Exploring Cultural Competencies Ashley Rozelle Bowling Green State University Being culturally competent of a student’s culture is essential for school counselors within a diverse population. In order for a school counselor to be culturally competent‚ it is essential for them to be aware of three major ideas: know yourself‚ know the student‚ and know the technique. Within these three competencies there are common themes that
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Cultural Biography Cultural backgrounds can change the way we define ourselves‚ other people‚ and all other things. Cultural backgrounds can shape how we view the world‚ and must be taken into account when teaching students of different backgrounds in our classrooms. I will define my own cultural background and how it affects me‚ and then I interviewed someone‚ Curtis from (and currently resides) Chicago‚ from a complete different background. I grew up in Charleston Illinois for the most
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Cultural universals are specific behavioral elements that are common to every culture. Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of cultural universals‚ including sports‚ cooking‚ courtship‚ dancing‚ family‚ games‚ music‚ religion‚ and marriage. Although Murdok’s universals are found in every culture‚ the way in which they are expressed varies from culture to culture. Funeral rites are practiced in every culture in some form. A funeral is a ceremony marking a person’s death. There are universals
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Univ 102 . 10 May 2011 Cultural Transformations of Little Red Riding Hood The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” began as a fairy tale passed down through the centuries‚ especially by peasant women to their daughters since folklorists often belonged to the peasant culture (Tatar 3). The peasants who were farmworkers and domestic laborers needed something to do while working tediously‚ so they told each other tales. That’s why the Little Red Riding Hood story’s original plot had a peasant
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Business Economics Lazarski University Warsaw Cross-cultural Communications: A Real Challenge For Diplomats? International networking of individual‚ state‚ corporate‚ NGO‚ cultural‚ and social activities‚ intensified by the process of globalization have strengthen the need of cross-cultural communication. It is beyond doubt that culture covers the entirety of the human‟s life. Most human activities that are related to the society‟s activities are shaped by culture (Piotrkiewicz 67-68).
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Cultural Diversity Reporter: Elvin Kent Daza Introduction Healthcare workers must work with and provide care to a variety of people YOU must be aware of factors that cause each individual to be unique That uniqueness is influenced by many things: Physical characteristics Family life Socioeconomic status Religious beliefs Geographical location Education Occupation Life experiences One major influence is the person’s cultural/ethical heritage Culture The values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ languages‚ symbols
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Cultural Autobiography Carolyn D. Osmanski Capella University Abstract In this paper the writer interviewed at least one family member about the cultural background that pertains to this writer. Based upon the data gathered this writer will describe the family ’s cultural heritage and cultural traditions that have been passed down in your family. This writer will share the families’ religious or spiritual traditions. This paper will have information considering the cultural heritage in terms of those
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of advertising activity has completely changed since advertising began. Increasing industrialization led to the continuous development of promotion. The globalization of competition in the 1980s had an impact on the expansion of national advertising towards international advertising (Ukpere and Slabbert‚ 2009). Because of globalization‚ cultural influences have played an important role in designing advertisements. Culture is an important aspect of every society and clearly has an effect on people’s
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and the environment in which you are a part of‚ affect the running of day to day business operations of all companies’ day in and day out. This paper will assess how Linda Myers‚ from the article‚ “The would-be pioneer‚” (Green‚ S.‚ 2011) was affected by the huge culture shock of working for a global conglomerate from Seoul‚ South Korea. We will discuss what went wrong with Ms. Myers approach to business‚ Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture as it pertains to the article‚ and make some recommendations
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Have you ever heard of cultural appropriation? The bottom line is it’s a modern euphemism for theft of different elements from one culture into another. I appreciate that cultural appropriation can be a very challenging and confusing issue for some to understand but one simple illustration is the adoption of rap music into white culture in the late 1900’s. Rap music initially emerged as a result of the civil rights movement in America essentially as a way to bring attention to important social issues
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