beginnings‚ American law has been selective in who it will be applied to and who it will protect. The trend‚ in the cases of the native peoples of the Americas and the Pacific‚ has been to manipulate‚ oppress‚ or blatantly neglect their cultural and political necessities – all in the name of American dominance. Currently‚ the United States is known internationally as a mecca for cultural diffusion and its overreaching welcoming of those in despair globally.
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Understanding and Celebrating Cultural Diversity in America ` Many people mistakenly use phrases such as “American culture‚” “white culture‚” or Western culture‚” as if such large‚ common‚ and homogenous cultures exist in the United States today. These people fail to acknowledge the presence of (1)cultural diversity‚ or the presence of multiple cultures and cultural differences within a society. In reality‚ many different cultural groups comprise the United States
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An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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Theoretically‚ the present work examined the role of personal endorsement of cultural stereotypes. Devine (1989) proposed that because of the repeated and virtually unavoidable exposure to pervasive cultural stereotypes‚ both high and low prejudiced individuals will automatically activate these representations when they are presented with representations of those groups regardless of their personal level of endorsement of these stereotypes (i.e.‚ personal stereotypes). Recently‚ Lepore and Brown
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exactly how it is used and word by word) _____: Important points about VOICE and PERCEPTION Cultural experiences can have a significant impact on one’s personal voice and perception of the world. Such experiences such as things you eat‚ things you value‚ how you dress and the language you use to communicate can shape who you are‚ how you think‚ how you act and how you speak. Some examples of cultural experiences may include cultural shock‚ like learning a new language and cultural differences such
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Developing Cultural Flexibility Portfolio | December 14 2011 | Contents Page Section | Page Number | Q1 - What is the significance of national identity as a source of individuals’ culture? | 2 | Q2 -In what aspects of work and employee relations should international managers be aware of religious sensitivities? | 3-4 | Q3 -What are Hofstede’s culture dimensions? What correlations does Hofstede make among groups of countries and how valid are they for you? | 5 | Q4 - Why do firms’
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Importance of Understanding Cultural Competence Cultural competence is not a new concept for me because I have been working as a phlebotomist at the hospital since 2008. As a phlebotomist‚ obviously my main role is to interact with different people to withdraw blood sample by venipuncture. Even I was trained to be a professional‚ polite‚ and cultural understanding health care
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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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common cultural heritage from the Judeo-Christian past. In the classical period Islam‚ Muslims learned about Christianity from the Christians they met in conquered territories‚ from the Old and New Testaments‚ from Jews‚ and from Jews and Christians who converted to Islam. Before 1500 a wide spectrum of Muslim opinion about Jesus and Christians existed. At the time of the Crusades and of the Christian recon quest of Muslim Spain‚ polemical anti-views were more positive. For their part some Christians
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questions: What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? * The United States is a melting pot of many cultures‚ races and ethnicities. I have learned that each group has differences and many similarities. With these differences they have taught me to be tolerant and accepting of them. By embracing the differences through our diverse society‚ I have learned new concepts of living‚ new ways
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