Acculturation Research Papers Samples For Students

Speaking difficulties of International students

The number of students who travel to other countries for education has increased considerably in recent years. Immigrant students join courses in order to learn English so that they can communicate with the local people, settle in a new country and study the subjects of their interests. Students expect that the courses should not only provide the knowledge of English language but also offer tips that would prepare them in every way to settle in a new culture. They expect to get knowledge about manners and etiquettes of the new country and serve as finishing schools. This renders the situation in a ...

Early Canadian Multicultural Policy towards Ethnic Minorities: A Historical Background

It is significant to see that early Canadian multicultural policies towards ethnic minorities must be interpreted in two different outlooks. Firstly, there was a Government official policy towards the French Canadians. Throughout the British colonial era, British authorities generally enforced multicultural policies that were both prejudiced and assimilative with the aim to bring this ethnic group into the British control. Since Confederation, nevertheless, French Canadians were able to gain significant political and legal independence rights. This consisted of some political freedom through the acknowledgment of Quebec as a province, representation in political bodies, and legal language rights.
In contrast, there ...

Abstract

Notably, interracial couples and their families have faced various challenges including rejection and being stereotyped. These challenges have resulted in increased trauma and developmental delays among interracial people. The most common misperception about interracial couples is that one partner is black while the other one is white. The rate at which interracial marriages are growing in the US has increased steadily. Considering that the United States legalized interracial marriages, a high growth rate in interracial marriage is a significant move. The demand for interracial counseling is expected to rise as the number of multicultural couples increase.
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Carmen Parsons-Bowie

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Introduction

As the process of migration continued to rise in America, it led to increased consumption of goods in the market. Ethnic groups expressed unique norms and values on the consumption behavior. Among the ethnic groups were the Jewish communities, which immersed themselves into cultural groups and portrayed great deal in their purchasing power, which put them in the upper socioeconomic class. The important thing about American Jewish is their connection between consumer decision making and ethnicity. It is believed that Jewish ethnicity exerted more effect on behavior of individuals as compared to other ethnic groups in America. Jewish consumers ...

Immersion in Morocco

I encountered Rachid, a Moroccan, international student on a visit to his lifelong friend studying here on campus. Rachid, whom I met over in a social gathering organized for celebrating a friend's birthday at a nearby restaurant, was as active and as open a person as one could imagine. Before I met Rachid, I had never met a Moroccan before. Our first encounter was, if anything, a particularly fulfilling one and hence more encounters in subsequent days. In our first encounter, I was introduced to Rachid by a distant friend who spent last summer in Casablanca, Morocco. There, our ...

Describe the item or behavior.

Syria officially referenced as the Syrian Arab Republic neighbours Turkey, Israel and Jordan. The culture of Syria is of an ancient traditional background that has a lot of cultural multiplicities and a rich history. The Syrian traditional dress is a symbol of cultural heritage and is common in the Arab region. The dress possesses a stylish design and is full of embroidery, according to lovely planet (2012).

If it is an item, who wears the item?

The traditional dress is commonly worn by both men and women, though each gender has the dress specially made in the appropriate design that fits the needs of both men and women. ...

Purnell’s Model for Cultural Competence

Introduction
The modern health care faces multiculturalism and diversity challenges that arise due to cultural differences of the health care professionals and among the clients. As such, various initiatives and strategies have become necessary to inculcate cultural sensitivity or competence among health care professionals. Healthcare organizations face the challenges pose by multicultural diversity as well as ethnic and racial disparities among the service providers (Campinha, 2011). Therefore, they are avidly adopting various strategies to address this issue. They develop statements, initiatives, and standards to encourage health care professionals to become culturally competent.
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Obesity is a condition of having more than average fatness, and it is defined by the Body Mass Index (BMI) of 95th percentile or more. Obesity epidemic is not only affecting the people from underdeveloped and developing countries but also affecting the people of developed countries. Particularly, minorities in developed countries are facing the problem more commonly as compared to the other population. During the last few decades, it has not only affected the adults but also children even at very young ages. Therefore, for the betterment of future generations, it is important to work ...

The current growth of higher education has increased the concentrations of students in residential areas in urban centers (Smith, 2005). Most of higher learning institutions have open doors policy for both the local and international students that translate into the influx of students from different cultural backgrounds in residential areas. The firms owning residential buildings interpret studentification as a benefit to their business (Sage, Smith, & Hubbard, 2012). These companies usually inflate the rental charges to match the increased housing demand. The social cohesion in the residential communities has also been adversely affected by the growing number of students in ...

Rome brought light to the darkest and the most barbaric places of the world, and if and when it did, these were areas that posed value to the strategic interests of the empire rather than be regions that needed civilizing. Britain was the island whose unique geography allowed founding a city serving the imperial interests well. Its conquest improved the image of the empire as a formidable force to reckon with and enhanced the reputation of the emperor. Furthermore, the introduction of religious and cultural buildings into Londinium served the ideological purpose of exposing the new subjects to the ...

