The first page of the text Chemical Dependency by McNeece and DiNitto states that ethnicity and culture have been called the strongest determinants of drinking pattern in a society. The two ethnicities or cultures I chose to write about are Native Indian and African Americans. Native Indians: Native Indians have a very permissive attitude towards substance use. They have been accused of enabling alcoholics by paying for their bills‚ bailing them out of jail‚ and placing blame on others rather than
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For African-Americans‚ the Antebellum South was a turbulent landscape of competing culture and hardship. The first recorded instance of African slaves being brought to North America was in 1607‚ and the Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1865‚ meaning that the practice of slavery took place within the United States for over two-hundred years. In these two-hundred years‚ an advanced and distinctly American culture would arise‚ and within this culture‚ as with any other culture‚ there was music. West-African
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The North American Culture: Does it affect your children’s body image? Teenagers’ value and their body image and their personal appearance due to the “perfect” body image Hollywood portrays. Many young girls in the North American culture have been highly affected by the image Hollywood is showing off. Many of these girls are considering cosmetic surgery‚ makeovers‚ and diets to change how they define themselves. In this generation‚ teenagers and even adults worry about the beauty that comes
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Soul food brings the sensation of love and pride that has been perfected over decades of African American Culture. It first emerged around 1619 when the first enslaved Africans arrive to Jamestown‚ Virginia. There‚ Soul food was able to provide enslaved Africans an identity and a sense of belonging among all the challenges and hardship that they had to endure. One of the many obstacles that slaves have to face is obtaining the right amount of nourishment for survival because often times slave masters
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Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the
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words that come to mind when Italy enters the mind. Italians take great pride in their culture‚ it infuses every aspect of their daily lives. As an American business man or woman in order to conduct business effectively and respectfully in an Italian society it is imperative that there is a complete understanding of this culture. The following elements of society must be researched and understood by an American preparing for an international business venture to this amazing country: Social customs
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Cuba’s culture is a complex mix of different‚ often contradictory factors and influences. The Cuban people and their customs are based on African‚ European and Native American influences. Cuba has a very interesting and rich culture. All these other countries influence the culture of Cuba. Cuba has a variety of different influences from other countries that are included in such things as music‚ dancing‚ food‚ history and sports. The music of Cuba has an enormous African and European influence. One
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of early American history is the part that native peoples played in its culture‚ development and institutions. With out the natives‚ English settlers could not have survived the new land. While trading their metal tools and other goods‚ the natives gave them food supplies for the English to survive. At times the Indians showed generosity in providing gifts of food to the colony. On other occasions‚ encounters between the colonists and the tribes turned violent‚ and the Native Americans occasionally
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in the United States. My family and I lived in Chicago
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MY “ LATIN” CULTURE My name is Beatriz A. Aquino and I was born in Havana‚ Cuba. My parents emigrated to the beautiful state of Florida in May of 1967. I was a month short of turning 2 years old. I have never visited the country where I was born due to the political system practiced there but I do know its history customs and cultures. I consider myself a Cuban-American. What I mean by this is I was born a Cuban and am very proud to say that; however I was raised in the United States
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