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    critique, I found a video on YouTube titled, “Cultural Competence: Who is a Leader?” Reference: Koen, A. (2011, Mar 7). Cultural Competence: Who is a Leader? Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhpJQyRpms 2. Why did you select article/chapter/movie or video? I chose this video based on the title. I felt that I could learn leadership skills that will promote cultural competence from the video. I’ve learned in the class that cultural competence begins with the leadership of the

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    Cultural Appropriation is defined as when you take intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions or artefacts from someone else’s culture, without permission (Scafidi, 2005). In mythology and folklore it can have very negative consequences as often a cultures traditional stories are taken without consent and adapted significantly, usually from a western lens. These texts are often not treated with respect, and elements which seem unusual or interesting are sensationalized and

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    foreign it is to them, and develop a sense of unity with America. If immigrants wish to break the currently controlled system of power and privilege in America and truly become a part of American customs, they must learn to assimilate culturally. Cultural assimilation is the process by which a foreign party becomes engulfed in and a part of a host nations culture. Throughout America’s history a pattern exists of immigrants coming to the land of the free and becoming an essential part of our culture

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    interactions and to predict the cultural dynamics that impact them. Cross cultural training offers a variety of concepts and skills designed to assist in the process of building and maintaining relationships across cultures. Cultural awareness is not a new concept in the military, initially the Marine Corps did not have a formal program providing cultural awareness training to its forces until recently. For instance, Marines in 2001 through 2003 did not receive formal cultural awareness training. Most units

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    Cultural Anthropology Assignment 2 Julie Kopp (100121035) July 28, 2015 Cultural Anthropologists view all aspects of human nature in order to generate an accurate representation of society. It is imperative that anthropologists engage themselves in fieldwork in pursuance to increase understanding among people of the world. Anthropologists found that by becoming an active participant rather than an observer, they are more likely to be accepted as a member. By becoming an insider, it allows the

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    During my time in Guatemala, I believe that the social issues I came in the most contact with were hegemony and cultural imperialism, or in other words, the influence the United States has over Guatemala. No matter where I was, whether it be the streets of the small town of San Miguel or the larger, more developed city of Guatemala City, I could not help but notice how much of an impact the United States has. Throughout the course of a month we learned a lot about the root causes of poverty- America

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    Organizational Culture The Organizational Culture Theory analyzes the various cultural aspects of organizations, most notably the five metaphorical performances, the seven cultural markers, and the notion of culture being something an organization is versus culture being something an organization has. The five metaphorical performances are ritual, passion, sociality, politics, and enculturation. Rituals are certain events that are done at certain times, such as getting coffee at a certain time every

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    Example of Cultural Appropriation” by s.e.simth, I refreshed my mind about what the true “Yoga” is. I would like to provide a possible solution to the problem has been brought up by the author. The problem is that some of outsiders of Indian culture practice Yoga without appreciating its significant religious function and further inclining to perceive Yoga as a set physical practice increasing body flexibility and enhancing mental balance (smith). And author believes this is an example of cultural appropriation

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    In the current era of globalization, the new economic and political reforms has made it evident and clear that leaders of organization not only need to build trans- global competence, but there is also a need to build cross cultural competence. Cross- cultural competences is known to be enhancement of flexibility and awareness for having the capability and ability for thriving and surviving across the global era as a business organizations (Jonsen, 2010). As per the 14th Annual Global CEO Survey

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    ANALYSIS OF REVIEW FOR ENHANCING CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN NEW NURSING GRADUATES Cultural competency is an indispensable in nursing practice so that nurses can deliver optimal care for patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Therefore, insufficient knowledge and skills of cultural competency have continued to increase racial and ethnic inequalities in health care service for minority groups (Dunagan et al. 2013; Long, 2012). As nurses interact with clients they provide nursing care, education

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