Cultural Differences America is a melting pot filled with many different cultures and ways of life. In this paper‚ three of the many will be discussed and explained. First‚ will be the Asian American culture‚ next the Latino culture and finally the African American culture. Exposure to these cultures will be imminent in the medical field and the information provided will help one who is looking to work with people from these cultures on a daily basis. Knowing information on a patient’s culture helps
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The cultural web We have decided to use the cultural web in order to look at the organizational culture as it is now and secondly look at how we want the culture to be in the future. Thirdly we will evaluate and identify the differences between the two; these differences are the changes we need to make in order to achieve the high-performance culture that we want to obtain. The cultural web identifies six interrelated elements that paints the bigger picture of the company of analysis. The six elements
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Cultural Artifacts Could you image going through your whole life‚ without a cell phone? Many of us have become accustom to the new technology that allows us to communicate so effectively. Today the world uses technology in almost everything it does. No modern artifact has the capability to be so incredibly noticeable and brilliantly built as the cell phone. Cell phones play a huge role in our daily lives. They are an item that every one possesses from‚ children‚ students‚ workers‚ parents‚ and etc
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Cultural Autobiography When I first saw in the syllabus the type of paper we would be writing for this course I thought about what culture means to me. What was the culture of my family? Where did we come from? How did we end up in Virginia? How did we end up believing some of the things we believe? To me culture was basically how I was raisedmy behaviors‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and ideas cultivated during my youth and its evolvement as I grew into an adult. This truly was to be a very interesting and
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Deanna Carola Cultural Essay Writing- Brown The Ugliness and Rise of Eating Disorders Ask yourself this‚ when was the last time you heard the question: “Does this make me look fat?” If I had to guess‚ probably not too long ago‚ right? But why would you hear that question so frequently? Why would anyone be so concerned about their appearance that instead of asking if they look handsome or pretty if they look ‘fat?’ Maybe the reality that eating disorders are more common than most people think
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Cultural “Beliefs” Corrupts Society In this society‚ everyone is being judged for the way they look‚ act‚ or their beliefs. There is always a certain way to “look” to fit in with people. That’s where ethnocentrism takes over. Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherit superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture (Dictionary.com). It is passing negative moral judgments on how ethnic others organize their lives. It is a destructive attitude where it tears people apart and changes people to who
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Below are four scenarios pertaining to cultural diversity. For this assignment‚ you will prepare a research paper that focuses on one of these scenarios‚ analyzing what happened‚ what the consequences either are or might be‚ and how the situation can be corrected and/or prevented in the future. These must be concrete suggestions that could actually be implemented rather than vague references or opinions. While the situations have been fictionalized‚ there have been actual situations that are very
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Chapter Four CULTURAL FACTORS: THE EXPERT CULTURE AND THE COLLECTIVE CULTURE Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell He who has a “why” to live for can bear most any “how.” Friedrich Nietzsche orporate culture is the personality of the organization. Just as all human beings have personalities‚ all organizations have a corporate culture. Whereas personality is the basis for our behavior and decision making‚ corporate culture is the
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and their pencils‚ restless movement from different groups sound of people typing people clenching people with headphones people sitting in sweatpants and sweatshirts desk‚ and chair -mixed genders and races water bubblers people in suits segregated areas notes on tables people who appear to be working for the library group areas a vending machine with school supplies for people SECTION 2: When thinking of a library there are social and cultural thoughts that automatically pop into
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shared values‚ traditions‚ norms‚ customs‚ arts‚ history‚ folklore‚ and institutions of a group of people." Understanding culture helps us to understand how others interpret their environment. The first step is for the nurse to become aware of her own cultural self-awareness. After this the community nurse educator needs to be aware of how to approach a minority group. An interpreter should be used to ensure that the health promotion is understood by all. The nurse needs to find out about the patients
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