Course Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/344 Version 3 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course offers a comprehensive‚ critical and balanced examination of the issues of crime and justice with respect to ethnicity. Procedures and policy in a pluralistic and multicultural society are examined relative to law enforcement‚ courts and corrections environments. Policies
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communication that leads to a decision for action. Bradshaw & Lowenstein (2015)‚ posits critical thinking is influenced by a persons’ cultural upbringing and the way in which they learn and perceive information in the academic arena. Furthermore‚ it is these cultural values and beliefs that affect a students’ learning style and their ability to reason critically. Cultural diversity has a huge impact in the classroom‚ which drives educators to develop innovative teaching strategies that facilitate and supports
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“There is no single Caribbean Culture.” Do you agree? Provide arguments and examples to support your answer. Include in your essay explanation for the following term: cultural diversity‚ hybridization‚ and social institutions. “There is no single Caribbean Culture” Caribbean is beloved for tropical climate‚ pristine waters‚ breathtaking beaches‚ and colorful music‚ food and art. The Caribbean is a favorite playground for tourists from all corner of the earth. But outsiders know little
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Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care November 01‚ 2010 Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care Health in all cultures is an important aspect of life. A person’s cultural background‚ religion and/or beliefs‚ greatly influences a person’s health and their response to medical care (Spector‚ 2004). These diverse cultures guide decisions made in daily life; what food eaten‚ living arrangements made‚ medications taken and medical advice listened to. A nurse must be knowledgeable and respectful of these
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America is filled with diversity. Anywhere you travel within the fifty states that North America contains‚ you can find different types of cultures. Most people would find the diversity of cultures‚ as the foundation of America. There is no single culture‚ that can offer us a single set of moral values or normative. The diversities of America‚ consists of religious and moral viewpoints. A multicultural society recognizes the “cultural diversity to the extent that all cultures within a given region
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has improved my knowledge of the daily challenges and changes faced in the cultural diversity. It also showed me how to identify and solve problems such as: training‚ and teacher in a an multicultural education community. Having clear understand of diversity and how it work plays a key part in running an organization properly‚ how you teach and how people learn. In the first Module 1‚ I focused on what is cultural diversity and how it works and what we should know. My goal was to find out why people
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Cultural Dimensions of Two Countries According to Geert Hofstede there five dimensions of culture. The five dimensions are Power Distance‚ Individualism or Collectivism‚ Masculinity-Femininity‚ Uncertainty Avoidance‚ and Short or Long-Term Orientation. Power Distance The dimension of Power Distance is the attitude toward the inequalities amongst individuals in a society. Power Distance is “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations
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Cultural Diversity in the Workplace In today’s rapid changing global market many organization pays a greater attention to cultural diversity and it has also become an essential business concern too. Workforce diversity refers to the differences between individuals which include‚ national‚ origin‚ religion‚ language‚ age‚ color and even the skills and the attitudes people posses within themselves. As we know people are different in all kind of aspects‚ both visible and non visible. Therefore‚ cultural
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Cultural diversity is seen everyday in our society in the United States. As defined‚ the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society. When it comes to public speaking and cultural diversity‚ you make think how these two connect. They actually go hand in hand in becoming a well rounded public speaker. In our world today‚ there are over six thousand languages that are spoken in our world. To narrow it down‚ in the United States today there are over three hundred languages spoken
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Managing a wide range of cultural diversity in the Australian workplace impossible. We are now in the 21st century and immigrants are entering Australia in greater numbers than they did a decade ago. Nearly double‚ 70‚200 in 1999–00 to 168‚685 in 2010–11 (Australian Bureau of Statistics.)[4] The workforce demographics have indeed changed and a reflection of these changes are occurring in the workforce. Cultural misunderstandings and language barriers are enormous obstacles to overcome for effective
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