Hello Professor and class‚ I believe‚ understanding the importance of multiculturalism in the health and wellness profession is necessary for many reasons but most importantly because of the multi-cultural society we all live in. In addition‚ this will allow a health and wellness professional to adjust easily and become more sensitive towards an individual of a different ethnic background. This type of behavior will encourage qualities needed for great results such as‚ trust‚ respect and cooperative
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Australian Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Migration Submission No. 3 MULTICULTURALISM AND THE BENEFITS OF MIGRATION IN AUSTRALIA SUBMISSION: Committee Secretary‚ Joint Standing Committee on Migration House of Representatives‚ Parliament House‚ Canberra ACT 2600 NH 28 February‚ 2011 The beginnings of white migration and multiculturalism in Australia saw our British forefathers arriving in boats on the shores of the “land down under”. Boat loads of prisoners – reluctant migrants
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Americanization of Globalization Denzel Speights English 1133: Freshman Composition II November 21‚ 2012 American business is renowned for its domination in food‚ clothing‚ media‚ and technology. Various cultures and companies know that America’s marketing strategy isn’t like any one else in the world. Their business comes on a large scale to showcase everything on a worldwide media market. American companies are Globalizing societies by Americanizing them
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with outsiders‚ in a society where tensions with nearby outsiders are low‚ is going to be effected than someone with the same genes in areas of high conflict. Multiculturalism allows for the exposure of genes to new cultures‚ especially by the second generation. In the 1970s‚ the Federal Government undertook an official policy on multiculturalism that was based on the understanding that‚ “…there cannot be one cultural policy for Canadians of British and French origin‚ another for the original peoples
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Diversity and Multiculturalism in Business Diversity and Multiculturalism are two topics that‚ themselves‚ are not new. To start off with a uniform basic understanding‚ what are diversity and multiculturalism? According to Merrium-Webster‚ Diversity is ‘the condition of having or being composed of differing elements‚ especially the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization’. Whereas‚ Merrium-Webster defined multiculturalism as ‘relating
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in the same economic activity. On the other hand‚ the "global economy" is one in which goods‚ services‚ people‚ skills‚ and ideas move freely across geographic borders‚ ie the range is no longer just national but spreads to other countries. Globalization on the other hand‚ is the diffusion of innovations worldwide economic and political and cultural adjustments that accompany it‚ fostering international integration‚ which has increased substantially over the past generation‚ and through it‚ globalized
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The definition of multiculturalism in the Webster ’s Dictionary is: "of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture" (1984). There are many reasons why multiculturalism should be integrated into the curriculum of America ’s schools. Multicultural education is an idea that seeks to develop the same opportunities for all students; it is not geared solely for the benefit of those from different racial
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The first picture is of a man‚ Who I can only assume is Jim Carter‚ the man is pointing at who knows what most likely another human. He is quoted saying that even though we are all different we come together and form a beautiful‚ unique mosaic. Multiculturalism is a big part of interconnection within the world‚ it has allowed individuals to expand their knowledge‚ of cultural identity‚ understanding of linguistics‚ being connected with the land‚ and having a broad spiritual view. This connection between
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the discrepancies within itself. Of such discrepancies are the notions of Hybridity and Multiculturalism. Hybridity or hybridization in pure literary terms means intermixing of two different species or races. Hybridity is a problematic matter when it is synthetically coated with academic objectivity and lofty ideals of post colonialism. Multiculturalism‚
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MULTICULTURALISM‚ IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY What is multiculturalism? Some continue to use the term ‘multiculturalism’ empirically; that is‚ simply to refer to the existence of diverse cultures‚ values and traditions within the same society. Multiculturalism‚ however‚ is not the same as cultural diversity. Rather‚ it is a particular approach to dealing with the challenges of cultural diversity and‚ in particular‚ to bringing about the advancement of marginalised or disadvantaged groups. However‚ multiculturalism
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