Cultural Diversity Reporter: Elvin Kent Daza Introduction Healthcare workers must work with and provide care to a variety of people YOU must be aware of factors that cause each individual to be unique That uniqueness is influenced by many things: Physical characteristics Family life Socioeconomic status Religious beliefs Geographical location Education Occupation Life experiences One major influence is the person’s cultural/ethical heritage Culture The values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ languages‚ symbols
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Cultural competence is defined as possessing the skills and knowledge necessary to appreciate‚ respect‚ and work with individuals from different cultures. It is a concept that requires self-awareness‚ awareness and understanding of cultural differences‚ and the ability to adapt to clinical skills and practices as needed. For instance‚ before my grandmother had passed‚ my family wanted to do a traditional prayer ceremony for her in the hospital. It is where we have a monk in the same room‚ doing the
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In this modern age why do people stigmatize people with substance abuse issues? For the first time Cope is beginning to ask himself the right questions that will lead to sobriety. For example‚ he asked‚ “What did I mean by God? Where would I find this faith? Why was I the only one in our family who became addicted? And most importantly‚ why do I keep relapsing?” Cope realizes everything he has in his whole life depends on his sobriety. I think this is the first step for anyone recovering. Admitting
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2 DEFINITION OF CULTURAL TOURISM A review of existing definitions One of the research tasks undertaken for this report was to investigate the feasibility of establishing an agreed definition/definitional framework for cultural tourism research. This involved a review of definitions included in the culture and tourism literature‚ as well as discussion on this topic with cultural tourism stakeholders. The first question asked by those contacted about the collection of cultural tourism statistics
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and Engineering Rufei He & Jianchao Liu (2010) Barriers of Cross Cultural Communication in Multinational Firms --- A Case Study of Swedish Company and its Subsidiary in China Abstract In times of rapid growth‚ both in terms of economic development and globalization‚ an increasing number of firms extend their businesses abroad. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. This study employs a qualitative approach in a single case
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| Cultural Diversity within the Workplace | | Cultural Diversity within the Workplace Cultural diversity‚ what is cultural diversity‚ and how does it affect the work place? I believe that there are people out there that still may not have a true understanding as to the exact meaning of cultural diversity‚ or they assume that it is something that only pertains to people who are of a different back ground as the next person. Cultural diversity encases more than just people who come from different
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Case 4: Competition among the North American Warehouse Clubs: Costco Wholesale vs. Sam’s Clubs vs. BJ’s Wholesale 1. Competition in the North American wholesale club industry is mildly intense. The players in the wholesale club industry try to achieve lower prices by reducing throughout the store by using pallets or inexpensive shelving to display items. They also incur very low costs for store decoration and light fixtures and a relatively low labor cost because of the use of fewer works and
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What Does Cultural Policy Involve? Student: Course Name: Instructor: Institution: Department: Date: Cultural policy is almost invariably interconnected to all fundamental issues in today’s society‚ such as economic stratification‚ education‚ technology‚ race relationships‚ international relations‚ and community development. Indeed‚ cultural policy is apparent in various instances extending from an ordinary
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Yasmin Arianna John GLDP 525X-Globalization‚ Peace and Conflict Dr. R.Riggs Research Paper Cultural Globalization: An Adversary or Advocate for Women’s Rights in Developing Countries Introduction Globalization has created a huge impact on the lives of women in developing nations whether it was negative or positive. The word Globalization is defined as “ a complex economic‚ political‚ cultural‚ and geographic process in which mobility of capital‚ organization‚ ideas‚ discourse and peoples
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incorporated a theme of cultural difference. I loved that Far used Tennyson for the spokesperson of American poetry‚ and found it a little humorous that Laura’s almost husband ran off with the inappropriate woman. As for the writing‚ Far writes in a very clear and concise way‚ thus making it easy to follow and understand. I always appreciate this form of writing because I can read to enjoy‚ rather than read to interpret. The cultural connection in this story is actually the cultural differences. Miscommunication
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