people that surround them. What is culture? What is culture all about? Culture, to be specific: “is the characteristic and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined from everything like language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.” (Ann Zimmermann, 2015) Now that we got a clear idea of culture, what happens with intercultural communications? What does it mean? How do we tolerate this term in our everyday life? Intercultural communication is translated as a situated…
a master 's degree in social work. Many people haven 't grasped the concept of how social work and the criminal justice system intertwine. My response is to combine my knowledge and experience from my bachelor 's degree in Criminal Justice: Institutional Theory and Practice which allows me to understand the context of diverse multicultural societies. While exploring the rule of law as the glue, which holds together the criminal justice agencies such as police, courts, corrections and other…
educating practitioners by studying their behavioral changes and at the same time it helps in the development of institutional, group, and community strategies that in turn enhance health skills and knowledge. Do I really need to hire a health educator? A health practitioner or professional who specializes on other disciplines may not have the knowledge of other health education theories, research, and knowledge this is because there isn’t any focus on this area. This in turn limits their…
Phelan et al.’s (2010) refinement of their Fundamental Cause Theory is a case in point. Until the 1950s, low SES Indigenous communities had better oral health than high SES non-Indigenous communities, thanks to a non-cariogenic traditional diet (Martin-Iverson, 1999). As our understanding of treatment and prevention…
almost anything would have been better, and hence deemed a success regardless of the actual result. • Environments: There were multiple environments available for software evaluation and test before new software was put into production. This, in theory, would allow bugs and inefficiencies to be captured before they were introduced to the production environment. • Connectivity: Information could be passed inside and between the various medical centers cutting down the waiting time for testing and…
Terry Eagleton, one of the most prolific Marxist critics, can be credited for the development of the concept that literature and ideology be spoken as the one (Leitch 2242). Through the work of Eagleton and fellow Marxist Walter Benjamin, the critical theory of Marxism is established as one of political analysis,…
Frida Kahlo’s 1932 painting Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States is thought provoking and captivating in the stark contrast between how two cultures are seen from varying perspectives. Kahlo is a renowned painter whose art is a significant part of Mexican culture and is powerful enough to remain relevant for over 80 years, her legacy influencing 2nd wave feminism and current political movements. Appropriate to the title of this painting, Kahlo is standing on the…
“Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet”- Henry Mintzberg. What about when Christianity is included in this meeting? The role of Christianity in business is one that has long since been debated among Christians and non-believers alike. Both management and Christianity have assumptions by which they work, some which are contrasting and others that are complementary. As a result, there are ongoing tensions which Christians managers need to reconcile on a daily…
However, he notes, “truly meeting the needs of low-income students would require fundamental reforms in financial aid.” He alludes to the early days of the Penn Grant, which in the beginning covered 84% of college expenses, making attending college for the poor a real possibility. Today, the Penn Grant covers half that, or only 42% of the costs of college. For many low-income families, sending their kids to college has become a financial impossibility. Many poor students end up going to…
Introduction The great sociological changes in the society after World War Second result in the appearance of a new assortment of the genre of novel, Campus Novel. ‘Campus’ is conventionally a land on which a College or University and other institutional edifices are located. David Lodge states, ‘The ideal type of a human community, where work and play, culture and nature, were in perfect harmony, where there was a space and light, and fine buildings set in pleasant grounds, and people were free…