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    Diversity among individuals, as well as cultures, provides a challenge for nurses when it comes to delivering meaningful health promotion and illness prevention-based education. Differences in individual cultures and beliefs has been challenging for nurses in providing good and adequate health promotion as well as preventing diseases based on educational teaching. With us as health care educators., majority of our nurses are stuck with teaching and giving quality health education to the sick

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    Australia’s success is largely due to the cultural diversity of our migrants. Australia a nation known for its multiculturalism and diversity didn’t always accept migrants, in fact Australia did not accept all people until they dismantled the White Australia Policy a policy that had been in place since 1901 the policy was in place with the sole purpose of excluding people who were not “desirable” and only abolished shortly after the events of World War II, Past events have helped create and shape

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    Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, the global monoculture, or homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. A collectivist culture teaches members the importance of group values such as benevolence, tradition, and conformity. Sue and Walt have at least three good examples of collectivist culture. These are just a few examples of cultural differences that happen through out the movie. An example of cultural difference is whenever

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    countries are adopted a new language and a totally new culture. Socio-cultural in education. This factor would be a very complex if students cannot be provided with a personally and professionally experience regarding the role of it. Although many foreigners have their own language, but the use of English language and shared history makes individuals think that the two are so close even though that there are a lot of very real cultural differences exist between them. Culture shock is one of the most

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    As a health care professional you should be aware of cultural diversity. Cultural diversity is the existence of different ethnic groups in the same society. It is important to be knowledgeable about cultural diversity so you can understand and respect someone else who has their own unique way of doing things in their life. The United States is one of the countries that have the most cultural diversity. One of the cultures that exist in the United States is the Mexican culture. Mexicans come from

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    Reflective Paper: Teaching for Cultural Diversity July 06, 2012 Reflective Paper: Teaching for Cultural Diversity Topic 1: What does it mean to be other in Australia? I am very proud Australian native that happens to be able to speak two languages. Most people would call this special ability bilingual. However, as someone that has grown up in the country, I don't not take both back grounds lightly and most certainly do not agree with the idea of having to just forget about my first language

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    confusing aspects of diversity that exist in today’s workplace. Equal employment opportunity is an attempt to pay retribution for past errors and many say it was a good beginning but more is needed. We commonly read and hear the increasingly popular term diversity training. The new catchphrase to be found gaining popularity in the workforce is inclusion. With all these confusing concepts, just how can management develop a successful strategy to manage a diverse workforce? The term diversity needs to be defined

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    Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper YOUR NAME HERE University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper “Delinquency is defined as the total prevalence of delinquent acts during the past12 months. The delinquency scale was adopted from the delinquency scale currently utilized in the Monitoring the Future Study of United States students that has been ongoing since1975” (Benschop, Harrison, Korf, & Erickson, 2006

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    In addition, Cemlyn (2008) focuses on the importance of cultural diversity, especially respecting and accepting ethnic minority group. More voluntary work in different sectors will be available for Chinese students. Also, local government and service organizations have advocated that local people need to be open for international students and are encouraged to make friends with each other (Oatey and Xiong, 2006). Such multiple cultural networks will be beneficial to avoid social exclusion effectively

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    as possible. It is imperative to provide culturally sensitive care as it affects an individual’s road towards wellness. This paper will focus on the Muslim community and the exploration of their health practices lifestyle and coping skills. Cultural Diversity Islam is the practice of finding one’s peace by submitting in heart, soul, and deed to the Almighty God, known as Allah in Arabic. Islamic beliefs are based on the acts of faith and duty; all those who believe in Islam are referred to as Muslims

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