Chapter 3 Aboriginal people: Spiritual traditions are deeply connected to the physical environment and life is seen as interconnected. They rely on memory and memory keepers who have received teachings from the elders. Traditions of seasonal food growing‚ gathering‚ hunting‚ fishing‚ and spiritual and cultural activities Elders: Can be a man or a woman that is recongized as wise and consulted for their experience. Not always the oldest person in the community. Europe vs. Aboriginal: Many
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Though very few remember him‚ Mesmer’s interpretation of animal magnetism marked the beginning of mental therapy as we understand it today. At a time when methods reminiscent of medieval superstitions were being viewed with suspicion. His theories bridged the gap between ancient superstitions and modern psychotherapy. Franz Anton Mesmer (1733-1815) was born on the 23rd of May 1733 at the village of Iznang near Switzerland‚ on the German side of Bodensee (Lake Constance). He was originally intended
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& Hayek‚ 2006). In Hispanic households it is not the norm for daughters to leave the house at such a young age. Though the age of 18 is seen as the age of an adult in society‚ Hispanic parents will disagree. This causes inner conflict for both parents and students of being safe away from home and pursuing higher education. In the Hispanic culture‚ family is a vital factor for youth since they have a strong bond with their family members. The family is highly valued by Latinos and remains a key influence
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Who Constitute the Hispanics? The term ‘Hispanic’ recognizes people whose cultural ancestry lies first in Spain and then in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America which comprises of Mexico‚ Central America and most of South America except Brazil‚ and several Caribbean nations. The term gained wide spread prominence only after the 1960s. (Jorge Iber‚ 2005:6). Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers began to arrive in America in the early 1500s. With the intermingling of different communities
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Policy Paper: Perception of Teachers and Parents towards Hispanic Pregnancies & Birth Control Distribution In Public Schools Tangela Norman-Sheppard SOWK 7360/ Policy and Practice in Human Services Our Lady of the Lake University Professor: Dr. Brian Christenson I. Executive Summary Teenage parenthood is by no means a new social phenomenon. Historically‚ women have tended to childbearing during their teens and early twenties
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Fertility and the Latino Community In fertility discourse‚ the Latino community presents an interesting dynamic to analyze. Often Latino fertility is viewed as an “out of control” fertility in narratives that depict Latinos as a threat to national security in America in terms of immigration. An example depicting this comes from Leo Chavez’s The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants‚ Citizens and the Nation‚ considering the opening screen of an online game‚ Border Patrol (2013). This interactive
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the increase of the Latino population in New York City during the 1960s caused the school system to be faced with a new issue of language rights. My topic of bilingual education is important because with the increasing presence of Latinos it brings an increasing number of Limited English Proficient Students to the country. Being a first or second generation Latino having a bilingual education makes a difference in one life by causing them to preserve part of their culture. My paper will focus on what
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moderate dip into the connections between ‘spirituality’ and ‘successful aging’ and make a tie in with how policy is affecting what dictates ‘successful aging’ and ‘spirituality’ itself. Then I will provide an example of a current program/facility that is providing exactly what the researchers I reference are calling for. Aging‚ Spirituality‚ and Policy Defining the terms According to Atchley‚ et al. (as referenced in Sadler & Biggs‚ 2006)‚ “a person’s spirituality may be broadly defined as the personal
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research paper I chose to do my research on hate crimes focusing on the Latino population. I chose this because I am currently taking Latino/a Struggles for Civil Rights and Social Justice. The course focuses on social movements that have occurred in the past and the effects the social movements have had on social justice and civil rights for Latino/as today‚ as well as other impacts the movements may have had on other minorities. For this course‚ I was instructed to do a ten to twelve-page paper on a
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1. What is your definition of spirituality in the workplace? Spirituality in the workplace means that employees find nourishment for both the vertical and horizontal dimensions of their spirituality at work. Spirituality in the Workplace is about individuals and organizations seeing work as a spiritual path‚ as an opportunity to grow and to contribute to society in a meaningful way. It is about care‚ compassion and support of others; about integrity and people being true to them and others. It means
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