Breaking Down Constructs: The Path from Resistance to Reconciliation What is the purpose of a border? Is it more than a line that separates two things? In an interview‚ American-Canadian author Thomas King explains how “borders are these very artificial and subjective barriers that we throw up around our lives in all sort of ways. National borders are just indicative of the kinds of borders we build around ourselves” (qtd. In Andrews‚ 172). His short story Borders documents the journey of a Blackfoot
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CHAP 1 – What is Anthropology 1. Which of the following is not true about Franz Boas? A. He was a German-born‚ Jewish person until the Hitler regime 2. The American Anthropological Association (or AAA) acknowledges the public service role provided by anthropology by recognition of which of the following dimensions of the field? B. cultural anthropology or allied 3. What is the most critical element of cultural traditions? C. Their transmission through learning
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conscious mind (of Latinas) due to the different ideals of two different cultures. Once a Latina has become accustomed to the American values of physical beauty‚ the ideal body image of voluptuous and full figured turns into waiflike and slim figured. Acculturation is the process by which someone absorbs the culture of a new society and may or may not reject the norms of their culture of origin. The Latinas that are the most accultured in America feel that thinness is the ideal figure. Latinas that relate
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Professional Communication and Cultural Sensitivity The United States is increasingly becoming a multiethnic‚ multicultural group of citizens. Life is no longer similar for all individuals. As people migrate they bring with them their cultural views‚ beliefs and language (Bhugra and Becker‚ 2005). In order to live together with respect‚ dignity and without prejudice for all‚ the country has had to educate itself on the beliefs and values of these vast cultures migrating to what they perceive
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after living in the United States for a period of time‚ they were influenced by the independence of American mainstream adolescents and relied more on their peers as models for identity than on their families. Matsuoka‚ J. K. (1990). Differential acculturation among Vietnamese refugees. Social Work‚ 35‚ 341–345. 10. My ideas of when to start dating are different from my parents First generation Indian American parents’ often forbid their daughters from dating. Young Indian females’ exposure to Anglo
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Mr. Bumble is a 37-year-old‚ orange‚ single male who was referred to Maddox and Associates to determine if the defendant is legally incompetent to stand trial as defined by Title 18‚ U.S. Code‚ Section 4241. Mr. Bumble has been held at the State Penitentiary since April 3‚ 1091 for the allege murder of a state police ranger which is a violation of Title 18‚ U.S. Code‚ Section 1111 and 1114. Mr. Bumble reports having three prior hospitalizations to stabilize his mental status‚ in addition to diagnosis
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* Acculturation: a second mechanism of cultural change is the exchange of cultural feathers that results when groups have continuous firsthand contact. The cultures of either or both groups may be changed by this contact. Pidgin‚ a mixed language that develops to ease communication between members of different cultures in contact is a example of acculturation. * Globalization: encompasses a series of processes‚ including diffusion‚ migration and acculturation‚ working
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69-83. doi:10.1007/s11113-006-9016-3 Haines‚ D Mberu‚ B. (2007). Household structure and living conditions in Nigeria. Journal of Marriage & Family‚ 69(2)‚ 513-527. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00380.x. Nekby‚ L.‚ Rödin‚ M.‚ & Özcan‚ G. (2009). Acculturation identity and higher education: is there a trade-off between ethnic identity and education?. International Migration Review‚ 43(4)‚ 938-973. doi:10.1111/j.1747-7379.2009.00790.x. Reynolds‚ R. (2009). Igbo professional migratory orders‚ hometown
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Differentiated Instruction Differentiated instruction is a process to approach teaching and learning for students with differing abilities in the same class. The intent of differentiating instruction is to maximize each student’s growth and individual success by meeting each student where he or she is assisting in the learning process (Polloway‚ Patton‚ and Serna‚ 2005). It’s an individualized instructional method. It is used to help students with diverse needs learn using a general curriculum
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makes it difficult for us to analyze properly the roles of men and women in prehistory "we have a cultural bias that we bring to the effort and that colors our decision-making processes." Sexism is the result of that bias imposed by our process of acculturation. Gender roles in Western societies have been changing rapidly in recent years‚ with the changes created both by evolutionary changes in society‚ including economic shifts which have altered the way people work and indeed which people work as
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