Culture refers to behavior‚ attitude‚ inherited ideas‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and knowledge transmitted and reinforced by members of a group. We live in a culturally diverse society. Purnell (2013) described cultural competence as having the knowledge and skills to deliver care that harmonizes the client’s cultural beliefs and practices (Blais & Hayes‚ 2016). As healthcare professionals‚ it is difficult to know and understand in depth the culture of every nationality we come into contact with while performing
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learnt? Contemporary popular culture is ripe with content that depicts and often encourages sexual behaviour (Garcia‚ Reiber‚ Massey‚ and Merriwether‚ 2012). This includes scripts for premarital and uncommitted sex – i.e. hook-up culture (Garcia et al.‚ 2012). It is important to note that these scripts are gendered. As Oliver & Hyde (1993) suggest‚ gender differences in sexual behaviour scripts and attitudes toward casual sex are pronounced. That is‚ hookup culture affects men and women differently
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question of otherness of the people-as-one. The national subject splits in the ethnographic perspective of culture’s contemporaneity and provides ... a narrative authority for marginal voices or minority discourse. 150 “From the liminal movement of the culture of the nation - at once up and held together - minority discourse emerges.” (Bhabha‚ ——:
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Being a part of the Armenian community implies that you will not be discriminated against; however‚ having identifiable differences in Armenia was something that Armenians could not look past. Though Armenia strongly prohibited discrimination‚ there were still things to question such as‚ violence towards women and hatred towards homosexual. As mentioned in Chapter 10‚ “In France‚ the achievement of universal male suffrage under the Third Republic went hand in hand with the creation of a new republican
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the number of Americans with tattoos generally range from one in ten to one in five (Kosut 1036; Stirn‚ Hinz‚ and Bráhler 533). Despite the fact that millions have been tattooed‚ not all tattooed bodies are equal in American culture. There is‚ indeed‚ a difference between people who have tattoos and the tattooed people (Bell 55-56). People
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The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England‚ Wales‚ Scotland (who together make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. The UK’s geography is varied‚ and includes cliffs along some coastlines‚ highlands and lowlands and many islands off the coast of Scotland. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland which reaches a height of 1 344m. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The main chamber of parliament is the lower house‚ the House of Commons‚ which has
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Cultures across the globe have societal and cultural rules to promote politeness‚ to maintain social order‚ and to have a cultural identity. In the United States‚ societal rules vary greatly with location and nationality‚ but one societal rule that most people follow is a handshake. Handshakes have been a cultural ritual for a large part of human history‚ and is used across the world. The typical handshake is used as a greeting‚ but it has a variety of uses and is used in many social contexts. Some
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What is the difference between curriculum vitae (CV) and resume? Curriculum vitae (CV) provide an overview of a person’s experience and other qualifications. In some countries‚ a CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants‚ often followed by an interview‚ when seeking employment. CV is short (usually a maximum of two sides of A4 paper)‚ and therefore contains only a summary of the job seeker’s employment
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the commercial activities between East and West has become one of the major lifeline almost dominated the world economy. Its representation can be attributed to the Japanese and U.S. economic and trade. As is well known‚ the United States is the superpower of the world‚ not only in military but also in economic. Japan is a small country‚ while considering the contribution to the world economic Japan still is a big country. So trade exchanges and business negotiations between these two countries is a
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Report on the cultural differences between Australia and the Netherlands Assignment 1: Cross-Cultural Dimensions Describe the effect of the cross-cultural dimensions of both Hofstede and Trompenaars on two subjects for both your home country as the country of your internship
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