Acculturation

Affirmative Action and Refugees of Color: Starting the Conversation Dorian Brown Crosby Janita Bah ABSTRACT African Americans are the typical group that comes to mind when the words affirmative action are mentioned. Although white women were the initial benefactors of the policy, the most publicity surrounding its usage has come in the applications of African Americans and other marginalized groups into institutions of higher education. One of these marginalized groups is refugees.…

London is my home away from home. If America was my greatest adventure and my greatest fear, being a Pirate was my greatest journey. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - Corpus Christi, as well as figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young adult at the age of fifteen. From the moment that I stepped out of the airplane, a new chapter of my life began without me being aware. After a chain of uplifting and exciting feelings, the reality…

From the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, industrialization and expansion changed the face of American society. The rise of poverty and class disparities encouraged social reformers to try and better the nation. Members of these reform organizations attacked prostitution, illegitimate pregnancy, marriage, and a myriad of other social “ills.” While men commuted to work, Victorian middle-class homes became the domain of women, who entertained guests, educated and raised the children and…

The purpose of Leininger’s theory was to obtain knowledge and understanding of various cultures, comparing their similarities and differences, and appropriately integrating these factors into nursing care (Leininger, McFarland, 2006). The goal of culturally competent care and cultural congruence in practice is to aid in the maintenance or restoration of health and wellbeing, as well as other stages of life such as death and dying (Leininger, 2007). It is through the Culture Care theory that…

Coining Coining Therapy, also known as Cao Goi was originated by the Southeast Asians, and has been around for many years. This tradition has been a folk remedy in many households due to low economic status and limited health coverage. “Compared with whites, Asian Americans seek health care less frequently, and are less likely to be insured” (Behar, 2012).This alternative treatment has encouraged and spread among the Asian culture in order to relive various types of illnesses. Fever, muscle…

The Hernandez family was assessed using the Human Validation model. The assessment was completed in order to evaluate how the family is affected by issues that have emotional impact on Hispanic family members and their social and psychological functioning. A genogram and eco map were constructed to compare emotional relationships between the Hernandez family, extended family and the community in which they live. The assessment also provided cultural elements, strengths, and vulnerabilities that…

“My” God is not “Our” God In Richard White’s book, The Middle Ground, he argues that the French missionaries and Indians in the American Northwest region created a new culture after a process of accommodation and acculturation. It is agreed that both sides misinterpreted the practices and values of the other, but these misunderstandings did not create an entirely new culture. Instead, the immersion of two vastly different people simply caused both religions to reflect and begin to question the…

Matthew’s cognitive abilities were assessed through the use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, fifth edition (WISC-V). The areas of cognitive processing ability measured include crystallized intelligence, short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities combine to form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which…

As a bilingual student, I knew that I would have a hard time writing an academic paper. Every time when I write a paper, I need to spend at least four hours completing a rough draft, then spend another hour rereading and editing my paper. I need to ask someone to proofread my paper in order to make papers flow. Usually, it would take me six to seven hours to finish it. Also, I spend more time when I am doing a research paper. Spending a lot of time on one paper makes me hate writing papers. My…

Cultures come in various sizes, traditions, and geography. Although so different, they still share multiple similarities in beliefs and customs. One such category is gender roles and how strict they are. Gender roles are certain roles a culture expects males and females hold. For example, men are the sole breadwinners while the women have domestic roles. Despite having such similar ideas of gender roles, how strict people should adhere to them vastly differ from culture to culture. In today’s…