Multicultural Competency Paper Kim Nores University of Phoenix PSYCH/535 Nino Kakulia 10/15/2012 As a psychologist it is imperative to be able to understand different cultures. We should be aware of our own biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes and beliefs that we hold about culturally different groups. We should also be knowledgeable about the values‚ practices and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from ourselves. We should also be aware of our strengths and weakness in interacting
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knowledge into action is through the development of a learning organization (Gardiner et al.‚ 2001‚ cited in Stafylarakis‚ Eldridge‚ 2008). In this paper I want to shortly look at the concept of a learning organization and discuss the major issues involved in the development of a learning organization in a medium sized construction company. Learning organization The notion of the learning organization has been made popular by Peter Senge and his book “The Fifth Discipline” (1990) (Smith‚
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Multicultural Britain For a long time the UK has been a multicultural state composed of England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. And as far back as the 1000s they had the Celts‚ the Anglo-Saxons‚ Vikings and Normans. Now it is also a multicultural society containing diverse cultures and identities. In a way‚ Britain can call itself multicultural‚ but to truly be a multicultural country‚ Britain has to embrace and accept other cultures. It is in this point Britain fails. If UK decides to
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Multicultural Communication ECN405 – Management in a Global Economy Colorado State University Global Campus Instructor: Barbara – Leigh Tonelli Submitted: August 17‚ 2014 Introduction In this clip‚ the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross discuss how the Red Cross performs humanitarian aid within the political climate and upheaval of the modern world. Members of the board include someone from Great Britain‚ Switzerland‚ France‚ and Belgium. The discussion between persons from
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Why Did the USA Become Increasingly Involved in Vietnam? The Vietnam War- one of the bloodiest‚ grimmest‚ and most trying times of the Cold War. A war that many believed was fought in vain and without purpose and that “…produced no famous victories‚ no national heroes and no patriotic songs…” A war that threw the USA into public disdain for intervening where intervention was not needed; for causing bloodshed when none was called for- and all in the name of a failed policy of Containment and the
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Multicultural Day Multicultural day was very interesting and I was able to experience and learn about several different cultures. I saw a performance and speech about ancient Japanese martial arts also called kobudo. I also stopped to listen to three musical performances. I stopped in one classroom to hear about the Syrian crisis‚ which was extremely interesting and I’m very glad to have learned about it. The whole experience was very intriguing and very educational. When I first arrived I
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Discuss the importance of multicultural unity in developing a culture of peace in the Mauritian Nation. Mauritius is one of the polyethnic country that has the most peaceful and stable democratic government. Mauritius is also known as a multicultural unity and being that the Mauritian population enjoys a rich ethnic background‚ consisting of Hindus‚ Muslim‚ Tamils‚ Africans‚ Malagasy descents and Chinese. The main religions are Hinduism‚ Christianity and Islam. Mauritius is a small country where
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separate the methodologies utilized in multicultural research from traditional research? How has multicultural research expanded our understanding of cultures? It is obvious just by what we have experienced in this course so far that researchers would need to utilize different methods when conducting multicultural research as opposed to traditional research. Traditional psychological research has always employed the idea of absolutism‚ whereas multicultural psychological research takes on more of
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THE TYPE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock During this semester in Prose class‚ I have learned many kind of short stories by writers of various background. I also learn how to analyze the text critically‚ especially about structuralism and culture studies. There are 8 short stories that I have discussed with the class and written in one-page journal response. First
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Philosophy 202 Ethics Class July 25‚ 2013 Helping Others One day on the way home from work‚ I was driving on the freeway. I passed a car that had broken down and was sitting on the side of the road. There was a lady and her two little children that were stranded. It was hot outside and I stopped to see if I could help. I gave them a ride to their house‚ made sure that they would be ok and then I left. I never saw them again. I didn’t know this family; I didn’t stop because I thought that I may
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