Hispanic American Diversity Ethics 125 Hispanic American Diversity In the United States there are several Hispanic groups that led to a diverse culture of Hispanic Americans. The Hispanic Americans are not just from one culture but are from a multitude of cultures. Each culture has different views in regard to politics‚ religion‚ and even cultural customs. MEXICAN AMERICANS Mexican Americans began immigrating slowly into the United States as early as the 1850’s. Migration initially was
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Susan Kennedy Grand Canyon University Nursing 502 September 22‚ 2010 > Cultural diversity is a concept that is of increasing importance in the delivery of quality health care. It is this cultural awareness that allows healthcare professionals to see the entire picture of the patient and thus improves quality of care and healthcare outcomes The cultural values of specific ethnic groups have a direct influence on how they perceive healthcare‚ how and when they seek healthcare and how
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Domestic violence is an issue that affects women and men of any age‚ race‚ cultural or even economical background. Those in the Latino communities face cultural boundaries when they find themselves in an abusive relationship/marriage. Many Latinos identify as Catholic or being raised Catholic‚ whom do not believe in divorce. Often time’s men are identified as the leader of the family and women are expected to obey their husbands. Latinos who are middle class or low income families find themselves
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factors should a community nurse educator consider when planning a health promotion program for a minority group who does not speak English. Culture has been defined as "the 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
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topics) Hispanic/Latino Americans faced many different unfair treatments from Anglo-Europeans. First beginning with the conquering of their land‚ then the denial of citizenship‚ and finally‚ the unequal education rights. American basically used Hispanics for their own benefit. For example‚ they allowed them to fight in the American military yet‚ they still weren’t granted citizenship. 2. What did reading the chapter make you think about? It made me think about how Americans used the Hispanic/Latino
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Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency in the Hispanic Culture Abstract: There has been a rise in gang violence among the youth across the nation. There are also cruel and violent tendencies that the youth that are a part of this group. It is important to understand reasons why Hispanic youth are turning toward gangs. The influx of gang activity in the neighborhoods and schools has adversely affected the level of violence seen in communities across the nation. The rise in the Latino population in many
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Theme: Mexican American culture and heroes Grade level: Elementary Being located in the lower Rio Grande Valley‚ at the elementary level students should learn and explore more of their heritage and be exposed to it at an early age. Not only will the topics touch on the importance of family‚ but will have fabulous imagery‚ and well has historic facts‚ and stories that will inspire children to become future leaders. Students will learn the hardships that their ancestors had to endure‚ and the
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Cultural Differences America is a melting pot filled with many different cultures and ways of life. In this paper‚ three of the many will be discussed and explained. First‚ will be the Asian American culture‚ next the Latino culture and finally the African American culture. Exposure to these cultures will be imminent in the medical field and the information provided will help one who is looking to work with people from these cultures on a daily basis. Knowing information on a patient’s culture helps
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also wore sleeved jackets called baro and skirts called saya or patadyong. Women fancied wearing ornaments as well such as gem-studded bracelets‚ necklaces‚ earrings‚ and rings. Tattoos Tattoos played an important part in the appearance of pre-Hispanic Filipinos both for the men and women. Tattoos were considered to be the equivalent of medals‚ one had to work for and earn it. The more tattoos a person had‚ the more impressive was his or her war record. The Visayas was known to be the Islas
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created the label “Hispanic” for convenience. Some people of Spanish descent think of themselves as “Hispanic” and others prefer the term “Latino”; however‚ most identify with a particular country‚ such as Cuba‚ Argentina‚ or Spain (Macionis 2006) Hispanics accounted for 14.8 percent of the population in the United States of America in 2006 (www.prb.org). The percentage was 15.4 percent in 2008. Hispanics owned 6.8 percent of the businesses in 20002 (www.census.gov). Hispanics and Latinos come
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