Cultural heritage: Its relevance in the social development. Cultural heritage is the total of contributions by a community that are held to be legacy which is inherited by the past for the benefit of their future. This includes literature‚ buildings‚ monuments‚ artifacts and others. As what Edward Burnett Tylor (1871) said: “Culture is that complex whole which include knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ moral‚ law‚ custom and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” Cultural
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India is a vast country; it contains multitudes.” India has an extraordinary‚ vast and diverse pool of cultural heritage and ancient monuments in the form of buildings and other archaeological sites and remains. The sheer number of these historic heritages is astounding. And the fact that these monuments are the reminiscence of the living witnesses of the golden historic era of over a thousand years and of the pre-independence battles‚ they carry a special and a well-deserved respect in the eyes
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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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The Hispanic Community Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V-O104 October 27‚ 2013 The Hispanic Community Based on the United States (U.S.) Census Bureau in 2011‚ there were roughly 52 million Hispanics living in the nation‚ which represented about 16.7% of the total population (Zepeda‚ 2011). People of Hispanic origin are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group (Zepeda‚ 2011). Arizona’s Hispanic
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Stereotypes Against Hispanics Throughout time most Latin Americans have been seen as an undereducated and naïve race. For instance the type of job an American citizen would have wouldn’t be recommended for a Hispanic‚ because society has adjusted to them only doing the jobs they are good at. These so called “good” jobs are actually low-wage jobs that in an economy like the one today would not be able to support a family. Today Latin Americans have created a better name for themselves and are no
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Hispanic American Diversity Hispanic Americans cultural diversity is emulated in the various groups as well as in the origins of the individual cultures. Hispanic cultures have been swayed to different degrees by many traditions. Unification attempts of Hispanic Americans have often been tense among the various Hispanic American subgroups. Mexican Americans‚ Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans have very little in common. Most Hispanic Americans identify with other
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Introduction: The Hispanic population is becoming a particular group dominating the United States. According to Heuman‚ Scholl‚ and Wilkinson (2013)‚ there will be a significant increase of 29-30% by the year 2050 within the Hispanic population. The rising of this particular group makes it significant for the healthcare system to be attentive to the well-being of Hispanics or Latinos. Within this group‚ there are numerous health disparities which affects their quality of life; however‚ type II
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The Hispanic community in the United States is multi-national one‚ representing many different nationalities from places as varied as the Caribbean‚ Central and South America. Despite this variety Hispanics share many of the same cultural views in terms of how to handle subjects such as childbirth‚ aging and disability. These shared cultural values effect the way how they utilize health care. In this paper we will discuss the cultural value of "familism" and how it relates to the usage of health
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Mental Health Care for Latin or Hispanic Americans Megan E. Gillard Texas A & M International University Abstract The Hispanic population in the United States has rapidly increased over the last decade and is underrepresented and cared for in mental health services. By understanding their culture and learning about the environment they live in therapists can better meet the patient’s needs. This paper covers Historical content‚ Family structure‚ Education‚ Rates of Psychiatric Disorders
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Introduction The Heritage Assessment Tool (HAT) is a set of questions used to examine an individual’s ethnic‚ cultural and religious heritage. HAT can be used to understand an individual’s health traditions. The answers to the questionnaire can be used to evaluate how an individual views of health maintenance‚ health protection and health restoration. The author will review three different individuals culture heritage using the HAT. The cultures that are being compare for differences in health
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