Cultural Background Paper Natesha C. Robinson SCO/100 May 5th‚ 2010 Leslie Hart University of Phoenix Cultural Background Culture is the totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. It includes ideas‚ values‚ and artifacts of groups of people (Schaefer‚ 2006). Understanding culture can be tricky‚ ever ask “why do people act the way they do?”‚ “what made me do that”‚ “what was I thinking?” Physical abilities‚ educational background
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Mercedes Lechlitner S102 Katy Kelly April 1‚ 2014 Cultural Experience Describe In preparation for this reflection‚ I began by thinking about what cultural event I would most like to attend‚ what would work for the assignment and what would also benefit me in my personal life by actually forcing me out of my comfort zone to experience things I never have before. Because Christianity is such a huge part of my life I immediately thought I would want to do something based on another religion
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discrimination of one another. For centuries people with a particular biological make up‚ has seen themselves superior to other groups with a different cultural identity. It has been so‚ ever since man started walking the earth; but are we to live in a world‚ where cultures can’t unite and work side by side? Cultural meetings‚ where two different cultures congregate‚ has at no time‚ ever worked out well; The Egyptians and the Hebrews‚ the Muslims and the Israeli‚ and most importantly‚ the cultural meeting
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Cultural Orientation After testing myself on culture orientation I found that assessment was for the most part accurate. For a couple of sections I had answered questions that had categorized me into two different orientations. For an example‚ I had chosen the letter choice B for question number one‚ which indicated a collectivist orientation‚ and then for question number two I had chosen letter choice A‚ which indicated a individualist orientation. In an individualist culture‚ a person is held
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CULTURAL INTERVIEW My cultural interview was with a coworker‚ 28 years of age and of Hispanic descent. While conducting the interview I learned a lot about the Hispanic culture. Many Hispanics like to be called Latino (a). Some do not like to be referred to as Mexican when they are from other countries other than Mexico. Hispanics also use slang within their culture just like African Americans. Within the culture the male is the dominant figure in the household. All the decisions that
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Hanan Hassan Cultural Autobiography My name is Hanan Hassan‚ and I was born in September 21‚ 1992 in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia. I am the eldest of nine children that consist of four girls including me and five boys. To most people I am an ordinary twenty- one year old who works and goes to school‚ but what most people don’t know is that I’m basically the second mother of my household. Even though my mother is alive and well‚ I was taught at a young age to take responsibility and to be responsible like
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Cultural capital exists in three states‚ each of which requires economical capital as the primary impetus for accumulation . First‚ the embodied state of cultural capital includes the individual’s investment in self-improvement such as cultivating hobbies and interests. The most difficult form of capital to transfer is embodied capital‚ which requires time and merit. Second‚ the objectified state is the appreciation of cultural goods and materials such as books and instruments by those who hold the
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1 union. An Inuit mother has just given birth to a baby. She has a one–year–old baby still dependent on her milk. It is the season of food scarcity‚ which means the mother is not as well nourished as she could be. She and her husband decide that their older child is a higher priority‚ and they opt to end their newborn baby’s life. Considering the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism‚ discuss the practice of infanticide. This would be a hard thing to personally swallow - in
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Running head: CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS Cultural Heritage Assessment in health and Illness Grand Canyon University: The United States has always been an open country with its kindness in welcoming people of other nations into it. The population of the United States is growing notably because of the migration from the rest of the world. This writer lives in Richmond‚ a city in the state of Virginia‚ a multicultural
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incorporated a theme of cultural difference. I loved that Far used Tennyson for the spokesperson of American poetry‚ and found it a little humorous that Laura’s almost husband ran off with the inappropriate woman. As for the writing‚ Far writes in a very clear and concise way‚ thus making it easy to follow and understand. I always appreciate this form of writing because I can read to enjoy‚ rather than read to interpret. The cultural connection in this story is actually the cultural differences. Miscommunication
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