Category: Culture

“Batman, Deviance and Camp” by Andy Medhurst The camp is a cultural and aesthetic phenomenon that deals with sophisticated taste and specially cultivated sensitivity and theatricality. Describing camp in the example of Batman 1960 movie, Medhurst notes that camp is a manner of depicting serious things in a comic and often ridiculous way, for the…

The USA Hispanic population is extremely vast, which has drawn attention to its health problems. About 55 million Hispanic representatives live in the US, which is more than 17% of the country’s population (Velasco-Mondragon et al., 2016, p. 1). As with any other ethnic minority, their community is shaped by specific factors that also affect…

Background of the Study Although the focus on developing racially and culturally diverse environments for students is promoted in many educational institutions in the United States, the number of minorities, including African Americans, in U.S. colleges and universities is comparably low as it is noted by researchers (Acosta, Duggins, Moore, Adams, & Johnson, 2016; Iloh…

Multicultural Communication Multicultural communication refers to the interaction of people from different cultures (Zimmermann, 2017). Its origin can be traced back to the civilization era when people who were confined within particular regions started to explore other parts as they travel and conduct trade activities. Culture, Ethnicity, and Acculturation Culture entails the visible and the…

Table of Contents Introduction Perspectives Normative cultural values Conclusion References Introduction There has been growing awareness among many healthcare providers on the issue of culture and the need for health providers to develop appropriate skills necessary to respond to the diverse health needs of the society. Cultural backgrounds of clients and demographic changes have become…

Table of Contents Lay Theories of Media Effects by Ellen Seiter Trash, Class, and Cultural Hierarchy by Laura Grindstaff White trash and trashy References Lay Theories of Media Effects by Ellen Seiter In this text, Ellen Seiter presents the results of her interviewing the three pre-kindergarten teachers about the problem of kids and television. Speaking…

The journal “Culture and Sustainable Development in the Pacific,” by Antony Hooper describes how different cultural beliefs in the Pacific affect development. According to Hooper, culture and development are factors that are always intertwined. The relationship is affect in every aspect of life including the media and political debates. Most of the time individuals associate…

Introduction The sphere of healthcare is directly related to interpersonal relationships where cultural considerations play a very influential role. As a healthcare provider, a nurse must understand that their culture determines how they diagnose, communicate with patients and how effectively they can deliver culture-sensitive services to diverse populations. In New Zealand, the population is characterized…

This paper is about my experience during the Little Ethiopia Cultural Street Festival, which I attended on September 13, 2015. This festival is an annual event, and this year, it has been the fourteenth time it was held in Los Angeles. The Little Ethiopia Fest is dedicated to the Ethiopian New Year, which starts on…

In the process of interaction with patients, the medical staff is forced to adhere to a number of rules that include not only professional but also moral and ethical principles. One of these conditions is culturally competent nursing that is based on a certain approach when interacting with patients. In particular, this principle is based…