Introduction

Food is part of all aspects of human societies. It is also an inherent social urge. Usually, food is shared as people eat together. Similarly, eating time is an event when the family or social groups such as a village comes together to share the meals (Fox, p. 1). Food is also a reason to share, distribute, give, donate to other people, be it family, friends, a stranger, etc. Food is the most vital thing a mother gives to her child as it is the substance of her individual body. In most parts of the world, a mother’s ...

Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Asian Americans

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Culturally sensitive counseling is integral especially in a multicultural and multilingual society such as the United States. Scholars and researchers alike have been trying to identify the reasons for the underutilization of psychological services and premature discontinuation of therapy among ethnic groups in the U.S., particularly Asian Americans, and one of the major reasons they found out is the lack of available Asian American counselors and culturally sensitive mental health providers and staffs. This paper therefore explores these issues and provides an explanation of the importance of culturally sensitive counseling. The analysis focuses on the common psychological issues ...

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The nursing profession is one of the few professions that allows for a culturally diverse interaction on a daily basis. Given this facet of the profession, it has become wholly necessary that nurse gain competency in responding to their call of duty with utmost level of cultural competence. Aside from catering to a culturally diverse clientele, it should be taken into consideration that the profession also offers a delicate and highly customized care plan unique to every patient noting differences in the patient’s condition, culture, religious beliefs and capacities. In lieu with this, this paper would like to offer ...

Jewish Reform and Conservative Movements

Aside from Christianity and Islam, Judaism can be considered one of the oldest religions still practiced and worshiped today. Its history traces back since the early centuries and like Christianity and Islam, Judaism is known for its monotheistic faith. Much like its counterparts, Judaism has grown significantly throughout the years, establishing societies and communities adhering to the laws subscribed by its sacred text. However, as years progress, there are instances where some of the religion’s traditions and customs are clashing with the modern times. Some Jews recognized this problem and proposed for changes in the faith, but others ...

Human beings are inherently social. “We are wired to connect”, said Goleman, (2006). Human beings grow and develop throughout life. Growth is observable and measurable unlike development. There are various aspects of development like physical, intellectual, moral emotional and social. The aim of education is to promote holistic development of students. Social development is the foundation of all kinds of development. The way a person behaves and succeeds in personal and public life in adulthood depends upon his sound social development in childhood. There is massive research in the field of social development. There are a number of theories that attempt ...

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Drug addiction is not only common in men but also in women. However, it does not happen accidentally. Certain factors influence women’s engagement in drug initiation and even addiction: natural physical susceptibility; personality measure of women; peer relationships; family relationships; marital relationships; social media and marketing; discrimination; acculturation; socioeconomic condition; and victimization in sex and prostitution. These factors have different influencing ways upon women. Likewise, the effects these have upon women have varying degrees as well. Seeing these factors does not only imply knowledge of the issue, but brings forth the need to deal with it.
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This case presents several challenges to health care. Firstly, the family has a history of poorly following medical advice as seen by the grandmother not following the appropriate dietary changes in light of her diabetes. Next, the tenuous financial position of the family may make following appropriate recommendations difficult and further disincline the family to seek medical care. Finally, the underlying assumptions by health care workers that a Hispanic looking woman must prefer all her literature in Spanish is a problem within the individuals providing health care that must accounted for, and rectified through training and education.
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Body Dysmorphia

ABSTRACT
Body image continues to be one of the most prevalent psychological issues among young women in the United States today. However, it seems that the literature, as proposed to the general public, states it as just that: young, American women. This paper will discuss a more in depth description as to the understood sociocultural effects on young women, as that seems to be most understood, as well as women of later age and, in addition, men of all ages. This paper will also discuss how men have been left in the dark in regards to this issue and ...

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There are about 7 million Puerto Ricans living both in mainland of the United States of America and the island and together they make 18% of the United States of America Hispanic population. From all over the world, people refer to Puerto Ricans living on the mainland and dry lands mainland Puerto Ricans and those living in the islands or near the sea island Puerto Ricans. They make almost the largest subgroup of the Hispanic in the United States of America being the second largest population (McWilliams, 78). Throughout the study, it was evident that Puerto Ricans from the ...

Introduction

There are about 7 million Puerto Ricans living both on the mainland and in the island and together they make a population of 18% population of the United States of America Hispanic population. In the United States of America and from all over the world, people call the Puerto Ricans living on the mainland “mainland Puerto Ricans” and those living in the islands “island Puerto Ricans” although the two live in the US. This is the second largest subgroup of the Hispanic in the United States of America.

During the early years between 1950 and 1960, majority of the Puerto ...

African American vs. Caucasians

Introduction

Physical punishment refers to any form of punishment that is inflicted on the body of an individual. It is quite different from the pecuniary punishments, which have nothing to do with the physical body of an individual. Most of the physical punishments occur in two major scenarios. These include the physical chastisement with respect to an offender. This is a punitive measure for one who has committed a crime. The other aspect is corporal punishment of children. This can be utilized as a disciplinary measure in schools as well as a method by parents of a child, in an effort to instill discipline ...