HISPANICS: A CULTURAL ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION Thomas J Robinson NUR/542 Sandra Brown March 10‚ 2014 Presentation Overview Using the Transcultural Nursing Model‚ this presentation will attempt to : ◦ Describe the cultural group known as Hispanics ◦ Describe the health beliefs of Hispanics as they relate to health and illness ◦ Describe specific health needs of Hispanics ◦ Describe methods to manage health needs of Hispanics ◦ Self-management of diseases ◦ Relationship with healthcare system ◦ Traditional
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Diversity “Providing Culture-Sensitive Healthcare to Hispanic/Latino Patients” A Hispanic patient with a high fever may resist cold compress because their theory of “hot” and “cold” imbalance. They use hot things to cure cold and cold thing to cure the body being “hot”. For instance within the American medical field we use heat foe hot. If you’re running a fever things that makes you sweat it out are better. So the difficulties that the Hispanic patient will bring is simply not following the physician’s
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Hispanic Culture is known for it’s bright colors and festivities‚ but what most people don’t know is that the Hispanic culture has a lot of background and traditions that have been held for years. Like the Day of the Dead‚ Cinco de Mayo‚ and Sanfermines‚ the Quinceñera is very prominent in all Hispanic culture. But‚ these aren’t just celebrations they are symbols. In particular‚ these festive celebrations have many age old traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. For example
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As with many nationalities Hispanic applies to a variety of people and as such we as social workers have to be mindful of our perceptions and any biases. In social workers pursuit to provide services it is vital that they have an understanding of their clients’ culture. The Hispanic population is a collection of a multitude of people from several ethnic backgrounds and as they grow the demand for competent/ diverse social workers increases. Social workers are tasked with building a trusting relationship
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Content Taboo by Brian Keith Buckalew. The sculpture address issues of societies views on social and cultural taboos. Along with new innovative materials and techniques used to create shapes and forms of individual pieces. The work brings awareness to how society perceive bias norms. This paper will first focus on my initial response to the piece and first impressions. Then examine the innovative approach used within the scope of media and form of the artist visual expressions. The artist main point
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homosexuality and same sex marriage is still considered as a taboo or not. Taboo is any human behaviour that is normal for him/her but may not be for other. Hence‚ we could recognise taboo only at the time when we encounter other opposing our behaviour. Every society differs in its point of view regarding any sort of Taboo-defying behaviour. Hence homosexuality and same sex marriage is hotly debated between individuals that‚ should it be considered as a taboo or not? People tolerance to the behaviour like homosexuality
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years of age at a poverty rate of 28.4%. (Stats IN‚ 2010) Composition of the low-income group: Racial/Ethnic Group | Percentage of Poor | Age Group | Percentage of Poor | African American | 28.9 | <5 years | 33% | Hispanic | 36.8 | 5 years | 34.5% | White non-Hispanic | 13.4 | 6-11 years | 29% | Other | 40.6 | 12-15 years | 23.75% | 2 or more races | 25.1 | 16-24 years | 29% | | | 25-44 years | 18.25% | | | 45-64 years | 6.75% | | | 65-75+ years | 9% | (City-Data.com‚ 2009)
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Why is marijuana so taboo in our society? They’re numerous slang terms for marijuana that vary from town to town and from community to community. Some often used names are: “cannabis‚” “pot‚” “grass‚” “herb‚” “weed‚” “Mary Jane‚” “reefer‚” “green‚” “chronic‚” ”ganga‚” and all these would be adverse to use in a regular daily conversation‚ but why? Why is marijuana still a huge taboo in our society? After all many famous intellectuals are in favor of the legalization of marijuana. For instance
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The plight of the Hispanic citizen in the United States is difficult to characterize; a massive demographic that has made its home in an equally massive nation - every major US city today boasts an impressive and diverse Hispanic population. Nowhere is this more true than in Los Angeles and New York City‚ where Hispanic Americans number in the millions. But who are Hispanic Americans? To what degree have they assimilated to the broader “mainstream” American culture? How do they differ from one
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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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