Drug culture

I chose to do my intercultural field experience and research paper on the rave community the event I took part in was called "Escape" on the October 27 and 28. I decided to experience this culture because I feel the social construct society has agreed to place on this culture is an extremely negative one, According to Kathryn Sorrells in "Intercultural communication Global and Social Justice" "social constructs exist only because people agree to act like and think like they exist and agree to…

Space and time are means by which individuals and cultures orientate themselves to the world. Each is defined by their respective cultures, the resulting meaning and value supplied by that culture. The purpose of this paper is to explain and discuss how and why meanings surrounding space and time differ from one culture to the next. That geographical location, historical instances, and how individuals are include or exclude highlight the varied cultural meanings that exists within space. In…

The growth and development in one side of the world can also affects the societies that live on the other side of the globe. One of the vital tools of globalization is consumer culture, it is considered as a strong force that can create interconnectivity across regions (Alvi et al, 2014). The impact of consumer culture can be different in every region in terms of socio-cultural and political frame. The everyday life that we have been living has changed due to the emerging information age. Due to…

concept of how citizens should follow laws; however, it seems that their concepts of human nature are outdated as it defines ancient Greece and historical functional cities. In fact, Ulrich Beck’s theory of cosmopolitan which is having a singular culture, social norms, and law, is fundamentally a good concept for human nature as it identifies the worldwide problem where human should regulate corruption. Ultimately, this paper…

definition that culture is comprised of the ‘knowledge, beliefs, customs and values in a given society’ (2015, Chapter 9) meaning that culture goes beyond simple connotations of race and ethnicity, to how we define our sexual orientation, our gender, our religious beliefs and even our disabilities. Cultural competency is widely regarded as an essential component within the human service provision and social work practice for this very reason, due to the wide variety of different cultures within…

Analysis of Buganda Culture at Pregnancy and Birth This paper describes the Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model in form of communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations, and how these models apply to the Buganda Culture. Social and communication organizations are discussed more in the nursing implications of Buganda culture Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment…

Cultural Context Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” is good representation of the culture of the 1960’s. The 1960’s was a changing time in American culture. The 60’s were radically different from the decades before it. The 60’s were a time when people started to change social norms and people really started to go against authority. The reader sees elements of this in the story. The story describes Connie as pretty and someone who looks one way at…

Culture Health Practice: Puerto Rico What is culture? Culture carries a different meaning for different ethnicities. Generally, culture means a set of values, standards, beliefs, art and practices shared by a particular group. Puerto Rico, being the third largest island in the United States, resides 3.548 million citizens with Hispanic/Latino being the primary ethnicity group. Although some people confuse Hispanic/Latino as being two separate ethnicities, they are fairly the same and share…

performance-enhancing drugs is illegal and morally incorrect. There is an obligation when competing at high level events that each athlete when asked by officials, is required to take a drug test for no reason other then fair play. All athletes deserve a right to compete equally and fairly and taking these performance-enhancing drugs completely goes against what the morality of sport stands for. Athletes gain an unfair advantage over others because they wish to stand out as their country’s hero.…

Cordova Mr. Crowley Sociology 101 26 September 2015 Deviance and Sanctions Deviance is an absence of conformity. Social norms vary from culture to culture. A deviant act can perpetuate in one’s society that breaks a social norm, you may have restrictions in one society, but it may be normal in another. Such as shaking hands to show respect in the U.S. could be disrespectful in another country. Robert Merton’s strain theory talks about how most American societies try to reach their…