Category: Culture 657

  • Ethnic Contention of Urban Settlements

    This section of the book explores the nature of social struggles that are faced by individuals who reside in urban settlements. Some of the key factors that have contributed to social strife of urban dwellers include forced displacement or transfer of populations, gentrification and urban renewal. Loisaida and the Mission district are both experiencing immense…

  • A. Fadimans The Spirit Catches You and You Fall

    Anne Fadiman, in her book The Spirit, Catches You and You Fall Down, tells the story of a child whom doctors and nurses treated from convulsions. The book revealed the conflict between the childs parents and the health care specialists of a medical institution in the United States. This writing evidenced the emergence of strong…

  • International Audiences: Kenya, Australia, USA

    Table of Contents Kenya Australia The USA Assessing Intercultural Competence References Training to the international audiences requires the consideration of multiple cultural and social differences. The success of training largely depends not merely on the subject content but also on the mode of communication with the targeted audience and ability to meet their interests and…

  • Miami Jewish Communitys History and Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction History Strengths Weaknesses Conclusion References Introduction Miami-Dade County is characterized by a high level of population diversity. In the ethnically diverse environments, racial and cultural features affect individuals lives to a large extent, and the consideration of these factors is necessary for the adequate community health assessment. History For the given…

  • Chimamanda Adichie on the Danger of a Single Story

    Table of Contents Introduction Response to Single Story Video Conclusion Works Cited Introduction & and that is what people become&when they realize there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise (Sarah Para 9). It is surprising to learn the high capacity of human being exposing themselves to the…

  • Captivating Cultures: The Politics of Exhibiting by Hall

    Hall Reflection Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the book by Hall is titled Captivating cultures: the politics of exhibiting (184). It revolves around the concepts of knowledge and power and describes ways in which the former becomes the latter in the context of colonialism. People nowadays are used to the practice of exhibiting cultural…

  • Latin Americans and Cuban Immigrants

    A brief history of the cultural group First Hispanics in the 16th century Immigrants from Latin American countries (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014) World Wars and immigration patterns Political and economic factors of immigration The Immigration Law of 1965 Immigration from Latin America after 2000 A brief history of the socio-cultural group First Cuban immigrants since…

  • Auto-Ethnography: US and Saudi Arabia Differences

    Table of Contents Personal Experience Background of Saudi Arabia The Research Research Questions Literature Review Methodology References Personal Experience The United States and Saudi Arabia have different cultures and lifestyles. Remarkably, people, who live in the respective countries, demonstrate a range of diversities in their lifestyles. As a woman, who is a mother of four…

  • Thinking About Diversity and Inclusion

    Table of Contents Introduction Dimensions of Cultural Diversity Personal Cultural Features Difference Between Diversity and Inclusion Workplace Diversity Training and Its Importance Personal Experience with Workplace Culture Conclusion References Introduction Culture is the complex of concepts including customs, laws, morals, beliefs, etc. assimilated by a person as a member of society. The overall picture of…

  • Latino and Other Cultures in the United States

    Brief Description of Selected Cultural Group The targeted culture for the Immersion Project was the Latino population. The respondent from the cultural group was named Kenny. The project made it easier for me to identify several attributes associated with members of this population. To begin with, Kenny indicated that many Hispanics embraced various traditional values.…