Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Crystal Davila ENG 301 American Ethnic Literature University of Phoenix Julie Kares October 22‚ 2012 Hispanic and Latino Spirituality Throughout our life’s each day we communicate with each other through the exchange of information. Our verbal and nonverbal communication skills are used to process this information. Speaking‚ listening‚ and body language are our ability to understand the meaning of communication that we develop throughout our lives. This
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HISPANICS: A CULTURAL ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION Thomas J Robinson NUR/542 Sandra Brown March 10‚ 2014 Presentation Overview Using the Transcultural Nursing Model‚ this presentation will attempt to : ◦ Describe the cultural group known as Hispanics ◦ Describe the health beliefs of Hispanics as they relate to health and illness ◦ Describe specific health needs of Hispanics ◦ Describe methods to manage health needs of Hispanics ◦ Self-management of diseases ◦ Relationship with healthcare system ◦ Traditional
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Diversity “Providing Culture-Sensitive Healthcare to Hispanic/Latino Patients” A Hispanic patient with a high fever may resist cold compress because their theory of “hot” and “cold” imbalance. They use hot things to cure cold and cold thing to cure the body being “hot”. For instance within the American medical field we use heat foe hot. If you’re running a fever things that makes you sweat it out are better. So the difficulties that the Hispanic patient will bring is simply not following the physician’s
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Hispanic Culture is known for it’s bright colors and festivities‚ but what most people don’t know is that the Hispanic culture has a lot of background and traditions that have been held for years. Like the Day of the Dead‚ Cinco de Mayo‚ and Sanfermines‚ the Quinceñera is very prominent in all Hispanic culture. But‚ these aren’t just celebrations they are symbols. In particular‚ these festive celebrations have many age old traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. For example
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As with many nationalities Hispanic applies to a variety of people and as such we as social workers have to be mindful of our perceptions and any biases. In social workers pursuit to provide services it is vital that they have an understanding of their clients’ culture. The Hispanic population is a collection of a multitude of people from several ethnic backgrounds and as they grow the demand for competent/ diverse social workers increases. Social workers are tasked with building a trusting relationship
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The plight of the Hispanic citizen in the United States is difficult to characterize; a massive demographic that has made its home in an equally massive nation - every major US city today boasts an impressive and diverse Hispanic population. Nowhere is this more true than in Los Angeles and New York City‚ where Hispanic Americans number in the millions. But who are Hispanic Americans? To what degree have they assimilated to the broader “mainstream” American culture? How do they differ from one
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Being the oldest first-generation child of a Hispanic family has had the greatest influence in my education. When my parents immigrated to the US‚ they did not know English and had only received primary education. As a result‚ I had no one at home that could help with my school work. Although learning English was difficult‚ I knew it had to be learned fast so I would not fall behind in school and become the translator my parents desperately needed. Even at a young age‚ I knew education was essential
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It’s tradition to have a quinceañera when a girl turns fifteen in the Hispanic culture. The reason for that is to celebrate the coming of womanhood and maturity. Well it’s beem like that over a long period of time‚ and even though that tradition is still happening today‚ the purpose of that tradition has pretty much faded. Now a days the only reason to have a quinceañera is to throw a big party‚ have the biggest and prettiest dress‚ and to dance all night. I in that case had a quinceañera for that
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cultures that have influenced me has been the Hispanic/Latino culture. Both my parents were born in Mexico‚ therefore my norms‚ beliefs‚ traditions‚ and everything else that sums up culture‚ was taught and derived from the Hispanic culture. Another culture that has influenced me has been the American culture. Since I was born in the United States‚ I was also surrounded by the American Culture. While growing up‚ I was being taught and shaped into the Hispanic culture‚ but I was also learning about the
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paper‚ I analyzed and show how Latinos do much more than the typical stereotypical role‚ and that the Latinos should be recognized for how much they have accomplished. In 1986‚ the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) was established‚ and its main mission or goal was to provide a positive outlook on Hispanics/Latinos‚ and show how Latinos are portrayed as multidimensional people instead of all the negative stereotypes. The important key to NHMC is to prevent media bias against Latinos before the
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