COUNSELING WITH HISPANIC FAMILIES Multicultural Counseling Success with Hispanic Families Dawn With Artz University Mike Smith‚ Ph.D. December 16‚ 2009 Abstract There are many characteristics and commonalities among immigrants coming into the United States such as language‚ values‚ tradition‚ religion‚ and culture. They come to the United States from many different countries and yet American culture puts them into one large melting pot and calls them Latino or Hispanic without
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level of cultural competency within its people. A comparison and contrast will be made to compare the Hispanic cultural views on medical care to the American cultural views toward medical care. I chose to explore Hispanic culture because of my background but most importantly due to its richness of unique characteristics. I will provide an overview on how heredity‚ culture‚ and environment can influence behavior in the medical office. Furthermore‚ I will express my opinion about why a medical assistant
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Running head: Breastfeeding and the Hispanic Culture Breastfeeding and the Hispanic Culture NURB 2160 S01: Cultural and Ethical Influences on Health Care Breastfeeding and the Hispanic Culture Breastfeeding is widely regarded as the ideal nutritional system due largely to the diverse advantages for both mother and child (Gibson-Davis & Brooks-Gunn‚ 2006). Based on information found in the Health Promotion Model proposed by Pender et al.‚ breastfeeding is not regarded as a health
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maintenance‚ health protection and health restoration. The author will review three different individuals culture heritage using the HAT. The cultures that are being compare for differences in health traditions of Asian Americans‚ Hispanic Americans and European White Origin Americans. The review of HAT results will give insight to compare the differences of health traditions between these blended culture families. Culture heritage is values‚ religious beliefs‚ and traditions developed by an ethnic
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the land off freedom and opportunity. People from third world countries look to the United States as a light of hope. What is really the American way of life? To me that would just be more tech advance as well as a more modern way of living. The American way of life was formed from immigrants‚ so I do not believe that third world immigration is a threat to American’ way of life. When people move to a different country usually they assimilate because they do not want to be the odd ones out. If a particular
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recreate the theme of Hispanic food and its influence in North American habits and customs. They reflect the relation between cultures based on the integration of two different identities. Mexican-American and Dominican-American traditions are exposed‚ creating a dual vision of life in North America. In “Hold the Mayonnaise‚” Julia Alvarez describes her experience as Hispanic stepmother with two American stepdaughters. The use of mayonnaise as a symbol for the American food culture help to
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Ethnic Marketing: McDonald’s Is Lovin’ It The BBW50 chain taps Latino and black culture for mainstream ads By Burt Helm The music industry has long sold black culture to white Americans. Now McDonald’s (MCD) is doing much the same. It’s taking cues from African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians to develop menus and advertising in the hopes of encouraging middle-class Caucasians to buy smoothies and snack wraps as avidly as they consume hip-hop and rock ’n’ roll. "The ethnic consumer tends
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Sheila De Vaugh Vulnerable Neighborhood Angelo Reyes is the character that I pick in the Neighborhood who is in a vulnerable population. Angelo is a 40 year old Hispanic married male architect. Angelo has been married for three years and has been a compliant diabetic since he was thirteen years old. Angelo’s community is 15 % Hispanic population. Angelo and his wife Rachael are in the process of getting worked up for infertility since they have not been able to have a baby for three years. Angelo
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these relationships alter or add to the standard philosophical conceptions of the Self and Personhood from the epistemological standpoint of my own gender‚ ethnic background‚ and personal identity. Du Bois’ theories on race/ethnicity adjacent to American society still touch base with the minority community today and have a tremendous impact on our lives both individually and collectively. According to Pratt‚ race undermines equality. On one side‚ emphasizing individuality distinguishes one person
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Without all the different cultures and influences that I have experienced‚ I would not be the person I am today. Ethnicity plays an amazing role in whom we are today; from how we are treated and how we are raised‚ all plays into account when we take a look at different ethnic groups. This paper touches upon that very fact. Demographics I live in a State that has many different cities. Several of the cities stick out in my mind when I think about racial influences and the different ethnic groups.
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