Peter Antoniou BUS/ECO 123 June 11‚ 2012 Summary: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management This book seeks to provide the reader or tourist with insights on how the two worlds‚ tourism and cultural heritage management intersect‚ but also how they conflict in that they represent opposite sides of cultural tourism itself. The book outlines for the reader that while tourism professionals evaluate the potential for profit‚ cultural management professionals evaluate the same assets for
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Discuss the view that research practices in psychology are culturally bias. (30) Cultural bias occurs if psychological research when the psychologist uses participants from only one culture and then generalises it to others‚ without validation. There are two main types of cultures which psychologist have studied‚ these are individualist and collectivist. Individualistic culture emphasises the importance of an individual whereas collectivist cultures (who are more specifically eastern societies)
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Practice Analytical Essay – ‘Faceless Bullies thrive in cyberspace’ (Herald Sun) and Pat Scala Image (The Age) ‘Cyber Bullying’ is an issue that has been closely monitored by media across the globe. The addition of computers‚ internet and mobile phones has seen an increase in condemnatory comments and instances of intimidation. This has created an alarming fear for children‚ as they are seen to be vulnerable in today’s precarious society. Dvir Abramovich’s opinion article advocates the need to
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the 21st-century cultural competency digital era. Roles and Responsibilities Technology standards and curriculum development Develop quality‚ culturally responsive technology standards and curriculum. Technology 21st- Century Digital Tool Procure 21st-century tools and resources for the educational establishment. Quality of Educational setting Improve the education provided by family‚ friends‚ and neighbors. Information and Education for Families Provide diverse cultural resources for our
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organization’s meetings (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002). Having interpreter services available and developing health information for patients that is directed to language and cultural norms of specific cultural groups are also ways to become more culturally competent (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002). Communities/organizations can also provide cross-cultural training as a better way of becoming more culturally competent (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002).
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Virtually every culture has some form of discrimination especially against those who are different. Discrimination still occurs around the world today. The wars in Iran‚ Iraq‚ and Partisan are perfect examples. Within every culture there are extremist groups that believe what they are doing is justified. Discrimination is defined as a negative behaviors or actions towards a group or individual. Most common types of discriminations are age‚ gender‚ race or ethnicity‚ disabilities‚ and religious
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disparities has become increasingly more evident in the healthcare settings. Culture influence the values and beliefs that individual develop and is the foundation in which each individual form their behavior‚ lifestyle‚ and worldview. It is this cultural norm that individuals perceived health‚ illness‚ and wellness. To that extent‚ patient care needs to be individualized and tailor to fit the need of each individual. A challenge that she faces daily
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Cultural Competency and its Role in Patients’ Management and Recovery Culture is defined as the beliefs‚ language‚ values and beliefs that are shared by people in a specific society and cultural competency while is not easy to define precisely enough to make into actions it’s defined as a “set of congruent behaviors‚ attitudes‚ and policies that come together in a system‚ agency or among professionals and enable that system‚ agency or those professions to work effectively in cross-cultural situations”
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The cultural identity of an individual is identified to alter owing to an intercultural encounter of an individual relating to the culture of another country. The cultural identity of the person is taken to remain latent and only becomes salient on one’s repatriation to one’s home country. Different types of identity shifts are observed related to the cultural encounter faced by individuals on repatriation like subtractive‚ additive‚ affirmative and also intercultural. Subtractive cultural identity
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Some people aren’t familiar with the term “Cultural Appropriation” which can be why the issue is so often overlooked. Usually‚ this occurs with people appropriating eastern cultures and religions. Although cultural appropriation can sound like a simple concept at first such as Chinese food adapting into American culture‚ it’s not that simple. Cultural appropriation can make people stereotype one another and it tends to taint religious and cultural symbols‚ which often leads to cause people of the
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