we express our thoughts using the language which is formed by that culture. Understanding of culture is possible by means of language. Emmitt and Pollock (1997) argued that even though people are brought up under similar behavioral backgrounds or cultural situations but however speak different languages‚ their world view may be very different. According to Sapir-Whorf‚ different thoughts are brought about by the use of different forms of languages. One language doesn’t give enough possibilities to
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The American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013 has made initial strides in recognizing the importance of ethnic and cultural factors related to psychiatric diagnosis. This paper discuses a 37-year-old Haitian female client. Details are discussed as to her presenting symptoms. In addition‚ the importance of a cultural assessment as it relates to minority clients is detailed. Cultural Assessment of Mrs. Hudson’s Haitian Culture Mrs. Hudson is a 37-year-old Haitian American woman who resides with her
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home to one of the most culturally diverse populations in the world‚ and the population continues to grow (National Health and Medical Research Council‚ 2006). This expanding diversity creates a potpourri of cultural attitudes‚ beliefs and values unlike the dominant Westernised view. The cultural differences impact on how people understand and experience end-of-life in the country. Customary practices of caring for the terminally ill that permeates in most African communities differ vastly from that
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Yasmin Arianna John GLDP 525X-Globalization‚ Peace and Conflict Dr. R.Riggs Research Paper Cultural Globalization: An Adversary or Advocate for Women’s Rights in Developing Countries Introduction Globalization has created a huge impact on the lives of women in developing nations whether it was negative or positive. The word Globalization is defined as “ a complex economic‚ political‚ cultural‚ and geographic process in which mobility of capital‚ organization‚ ideas‚ discourse and peoples
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effectively address cultural issues. To understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of clients‚ nurses must strive to be culturally competent (Marcinkiw 2003). Cultural competence requires the building of cultural awareness‚ knowledge‚ skill‚ encounters‚ and desire in the nurse. Clients will feel respected‚ valued‚ and have a greater desire to achieve mutually agreed upon health care goals if the nurse is culturally competent. The purpose of this essay is designed to show the cultural competence in the
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This paper is not complete but as I get it completed I will add it. General Goal of Assignment: The overall goal of this assignment is to formulate a comparison between the syncretism that occurred in Africa and in the Americas when different cultural groups met (i.e. Europeans‚ Africans‚ and Native Americans) WITH the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. Basically‚ you are assessing some specific consequences of the increasing global contact that began during
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Cultural Event: Morse Museum in Winter Park This is not so much a cultural event‚ as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery‚ collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings‚ graphics‚ decorative art‚ and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park‚ Florida
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August 24‚ 2014 Cultural Heritage as a lot to do with one’s traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity and the ways you perceive your life. Heritage his what differentiates one individual‚ families and communities to another. Every individual practice and follow their heritage based on one’s ethnicity‚ religion and cultural background. Heritage his defined as “the range of contemporary activities‚ meanings and behaviors that we draw from them” (UMASS Amhert‚ 2012). Cultural heritage his the ways of
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The Cultural Differences Analysis of Geely’s Acquisition of Volvo 1. Introduction Cross-border mergers have become the inevitable trend of economic globalization‚ which is strategic tool for the enterprises to obtain the core competitiveness. The mergers can not only enhance the internal competitiveness of the enterprises‚ but also promote the enterprises to develop international markets and some emerging areas. However‚ when multinational companies enter the international market‚ Cultural difference
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CULTURAL INTERVIEW – GRADING GRID NUR401 – WORKSHOP 4 175 points Name: Zabrina Blue Date: November 13‚ 2012 The student must meet with a person meeting the criteria as outlined in the assignment (e.g.‚ in the U.S. for less than 5 years) for a face-to-face interview. The student must inform the interviewee that he or she will return with another student for a second visit to do a short 10-minute teaching presentation for which they will need feedback about the cultural appropriateness
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