implies a remarkable importance in terms of succeeding in cultural brokering. Subsequently, the analysis of the answers given during the cultural interview would be particularly helpful in terms of understanding the interrelations between the received information and the theories/concepts discussed in class. In addition, the received data may also serve as a practical illustration of the differences between the Personal and Group identities. Finally, the interview has largely changed my personal perspective
A Reflection on Effective Communication Skills in the Importance of Building Rapport and Therapeutic Relationships and Overcoming Cross-Cultural Differences Communication is an essential component of everyday life, and even more so valuable in professional work life. Not only does it involve a shared understanding between a sender and a receiver of a message, it incorporates feelings, thoughts, wants, needs and intentions implied by each communicator (Cheesebro, O’Connor, & Rios cited by Lolli,
The first was my own of Russian heritage, the second a colleague with a strong Chinese heritage, and the third a young single mother with a Hispanic heritage. These interviews gave me an insight into their views on health maintenance, protection and restoration. All three cultures had both similarities and differences. In the interviews with three culturally different families, an assessment was focused on the strength of their heritage and views on
There are all kind of feeling that are transpiring throughout my mind when think of the term cultural analysis. In executing the communication concepts of African American cultural, I found that the Chinese and African American cultural are strongly tied to their beliefs and family concepts. I define myself through my culture as being an African American male, thought out religions, education, and family is very essential in my culture. Also, being limited to making lifestyle changes, and the different
Conducting the interview with a current registered nurse was very helpful and provided many insights relevant to my future professional practice. I feel like it has increased my awareness of how important communication is in the workplace, especially in developing therapeutic relationships. I learned from analysing the interview and supporting literature, that rapport building is imperative for laying the foundation of nurse-patient relationships (Antai-Otong, 2007). I was aware of the importance of rapport
I. This study explores how the local community of an old beach side town utilize their local corner market. This study will analyze how the store is utilized as both a symbol of local identification and how it gives cultural meaning to the term “local”. Though my research, interviews and observations this study will show how a local store can identify a person of the community as a local and while at the same time promote itself as the key symbol of what it means to be local. The idea of what is
developed. I choose this area of research because within my micro world I was surprised about how diversely people with different occupations behave as with peoples with the same occupation behave similarly. I hypothesis that workplaces will have a positive or negative influence upon a person’s values dependant on the culture of the workplace and that adults will be more susceptible to this influence than a teenager. An adult’s identity and
Cross-Cultural Communication Introduction In business, successful communication is the key to success, and being able to relate to a customer is the best form of communication. This is why cross-cultural communication is so important as the business world continues to globalize itself. Unfortunately, “A lack of awareness about the culturally prescribed rules and norms of communication behaviors can cause public relations projects to fail, or worse, backfire.” (Zaharna, 2001, p.135)
Importance of Culture Competency in a Healthcare Organization The information in this paper is based on interviews from two executives, research, and personal experiences. Further it will define cultural competency and provide the viewpoints from two executive level employees on the importance of developing a culturally competent environment for their patients and staff in the healthcare setting. Cultural competency from the health care perspective is defined according to ” (Betancourt, J.R.
There are all kinds of feeling that are transpiring throughout my mind when think of the term cultural analysis. In executing the communication concepts of African American culture, I found that the Chinese and African American culture are strongly tied to their beliefs and family concepts. I define myself through my culture as being an African American male, thought out religions, education, and family is very essential in my culture. Also, being limited to making lifestyle changes, and the different