Cultural Differences COM/360 November 12‚ 2012 The movie Crash (2004) is about a handful of disparate people’s lives intertwined as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city of Los Angelos over a thirty-six hour period. All the players involved in the movie are: a Caucasian district attorney‚ his Caucasian wife who believes her stereotypical views are justified‚ therefore they’re not racist; two black carjackers that use their race to their advantage; two Caucasian
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same situation‚ so I can identify myself with many of those teenagers. Being caught in two different cultures can be a rollercoaster of emotions with family and the choices you make because at the end of it all someone will not be happy. Being multi-cultural can be difficult especially being a child of an immigrant family. Trying to be America but yet trying to be involved with your culture can be a pain in the behind. Knowing where you truly belong can be so confusing so frustrating. Like in the essay
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“Cultural Norms” By: Tiffany Rushing Cultural norms are behavior patterns that are typical of specific groups. (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) We have cultural norms due to how we do things as a country‚ the community we live in‚ and how our families do things. We learn at very young ages what is considered normal‚ which is what a cultural norm is. One of our country’s cultural norms is the emphasis on promptness
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Culture is a lot more than what language a person is speaking how they are dressing and what kind of food they are eating. Cultural groups share nationality‚ race and similar ethnicity. However‚ culture could also include religion‚ sexual orientation‚ gender and even generation. Although culture is not visible‚ it plays a major role in how we handle conflict. It is often the starting place of our thinking and our behaviors. Cultures are sort of implanted in every conflict because conflicts arise
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RESPECTFUL Cultural Interview RESPECTFUL Cultural Interview I was not sure how Adriana was going to react to certain topics/questions and this made me apprehensive about conducting the interview. I was nervous that she might feel vulnerable about her hearing impediment since she is a private individual. She was ridiculed in school and did not have many friends. I was unaware if Adriana would avoid questions or become emotional about her childhood. I was also apprehensive about
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Cultural Interview October 22nd‚ 2014 I based my cultural interview on an Iranian family that I’ve known for many years; I’ll refer to them in an alias name as the Gabr family. They are a very close nit family whom live nearby in a middle class neighbor. I mainly interviewed the mother of this family whom I’ll refer to as Eklass Gabr. Eklass is a highly educated and respected teacher in the community. She was born in Jerusalem; to her father whom was a business man and her mother whom was a stay
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1994 Rwandan Genocide Rwanda had one of the most devastating tragedies because the Belgians were able to turn the Rwandans against each other. The Rwandan Genocide is when the Hutu tribe tried to eliminate the Tutsi tribe. The Tutsis and Hutus of Rwanda did not do the whole entire genocide alone‚ in fact they had help from the Belgians. Before the Belgians colonized Rwanda‚ the Hutus and Tutsis and Twa got along well and there was peace in Rwanda. After the Belgians instituted a classification system
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Cultural lag is the thought that culture takes time to catch up to the new innovations and technology. This lag causes social conflicts and it takes a while for society to catch up and adjust. An example of cultural lag in our society is the use of birth control. Birth control is a hormonal material that women take to hinder their ability to become pregnant. Birth control thickens the woman’s uterine making it hard for eggs to fertilize within the uterine walls. There are many choice of birth control
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Cultural competence is defined as possessing the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate‚ respect‚ and work with individuals from different cultures. It is a concept that requires self-awareness‚ awareness and understanding of cultural differences‚ and the ability to adapt to clinical skills and practices as needed. For instance‚ before my grandmother had passed‚ my family wanted to do a traditional prayer ceremony for her in the hospital. It is where we have a monk in the same room‚ doing the
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Globalization and Cultural Identity Globalization‚ once it has been accomplished‚ is the process‚ where by the entire world uses a free market system and consequently labor‚capital‚ products and services are traded freely. Globalization is a three dimensional term‚ encompassing political‚ economical and cultural aspects. 1Is globalization a process‚ which started just in recent years‚ and how far back do its roots reach? To some it began with the Turks taking control of the silk road‚ to others
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