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In a culturally diverse country like the United States, healthcare professionals such as nurses will work with people of different cultural backgrounds who have different view of health and illness. Mcgoldrick, Giordano & (2006) concluded that a sense of well-being in terms of physical and mental health within a societal context is strongly affected by cultural identity. Understanding the ethno-cultural attitudes of an individual or community shared values, behaviors and beliefs makes us…

Now lately the crucial focus of political debate in the United States is on the recent arrivals, especially those who come from Mexico, both my race and ethnicity have come into question. Both my ethnicity and race make a greater impact on my life experiences more negatively than positively. As a Hispanic/Latina, I have experienced a considerable amount of stereotyping, discrimination, and racism, especially if I am Mexican-American. The term Latinos is described as, “Persons whose national…

In Buriel’s essay, he writes about the ethnic labels that the Hispanic population has dealt with in the past. He starts off by defining ethnicity as an individual’s membership in a group sharing a common ancestral heritage. In his article, Buriel states that the population is biologically Mestizo, which is a genetic mixture of European Spanish and New World Indian. Early on, there were labels put on the Mestizos and by the 1800s’ they outnumbered the Spanish and were the dominant group in…

Society has been built on the social construct of race and ethnicity. For some groups, such as whites, it is easy to gain access to opportunities because of their skin color. Unfortunately, for others, such as Latinos and African Americans, it is a constant battle to assimilate and be accepted. Many find themselves being outcasts and discriminated against due to the color of their skin. This has caused their lives to be filled with constant limitations to proper health, education, and finance.…

themselves and their families. The Price of Nice Nails assesses the issue from the workers point of view through their testimonies about the injustice they live. The information gathered by The New York Times from the New York Bureau of Labor Statistics and the New York city census, supports the claims being made by the workers that little or nothing is being done to help them get out of the vicious circle of cruel and merciless labor practices. This article goes beyond the surface of the nail…

our society. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, “the poverty rate for white Americans in 2010 was 13.0 percent. But it was substantially higher for people of color—27.4 percent for blacks and 26.6 percent for Hispanics.” Why is there such huge difference in poverty rate? There are huge gaps in American work field in terms of positions acquired by African Americans and Caucasians. Each year people from various countries with different race enter the United States dreaming about “American…

compared to some of the others, it has gone from just a few percent in 1970 to almost 10% and is predicted to reach about 10% by 2050. The American Indians have grown slightly percentage wise, but still only make up just a few percent of the United States. The Black population has stayed fairly consistent throughout the years and is predicted to stay this way. (2015:82). One of the reasons the Latino group, and other populations, are growing so much is due to immigration, but also because…

Race is associated with biology of human beings, whereas ethnicity is associated with the origin and culture. An individual coming into a society where his ethnicity and race is unfamiliar, an opportunity is open for both the individual and the population of that society to learn and get to know each other. It is imminent that the people of different racial backgrounds, especially multi-ethnic groups, will face all kinds of stereotypes when coming to a new society that is completely unfamiliar…

holding the key to understating how people used to think, currently think, and how they could think. Mario T. Garcia definitely recognizes the potential young Latino people hold, and supports his ideas through the book “The Latino Generation”. The United States is constantly evolving and becoming more diverse, however, it is books like these, which use the accounts of young people, the ones to help educate people that no matter what others ethnic background, culture, or religion is, they are…

Education can be a powerful tool to lift people out of poverty, yet those who need it the most often fall behind in numerous categories. Even though America is a country known for it’s vast opportunities, there remains a disparity between the performance in school between minority and white students. This prominent issue in our country is known as the Education Achievement gap. The achievement gap is defined by the National Education Association as the “differences between the test scores of…