Reflection Paper On Biculturalism

Multicultural sensitivity when counseling individuals with disabilities is very important because it could be difficult to “see” a disability and its severity. Research, for instance, can be used to learn about the disability and how that can affect the sessions. For example, if I had a student with a Developmental and intellectual delay, like Darlene, research could be used to understand what the disabilities are and how they can affect her understanding as well as how the discussion could be word for her to understand. The student and/or the counselor can assume something not appropriate was said, when that is not what was meant. Therefore, careful consideration on the counselors part should be taken to ensure that the client can understand

Productivity in the new culture is experienced to an extremely positive extent. Business dealings and negotiations become secondary nature to the expatriate, and the expatriate’s journey becomes a great success in the perspective of their employing company.

This is my first interviewing anyone regarding their culture solely, and I interviewed my friend Jennifer on Skype. I have known Jennifer for a long time, and Jennifer is 27 years old. Jennifer is of African American descent. Jennifer’s parents reside in from Houston Texas, and they have lived there all their lives. Jennifer had Cajun roots, and her grandmother is white and her grandfather is Black. Her grandparents had an interracial marriage at a time when it was not acceptable. Jennifer’s grandfather and grandmother were born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and they experienced discrimination and unacceptance form others. Jennifer’s great-grandparents came to term with their relationship, and they were supportive, but not at first. Jennifer expressed being extremely proud of her Cajun, Anglo-Saxon, and African American ancestry. Jennifer comes from an upper middle class background, and it is a firm believer in working hard to achieve your goals.

Multicultural psychology is "the systematic study of all aspects of human behavior as it occurs in settings where people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other. Multiculturalism has been considered a "fourth force" in the field of psychology, supplementing behaviorism, psychodynamic theories, and humanistic psychology. It explores such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence" (Fhagen-Smith, 2010). Multicultural psychology attempts "to understand and to accurately represent the psychology

According to the 2010 U.S census, the percentage of multiracial American children has increased almost 50%, to 4.2 million, in the last ten years. It’s interesting to think of myself as one of those statistics. While my mom and her side of the family is American, my dad and his side of the family is Puerto Rican, my brother and I ending up being half white, half Hispanic. The cultural differences of the two sides of my family are significant, whether it be food, past times, or communication/interaction, they differ.

Throughout my life, I have considered myself to belong to many different communities: Italian, Canadian, Catholic, etc. Being born into a bi-racial family, I have always been surrounded by different culture influences. However, the one community that has the strongest influence on my actions, views, and behavior is the African-American community.

While my dad is African American with black, thick, hair and strong bold features. Growing up as a biracial girl I’ve always loved my thick curly hair, light brown skin, and full facial features, and I have been unquestionably comfortable in my skin as a young girl. However, when I went to middle school I started questioning my identity. When I started to make friends they would constantly ask me. “ Do you act black or white?” At first I was too confused to answer, the question would replay in my head for the rest of the day. Do I act black or white? What does that mean? What qualifies as black or white? How do you act a skin color? Those were some of the few questions I would ask myself as their question haunted me. As school continued, I learned what acting “black” or “white” meant. To act black meant you knew all the hip-hop songs and dances, to want the newest pair of Jordan’s dropping, and to live in a one parent home. To act white meant you talked “proper”, listened to Top 40 music, and cared about the way you behaved in school, or being a “goodie two shoes”. After understanding what acting like a race meant, I was excited to know I fit some things in both descriptions. having characteristics in both, I thought I would have a better chance of making friends. Unfortunately, I was wrong. People thought that I was acting fake, or that I was “trying too hard”. My peers constantly told me that I was

Maria Gonzalez is a twenty-one year old psychology major here at Middlesex County College (MCC). She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and moved from there ten years ago at age 11. Majority of her family comes from D.R while many of them are still there today. Maria has noticed a change between herself and her family members when she visits her country due to the fact she has been in America almost a decade and has experienced different things.

For my multicultural experience, I went to an Easter Sunday non-denominational Christian sermon at one of the most widely known churches in my Oklahoma City, Crossings Community Church. The service consisted of many elements, from live orchestral and choral music to the incorporation of multimedia video streaming. The service lasted an hour at most but was jam packed with information. Although the service took place on Easter Sunday, the sermon topic was “love,” not a stereotypical presentation about how Jesus rose again from the dead, and all the other Easter related theme’s that might be expected, which was actually rather refreshing. Overall, the whole service was much more interesting than I thought it would be.

At GSW the Windows to the World Program is intended to develop the intercultural awareness in all members of the GSW community. Intercultural competency involves developing an awareness of one’s own cultural identity as well as being able to understand other’s cultural worldviews. Being as participate in the event on September 27 has open my cultural knowledge tremendously.

This paper explores the Jewish culture and end of life within the Jewish culture. It will focus on the Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural Assessment Model, which has six phenomena’s; communication, space, time, environmental control, biological variation and social organization. This model will provide a framework to assess the Jewish culture and their beliefs during the transition period of end of life. This paper will discuss two implications of nursing care. From those implications, a culturally appropriate nursing intervention will be discussed.

The movie Fools Rush In is a great example of how gender as well as cultural differences can hinder communication in a multicultural society. Fools Rush In is about two people, Alex and Isabel, who come from two different cultural backgrounds who after a one night stand become pregnant and decide to get married. However, along with the marriage come compromises that include cultural traditions and personal sacrifices. The movie is a comedy but can also be viewed as romantic and shows how two people who love each other can resolve the issues of cultural and gender differences.

I was very drawn to your practice and or custom of celebrating Christmas. July of this year I will be fifty-three years old, its fair to say I have seen my share of Christmas come and go. I certainly feel that in today’s hustle and bustle during the Christmas season of who can buy the most or biggest or best present is not the sprit of the holiday. Many have forget or got lost in the bright lights of the holiday and lost the true meaning of the holiday, that is something I make a great effort to bestow upon my children every Christmas so as they will not loose the true meaning.

1. Culture is perceived as a way of thinking that influences the behaviors of a group of people.

Multi-national companies from the U.S. hold a great advantage by working in and with other countries and cultures to make their products accessible to a much broader community.