Cultural norms

Physical anthropologist examines the physical and biological growths of the human body and the relationship of these traits to cultural and historical influences. Paleontologists and archaeologists focus on the roots and progression of the human body, as well as the culture. Cultural anthropologist examines modern sociocultural systems throughout the world, whereas anthropological linguists concentrate on the languages among cultures. Using this specific…

Creating standards for care planning of unique populations, such as, the LGBT community and implementing mandatory cultural competency training for healthcare professionals across the continuum who interact with all Alzheimer’s patients, their families, and caretakers is necessary. Without these efforts, we are not employing best practice, challenge institutional oppression…

The idea of someone in a lab coat doing experiments in a lab brings about a certain type of thinking towards research. The stereotype makes many people feel as though there is only one way to learn something new, or to conduct research. To many people who took any science classes in high school or even elementary, they’ve been taught that all research must be unbiased and that there must be a control involved. That isn’t always true, not everything has to be black in white. In fact,…

I am fresh out of a gap year in 2015 after graduating in 2014 from Unley High School, which I attended throughout all my High schooling years. When I was in high school, I studied a range of different subject with my year 12 subjects being Health, Society & Culture, Nutrition, and English. I enjoyed all of them as it was a good variety of different areas of study. During my final year of high school, I was really anxious with the workload increasing from previous years. There were stages…

“The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, were ill-conceived and led to disastrous consequences.” (Scharm) In consequence of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, Mao enforced anti-rightest movement which was just the start of Mao’s reign of terror. Mao felt hated and rejected, therefore, to fix the problem Mao simply decided to exterminate all of the people who were against him. These people who were typically educated, independent thinkers were called the Rightists and to make them agree…

between believing the morals of Muslims and obtaining an American identity. Whether it was at school or at home, she encounters people who challenge her conceptions of both. Through this, Khadra’s family and cultural identities shape who she is through strict rules, personal beliefs, and a cultural environment. Khadra’s strict Muslim parents continuously limited her as she grew up. Khadra’s family’s strict rules come into play when…

effect on them emotionally and psychologically. For Elijah, it stripped him of his cultural identity and moral compass, while for Xavier, he tried to maintain his cultural values in what is an appalling experience. The author contrasts the two characters in their loss of cultural values, the pressure of assimilation on their identity, and moral corruption. For Xavier and Elijah, going into the army tested the cultural values of their Cree heritage. Both exceled in hunting and survival skills…

Multiculturalism, defined by the Merriam-Webster as the inclusion of many cultures in a society were all cultures identities are reflected is a term that has become widely known nowadays. This term centers on the thought of how a society should respond to cultural and religious differences. It’s important to clarify that the definition multiculturalism does not include complete assimilation and integration, which causes various problems within groups in society. Many citizens from society debate…

derogatory manner. Growing up in West Virginia, a predominantly Caucasian state, Caleb was not exposed to such cultural diversity and thus had no one to tell him that his language would be offensive in the workplace. Caleb simply used the language his peers used in a non-racist or hateful manner; he just did not know he would be offensive to some people. With this, Caleb expressed a low level of cultural competence, “the level of knowledge a person has about others who differ in some way in…

In her article “Why I’m Still Writing Women’s Literary History”, Professor Devoney Looser astutely asserts that women’s literary history is a field that is alive and thriving and therefore deserves to be treated as such. Her argument centers around addressing concerns expressed by various colleagues of hers, and perhaps a common concern many others hold, that the academic field of women’s studies is now “passe” due to taking a “separatist” approach. The article address the reasons why people may…