Have you ever been to a completely new environment or country? If you did, how did it feel? What was going through your mind? It probably felt weird, strange, hostile, ect. So when others come into your country that’s exactly what they feel.…
My Own Cultural Clash All parents have high hopes for their children, they want them to become a: lawyer, doctor, engineer, or something along those lines, most adults just want their children to be successful. My career was practically chosen for me as early as the 3rd grade. I stood above everyone in the crowd, literally, I was 5’4”. I’m tall and black, so everyone had assumed I was either heavily into some kind of popular sport, but stereotypically the question I was most frequently asked is “Do you play basketball?”. What made it even worse is that my mom expected to me play basketball, in fact that’s what she would tell my whole family.…
Defining what American culture is today can be somewhat difficult in today’s society. American culture is always fluctuating. The United States has traditionally been referred to as a "melting pot," welcoming people from many different countries, and hoping to find a better means of life. However, others refer it to as a “Salad”; the ingredients are there, but not everything mixes well. America is full of rich culture, but not every person living in America understands cultures besides their own.…
Ruth Macklin believes that the cultural diversity we have in America creates problems for both physicians and patients. I consider the abundance of cultural diversity to be a challenge, and the physicians and patients need to both learn to clearly communicate their stances and reach a solution. As physicians, it is their duty to listen to the patient and demonstrate sensitivity to their situation, a different background should not step in the way of that. There are many cases of multiculturism being present in healthcare that have solutions. I will be discussing how Voodoo, Judaism, Female Genital Mutilation and the Santeria’s practices with mercury are all apart of multiculturism, the difficulties they pose in today’s society, and Ruth Macklin’s perspective on how we can go about handling these challenges.…
Throughout my life I have been part many diverse cultures and of many community that contain a wide range of race and ethnicity. I was born in Ecuador and moving to the United States was a huge slap in the face. The culture and the way thing were done here compared to my home country was totally different. The life style in Ecuador was harsh and unpleasing but in the states life was so much more pleasurable with all the opportunities that are given me. The only problem is that people where closed minded.…
Legislation reflecting the social climate is enacted whenever people become acutely aware of the lack of cultural homogeneity. People tend to react negatively when they feel normal changing. Native residents share common values and beliefs that create a culture of sameness, however, when refugees come in a culture of difference is created, and this difference threatens their homogeneity. The percentage of refugees that are accepted for the resettlement process is less than 1%. However, refugees are resettled in clustered groups which makes the native residents feel a change in homogeneity.…
It is important to understand our diverse in America because there is different types of people in our society. For example our color, race, sex, religion, etc. Although, we are all different we are all equal. Many people seem to judge by looks and it shouldn’t be like that. We should all get to know each other and see the different in our country.…
Think of a time when you worked with someone who was from a different cultural background than your own. What did you learn from this person? Did your personal encounters with person result in any changes in your thoughts, values, or beliefs? Why or why not? America is like a melting pot of diversity.…
When I imagine the America I believe in, I picture a world where all kids get taught by teachers who care about their education and want them to excel. I picture a country where there are no tragic events and unnecessary deaths. As Henry Ford said “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” One of our biggest problems is our inability to work together to overcome our differences. We need to work together to become the America we all believe in.…
Today in American culture, and many cultures across the world, "race" has become a means of human identification. Anthropologist, Audrey Smedley, researched how this sense of self identification has lead to negative effects, and how this actuality has developed over time. Examples of these negative effects as a result of racial identification have played a great role in America's history, and anthropologist, Faye V. Harrison delves into how it has shaped our view on "race" today, and ways in which anthropological discourse on race could benefit the public. Both articles discuss how "race" has transformed into a new identity through which we determine social structure. It influences us daily in how we perceive ourselves and others, leading…
I believe that who we are depends on our nationality, but everyone has a unique personality. We may be different on the outside, but we are all the same on the inside. Most of the time we live together in harmony, helping each other out, and from time to time an argument/conflict we happen. But sadly we live in a racist world so sometimes we live in a chaotic, and very unfair way. If we look at the “melting pot” theory than that says everyone American is only American because he/she abandoned their country’s belief for an American belief.…
The 1950’s was the decade after World War II and is synonymous to being a golden age for capitalism, family, and overall life. 1950’s America was and is still looked at as the poster child for good living. When comparing this era to present day, the admiration is lower in some areas and higher in others. Between these two times, people believe there are major differences that make them polar opposites.…
America has always been the country where immigrants come for a better life. Our country’s society has constantly been changing as more and more people come here from different walks of life. There has been a rise in the attention given to immigrants and the cultural changes in America lately. Multiculturalization and racial diversity can be both beneficial and harmful to our society today. Language is one of the biggest effects of the United States becoming a multicultural country.…
In today’s society culture and the lifestyle of one’s self varies among each individual. Across the world there are different types of cultures, each identifying a person in a unique way. This culture diversity is defined as a way to differentiate among many other existing cultures based off many factors. Culture diversity in America is defined as a great contribution to society. Diversity itself enriches the world with many multinational cultures and customs that each individual contributes to society.…
Anthropologists have been trying to theorize the difference between culture and society since the founding days of the field. While doing this, patterns have arisen in both the differences and similarities of the two concepts, as well as their relationship to technology. Through a thorough reading of the Wolf and Keesing articles there exists fundamental differences between culture and society. As Keesing states “Cultures are a system of shared ideas. Thus, culture can be referred to as an ideational system” (p.24).…