Name: NGUYỄN VŨ TRÂM ANH REPORT ABOUT CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY THE “MELTING POT” IN THE UNITED STATES In two concepts: independence and interdependence. The United States is a mix of many different cultures and ethnic groups combined which is defined as “American culture”. The US’ cultures were built by Western immigrants coming from the Europe‚ especially the Dutch and the British. Besides‚ the cultures of Germany‚ Ireland and Scotland have influenced a lot to those of the US. Moreover
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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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Cross cultural reflection Introduction What I felt about the cross cultural simulation was that it was very useful in letting us take on the Disney World France situation at that time. It puts us in the shoes of the different parties affected during that point of time and gives us just sufficient amount of information needed such that we are free to use our judgment to shape the negotiation. For each person‚ the information and the ideal terms and conditions that each of us are looking for are
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I am intrigued with the idea of reframing a Mexican-American teen’s rebellion as “confusion of whether she is growing up”. The text discusses how rates of cultural assimilation differ and offers a way to unite the family suffering from differences in needs and understanding of one another. Having a quincinera is an astute idea to celebrate a young female’s progression into adulthood as this will reduce stress on the parental side as well as give the adolescent a sense of pride and belonging in
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started off with the first section of questions from the syllabus. I asked Maria "How do assumptions about cultural "norms" impact your interviewee’s behavior on a day-to-day basis"? Maria replied that she didn’t notice the expectations of Mexican norms from other cultures but rather more from her family and other Mexicans. She said "my family expects me to be a certain way‚ so I feel like I’m living two different lives sometimes". I continued by asking her the challenges that she confront by being
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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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Shirley Geok-Lin Lim‚ main character of the story “Two Lives”‚ the writer stated that Shirley’s own feeling to become a new immigrant and her new life in the United States. She felt herself like a resident alien. It was a hard time to be the new immigrant for Shirley because she did not know anybody and no one would be noted even she died. As we know‚ new immigrants mean those people who immigrate from their native country to another country. So what do the citizens will think about the immigrants
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Cultural Background Paper Natesha C. Robinson SCO/100 May 5th‚ 2010 Leslie Hart University of Phoenix Cultural Background Culture is the totality of learned‚ socially transmitted customs‚ knowledge‚ material objects‚ and behavior. It includes ideas‚ values‚ and artifacts of groups of people (Schaefer‚ 2006). Understanding culture can be tricky‚ ever ask “why do people act the way they do?”‚ “what made me do that”‚ “what was I thinking?” Physical abilities‚ educational background
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Bakari Kitwana – Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop Many people have a connection to hip-hop that goes beyond simple pop culture consumerism. Some youth who identify with hip-hop identify with more than just music or entertainment. And‚ acceptance of hip-hop as mainstream popular culture has “radically altered the racial landscape” and in the way that young Americans are processing race. Instead of stark racial divisions in popular culture‚ the popularity of hip hop has created a much more fluid situation
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Hassan Cultural Autobiography My name is Hanan Hassan‚ and I was born in September 21‚ 1992 in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia. I am the eldest of nine children that consist of four girls including me and five boys. To most people I am an ordinary twenty- one year old who works and goes to school‚ but what most people don’t know is that I’m basically the second mother of my household. Even though my mother is alive and well‚ I was taught at a young age to take responsibility and to be responsible like an adult
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