America is comprised of a growing number of cultures‚ resulting in widespread diversity. Such diversity is a problem in healthcare. Mental health is a specific and complicated aspect of healthcare and when you must specialize care to specific culture‚ in magnifies the difficulty of treatment. Knowledge regarding different cultures can uncomplicate care. I work with a 72-year-old Hispanic patient from Puerto Rico. She is catholic‚ widowed‚ she has ten children and numerous grandchildren and
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Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper Joseph Merritt CJA344 July 10‚2011 Melba Ferlow- Herrington Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper This paper will primarily focus on racial disparity in sentencing. While studying the different problems associated with racial disparity we will also look at why racial disparity exsist within sentencing. In society today there are a diversity of citizens‚ offenders‚ and leaders within the court system. However‚ race still plays a big role
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teams to become high performance groups and teams. Every group or team leader must be aware of the demographic characteristics and the cultural diversity of the team in order to become effective. Groups and Teams There are many factors that affect a team’s performance; from leadership and communication‚ to demographic characteristics and cultural diversity. Each impacts the team in its own way. With out these major factors being forced upon a team or group individuals will tend to stray focus
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very unique and integral part of Amreican history‚with a very rich and beautiful cultural background.There are over 558 federally recognized tribes in America right now‚and another 126 who have applied for federal recognition.At the time of first contact with Europeans‚ the United states was fully occupied by Indian Nations and some 300 Indian languages existed‚approximately 106 of which are still spoken.The diversity and hetrogeneity of the American Indian community cannot be overstated. According
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[pic] A PROJECT REPORT ON Analyzing and Understanding Cultural Differences of South Africa & China on business perspective. SUBMITTED BY: Dilip Kumar Aerroju ID-000-13-7684 [pic] TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. What is culture? 4. Cross-cultural Communication Challenges 5. Six Fundamental Patterns Of Cultural Differences 6. Brief On Business Characteristic On Russia 7. Brief On Business Characteristic
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Building a high performance team with diversity can be a challenge. Diversity in teams can bring interpersonal conflict to a team. Cultural diversity can also improve the end result of a team ’s mission. I will examine multiple aspects of groups and teams‚ and the issues and benefits of a heterogeous team. A group is a two or more people working with each other consistently to attain common goals. Individuals in the group are dependant on each other to advance toward the common goal within a certain
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expect. This can also be said for conducting and interpreting demographic research. · Employees should arm themselves with cultural intelligence‚ (they must undergo
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Hispanic 43%‚ Asian 22%‚ White 17%‚ Filipino 6%‚ Multi Ethnic 3% and Pacific Islander 1%. The community of Cypress has changed since 1966. In 1966 the ethnic diversity consisted of the following: Latino 27%‚ Asian/Pacific Islander 19%‚ African American 6%‚ Caucasian 33%‚ Other/unidentified 5%. To make sure that their is cultural diversity in the classrooms is that the college keeps allowing
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Cultural Diversity in Our Community NAME Axia College of University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity I was walking down the street the other day when I stopped and took a hard look at all the different people‚ businesses‚ and cultures that surrounded me. My first thought was "wow‚ we really live in a world that is held together by a wide variety of ethnic groups." Without all the different cultures and influences that I have experienced‚ I would not be the person I am today. Ethnicity
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professional. My goal to practice in an underserved community can be achieved by attending UCSF School of Pharmacy. UCSF values diversity and health disparities and it is situated in an area where there is a diverse population. As a first generation trilingual Taiwanese student‚ I can utilize my multicultural background to serve the Chinese immigrant communities‚ bridge cultural differences‚ and break the language barrier by providing patient consultations‚ improving medication adherence‚ and administering
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