MHF Module: Understanding Differences Understanding Differences Worksheet Culture: African Topic Cultural View of the Topic Raising children In Africa it is common for the term “It takes a village to raise a child” can be a fact in Africa culture when a child is misbehaving it is very common for the adults in the village to discipline a child that is not their own. Role of genders For years Africans have had an affinity for male leaders‚ this has been inherited over generation and generations
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Cultural and Linguistic Differences Cultural and Linguistic Differences Shabana P. Siddiqui ECE 405: Children and Families in a Diverse Society Inst. Lammert-Arndt 6/14/12 Linguistic Differences 01 People from all walks of life have gathered in the United States to live their lives. What follows is a flood of cultural and linguistic differences. The way one person from a particular culture would say” hi” could be another
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Subject： Impacts of Cultural Differences on International Business Negotiation Name： Chen Xiujuan Student No.: 0 8 5 1 0 3 4 0 Specialty and Class: Business English‚ Class 3 Department: Department of Humanities and Arts Supervisor: Liu Mifan Date: 2011-3-02 Contents Introduction 1 1. Types of Cultural Differences 2 1.1Value View
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Cultural Differences Paper Psychology 535 September 20‚ 2010 Cultural Differences Paper In the following paper two multicultural concepts have been selected‚ which are individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Then‚ I will analyze individualism versus collectivism and sexual identity/orientation. Last‚ I will point out the significance in understanding cultural differences. Individualism versus collectivism Culture can be defined as a program of shared
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Cultural Differences in Communication Ilana Diallo COMM 200 Kristy Nelson December 17‚ 2010 Cultural Differences in Communication Culture differences in communication is simply one way of stating that communication is diverse and requires one to use with precision. Being able to communicate your message within different communities and cultures it is important to understand the differences and how it may affect the response by the certain targeted people group. Dealing with cultural
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Misunderstandings Every country has its own culture which is different from other countries’. Therefore‚ differences in cultures can make communication misunderstanding. Cultural differences increase the likelihood of misunderstanding as well. If people speak different languages‚ the danger of bad translation is obvious. But even if people speak the same language‚ they may communicate in different ways. Common differences are between high-context and low-context communication. Low-context communication stands
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ways that cultural differences would affect doing business internationally‚ as well as what specific skills global managers would need to address with these differences‚ and finally if I think expatriate or foreign-national managers would be better equipped to deal with these challenges. This report will provide the reader with some facts on cultural differences and the affect on business internationally. It will also give some skills global managers can utilize to address those cultural differences
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high quality care to their patients. However‚ there are advantages and disadvantages to this. When a healthcare providers take cultural and ethnic influences into account‚ they are able to somewhat understand where the patient is coming from. This brings many advantages that both the healthcare provider and patient can reap. With this background comes a better understanding of the patient’s decisions‚ fears‚ and their concerns/hopes regarding treatment modalities. In turn‚ better communication between
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BRIDGE CULTURAL AND ETHNICAL DIFFERENCES. The world constitutes people with different cultural and ethnic background. Culture refers to the beliefs‚ ideas‚ artifacts that make up a shared way of life while ethnicity refers to a shared cultural heritage (Macionis‚ 2007 page 60). Now when people differ in cultural and ethnic background there tend to be a gap or conflict between them. For This reason‚ there must be some ways of bridging this gap. Thus the essay outlines these differences and the
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This assignment will be based on a patient from a different culture to my own and how the culture difference had a significant impact on the ability to communicate or engage with the patient. During this assignment the patient will be referred as Mr Y as confidentiality of the patient must be maintained in accordance to the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (NMC‚ 2010). In the time of my placement in Outpatient Department in one London Hospital‚ Mr Y a 63 year old patient‚ originally from
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