Value

Value (noun): one’s judgement of what is important in life. Family and those around you with whom you care for are important to both Native American culture and society today. A person’s ancestors and where they came from are not only important to Native American culture, but also still apply today. The conflict of good vs. evil has been around for forever and a day and will continue to be around for many more days to come. There are many values that were held by the early Native Americans that…

first would be to teach my students how to use their ability to think critically. I would start with critical thinking because I do not believe that any of us can begin to understand existing ethical theories or really examine our existing ethical values without the ability to think critically about them. We need to be able to use reason, rather than emotion when studying ethics and without the knowledge of critical thinking that is very difficult to do. Unfortunately, critical thinking is not…

Culture is often viewed as values, beliefs, or traditions of a particular nation. While there can be some overlap of cultural beliefs between different countries, the significance of each, will vary from nation to nation. Furthermore, it is also essential to consider the differences among individuals, and how other factors can influence on what cultures they subscribe to. In Canada, there are seven core cultural values: compassion and generosity, consultation and dialogue, accommodation and…

Over the years, values is something that has been strongly emphasized in the social work field. I have learned that I may not have the same values as someone else, however, I have learned to respect someone else and their own personal beliefs. Values can be effected by a variety of things such as culture, family origin, geographic location, and even parental guidance in life. Although my values are different, they help me guide me everyday life decisions. For some values may not be as important…

interpretations of what is meant by patients’ value. For some it can mean low price, receiving what is desired, receiving quality for what is paid for, or receiving something in return for what is given. While, patients’ value to others may be patients perceived preference for and evaluation of attributes, attribute performances, and consequences. With these two definitions it is easy to infer, that patients value is either desired value or perceived value. Desired value refers to what patients…

what society tells them such as laws, but what makes us different is we each have our own code of honor to live by as well. This code of honor is our morals and values set in place to define how we make decisions. As Alice Waters once said, “ The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way”. A few of the values I try to embody are being able to work as a team, being loyal to those I love, and living in a Godly way to make sure I am not causing others to stumble…

different cultures and ethnicities, many ideas and questions develop to what defines that culture. We start to distinguish the details of what different cultures believe in and value. The Anglo Saxons culture valued different ideas, but they particularly valued loyalty, riches/power, and selflessness. However, humans have similar values as the Anglo Saxons. Humans practice the same ideas that other cultures performed throughout their time. Beowulf, presents the culture of Anglos Saxons and how…

Values are not always what we grow up with or our parent’s view of the world. They vary through each page of the book that we call life. Our experiences, dreams, circumstance and many other factors have led us down the road to helping others. We do not always know our values until we face them. We cannot always be thankful for our values until they are challenged. So much of life is growth and change and that is often where we learn who we are. As practitioners in Child and Youth Care your…

Case study The case study focuses and discusses the cultural values and protective nature people feel towards their culture. For example both the Tremblay as well as the Lopez family keep their native languages of Spanish and French for the inherent cultural values it helps preserve and keeps. This is supported in the quote “The Tremblay and Lopez families… continue to speak their languages… they believe… it is important… in retaining and enhancing their cultural heritage” This quote supports…

It is a common belief that items that are of an intrinsic nature do not require any monetary price; ‘The best things in life are free’. In a dollar for dollar sense, this is certainly true. However, this does not mean that non-materialistic items come at no cost, this simply means that the price paid is less physical than a copper coin or paper note. Tangible items require tangible cost; intangible items require an intangible cost. It is almost impossible to go through life without at some…