Hispanic/Latino Culture and Its Implication on Health Student’s Name Affiliate University Latinos and Hispanics have a culture that is quite unique and if not well understood by nurses then the objectives of providing health care services to such groups of people may not be achieve Latinos are .all people who are living in the USA whose origins stems and emanates from Latin America. On the other hand Hispanics was just a word that was invented and created by the USA Federal Government to refer and
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a defined employment or market setting.” This paper will focus on national and racial diversity as it relates to culture, and the impact of such a diverse team on an organization. The evolvement of an integrated global economy has made diversity essential in this present day world. The paper will explore the pros and cons of such a diverse culture to an organization. A diverse culture within an organization is one that will comprise of benefits such as innovation, the introduction of new ideas and
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stands for my ethical Filipino identity and my cultural identity as a Californian teenager. In each of my identities, I have a certain mentality which influence the choices I make in my life and each mentality is different because they are different cultures. Ethically speaking, I am a Filipino and my cultural identity is native to the Visayas, which is located in the southern region in the Philippines. As a Filipino, my
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performance. There are perspectives of managing the diverse workforce, which require organization leaders and managers of being responsible of attaining better diverse workforce. Diversity means differences, difference of age, sex, race, religion and culture etc. People with different demographic differences working in the organization makes diverse workforce. And it is becoming more important for the organizations to know about these differences and how to manage it. Diversity is also the common issue
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This assignment addresses Global Awareness because in class we had to pick an event that was occurring in any latin speaking country. We also had to present the presentation in Spanish. This allowed us to look into events that aren't headlines here in the United States but are headlines for other parts of the world. I am proud of this assignment because I worked hard on this presentation and I made sure my grammar and sentence structure was correct. My mother also looked through my power point. This
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Some of the most interesting cultures and traditions that are routed in South America are exhibited through music and dance due to their constant influence across the region. Music and dances contain a wide variety of styles; from contemporary rock and pop to more popular folk and native genres. The biggest cultural and traditional parts of the countries also include numerous events taking place all throughout the year. The most famous of these events is the Carnaval which takes place on different
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similar, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, I experience this blending of cultures everyday. And having attended a nearly all white school when I was younger, I vastly prefer high school which was a mix of latinos,whites and blacks, where students come from all backgrounds. Some Americans may not be aware of it, but the integration of cultures in America has changed popular culture, music, and daily life for the better. Each culture adds different values and a different perspective to form the entirety
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Culture by Crisp Satay Everyone has his own definition of “Culture” – and when this word is used, generally, most audience has a rough idea of its meaning. However, when asked for a definition, many will keep mum or pretend to be in deep thought. Out of a number of definitions, offered by sociologists and experts on culture, we picked the one written by Geert Hofstede as an example. He defined Culture as “the collective programming of the mind of members of a group which is reflected in its
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ambiguous. The meanings of verbal cues vary by culture, context and intention. A random gesture could lead to an assumed meaning when no meaning at all was intended. In other cases a person may find their body simply not responding appropriately. For instance someone who is happy may not be smiling or a person who is sad may try to hide their sadness behind a smile. The culture I chose to interact with is the Mexican – Americans. I chose this culture because several of the employees at my job as
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of Asians, Whites, Hispanics, and Blacks. Due to the mixed races, I am exposed to different languages varying from English to Mandarin, Spanish, German, etc. Diversity is also represented in my coed high school, specifically exaggerated in clubs. For example, my school openly promotes gay rights through the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club and the Asian culture through the Asian cultural club and DESI. Diversity is also found with my mother’s and father’s home languages. My mother, born and raised
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