights. First‚ what
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