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As I read all the literature and watched the videos that were provided to us, I kept thinking about how diverse our nation is. The United States is the most culturally diverse nation, and that is what makes it such a great country. Unfortunately, having such great amounts of diversity can bring forward many problems for health educators who are not well prepared to teach individuals of different cultures and customs. Cultural competence can be defined as the ability to be responsive and effective

The American Red Cross is a service organization that provides aid for disaster/crisis as well as other non-disaster related services to the communities of America. The American Red Cross the premier United States based aid organization providing for people in the times of need, whether it is a disaster or planning and partnering. Shining light on an exemplary organization that strives to serve and provide during times of disaster and times of calm. The American Red Cross has been there for America

I do not believe that I am holding on to prejudices or preconceptions about Spaniards or another culture. I have been somewhat culturally naïve my entire life. This is helpful in not having preconceptions about people, but can be interpreted as a lack of recognition and appreciation of cultural differences by others. For the most part, I accept people for who they present themselves to be to me, not how they are with other people or circumstances. I truly enjoy learning about the differences and

Yakuza and Japanese society Essay building plan Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOazu1_NAZghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwvvjCXFv_Ihttp://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/20/the-yakuza-is-quietly-helping-earthquake-victims-in-japan/http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/ninkyodohttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/japanese-yakuza-gangs-face-crackdown | 1. Introduction Introduction of the main question: What are the possible consequences of the implementation of the law? 2. Pros of having

Primitive men cleaved their universe into friends and enemies and responded with quick, deep emotion to even the mildest threats emanating from outside the arbitrary boundary. With the rise of chiefdoms and states, this tendency became institutionalized, war was adopted as an instrument of policy of some of the new societies, and those that employed it best became - tragically - the most successful. The evolution of warfare was an autocatalytic reaction that could not be halted by any people, because

Today, we live in a culturally diverse society due to globalization. As our world grows, expands and become increasingly more interconnected, the need for effective interpersonal communication among differing cultures has become apparent. When people from different cultures interact with one another there is intercultural communication because different cultures create different interpretation and expectations about what is seen as competent behaviors that will enable the construction of shared

Different sociologists have had different views to whether conjugal roles have become equal. Researchers have measured different aspects of equality/inequality in conjugal roles. Some have concentrated on the division of labour in the home: they have examined the allocation of responsibility for domestic work between husband and wife and the amount of time spent by spouses on particular tasks. Others have tried to measure the distribution of power within marriage. Willmott and Young

Cultural Identity Interview and Analysis Student Axia College of University of Phoenix INS 205 Introduction to World Cultures and Social Environments Instructor Date Cultural Identity Interview and Analysis An interview with a member of the Mexican American community was conducted on December 1st, 2007. This research will provide a summary of that interview; particularly, it will include a description of the rules, norms, traditions, and values of Mexican American culture. The research

The purpose of this essay is to discuss Denis McQuail’s four concepts of communication in contemporary Western culture. It will be discussed in this essay how each media form exhibits a communication model and to what extent that it does so. It will also be discussed whether each of these models are independent or correlated. For each communication model, a different media form will be used to explain how it is being manifested. Television broadcasting will be used to explain the transmission model

1. Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference, what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France? When referencing Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions it is apparent that the United States and France have different perceptions of one another. The United States views the French as arrogant, flamboyant, hierarchical, and emotional. Whereas, France views the United States as naive, aggressive, unprincipled, and it’s people being workaholics.