Health Career Studies What is CULTURE? The predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization. - Intellectual and artistic activity and the works produced by it. What is RACE? A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics. What is ETHNICITY? Of‚ relating to‚ or characteristic of a sizable group of people
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Dual Relationships and Ethical Boundaries With Former Clients Kimberly Davis Grand Canyon University: PCN 505 Professor Schultz April 1‚ 2012 Introduction Professional counselors have the obligation to ensure quality and effective counseling toward clients. All the while‚ counselors are committed to the ethical guidelines that are established to avoid legal‚ professional malpractice and competent issues. Some of those guidelines consider dual relationships and professional
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American way of life because power distance is obvious‚ while it may not always be in the Russian culture. “Power distance is defined as the extent to which less powerful members of society expect and accept that power is distributed unequally” (Jandt‚ p.168). Geert Hofstede explains this power distance and how it is measured in his cultural dimensions theory. Hofsetede’s theory explains the influence of a culture on
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am right‚ you are wrong. In nearly every debate the ultimate motive is to prove that one side is right and the other is inherently wrong‚ rarely leaving any room for middle ground. Sadly‚ because of debate’s prevalence throughout society‚ American culture and education has been deduced to lecturing and mere dualistic contention. From news shows to elementary classrooms‚ logic and reason serve as the gateway to discovering truths‚ according to western education. But what exactly are the consequences
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1819‚ the small sea town of Singapore soon attracted migrants and merchants from China‚ the Indian sub-continent‚ Indonesia‚ the Malay Peninsula and the Middle East. Drawn by the lure of better prospects‚ the immigrants brought with them their own cultures‚ languages‚ customs and festivals. Intermarriage and integration helped knit these diverse influences into the fabric of Singapore’s multi-faceted society‚ giving it a vibrant and diverse cultural heritage. By the end of the 19th century‚ Singapore
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Culture is one of the most important and basic concepts of sociology. In sociology culture has a specific meaning. The anthropologists believe that the behaviour which is meant is called culture. In other words the behavior which is transmitted to us by some one is called culture. The way of living‚ eating‚ wearing‚ singing‚ dancing and talking are all parts of a culture. In common parlance‚ the word culture‚ is understood to mean beautiful‚ refined or interesting. In sociology we use the word
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Mental Models It is important to have a constant understanding of oneself as a person‚ beliefs‚ and values and how those factors may affect decisions made professionally‚ especially in leadership positions. The better understanding we have of ourselves and others the more capable we are of identifying opportunities for growth‚ individually and as a whole. This paper will discuss the current stage of moral and professional development‚ personal mental model‚ whether that mental model will hold true
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social gathering. They will sit on a floor or on a chair‚ pull their knees up to their chest‚ and speak even laugh aloud while eating. These eating habits may be considered impolite in the perspective of other cultures such as Javanese culture. The most interesting part of Lampungenese culture is Sebambangan which is also known as elopement. It happens for two reasons. First‚ it happens when the love between a man and woman gets no approval from the woman’s family due to particular reasons such as
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through time. In the medieval times‚ it was in the form of directly colonizing other countries in order to expand one’s territory‚ while it has transformed to manipulating different key factors‚ such as the market‚ global politics‚ media‚ and even culture‚ in the modern times. One could‚ in fact‚ argue that international power is now quantifiable by influence and economic power‚ rather than territorial land and military power in the past. A perspective would argue that man is inherently hungry for
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DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THE CONTEXT OF ZIMBABWE. Zimbabwe as a developing state has a number of developmental challenges that emanate from different quarters within the parameters of its political‚ social‚ economic‚ technological and environmental set ups. This factors which are both historical and current intermingle in arresting development as to be discussed. To begin with‚ the past corporate driven global economic policy termed the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme of 1991
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