Cultural Differences
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 to better understand how to take care of them in the best manner possible. Beginning with the Asian American culture, Asian Americans include people who are from “Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Laotian, Philippine, Thai, and Vietnamese ancestry”. The Asian culture is impacted from three different philosophies that include Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Although there is not a specific religion that a majority of Asian Americans identify with, about 45 percent of them identify as some type of Christian (Nettle, 2013). Asians are taught not to bring shame to their family and to avoid confrontation, which sometimes causes them to appear passive, indifferent, or indecisive. It has been said that using indirect communication with those who have strong ancestry ties is best. All in all, the integrity of their family is important to them and they believe in being peaceful people (Diversity: Understanding and Understanding and Teaching Diverse Students, n.d.). The most common language spoken among this culture is Chinese; however, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean are spoken as well. Most Asian Americans live in California although a large percent can also be found in New York or Hawaii. On average, those who identify as Asian American make $67,022 yearly and are fairly educated people. Technically speaking, 85 percent have graduated from high school and 50 percent go on to get undergraduate degrees. As far as occupations go, most can be found in the business
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 to better understand how to take care of them in the best manner possible. Beginning with the Asian American culture, Asian Americans include people who are from “Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Laotian, Philippine, Thai, and Vietnamese ancestry”. The Asian culture is impacted from three different philosophies that include Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Although there is not a specific religion that a majority of Asian Americans identify with, about 45 percent of them identify as some type of Christian (Nettle, 2013). Asians are taught not to bring shame to their family and to avoid confrontation, which sometimes causes them to appear passive, indifferent, or indecisive. It has been said that using indirect communication with those who have strong ancestry ties is best. All in all, the integrity of their family is important to them and they believe in being peaceful people (Diversity: Understanding and Understanding and Teaching Diverse Students, n.d.). The most common language spoken among this culture is Chinese; however, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean are spoken as well. Most Asian Americans live in California although a large percent can also be found in New York or Hawaii. On average, those who identify as Asian American make $67,022 yearly and are fairly educated people. Technically speaking, 85 percent have graduated from high school and 50 percent go on to get undergraduate degrees. As far as occupations go, most can be found in the business