Category: Culture 657

Table of Contents Introduction Multiculturalism as a Key to Diversity Conclusion References Introduction Multiculturalism is a sociological term that defines how a society interacts with cultural diversity. It conveys the belief that society is enriched by preserving, appreciating, and even adopting cultural diversity. The term is based on the fundamental notion that members of frequently…

The United Arab Emirates and India both have a prominent influence in the Asian region. Due to the historic relations, more than two million of workers from India live now in the Gulf state. Both countries are marked by clear stratification of society. The people of the UAE and India put great value on their…

The theory of encoding and decoding is a critical theory formulated by the British sociologist Stuart Hall in the work Encoding, Decoding in the Television Discourse (1973), which is a part of his cultural studies. Instead of the literary and history-oriented approaches of the reception theory, Hall based his judgment on the example of television,…

This section of the book explores the nature of social struggles that are faced by individuals who reside in urban settlements. Some of the key factors that have contributed to social strife of urban dwellers include forced displacement or transfer of populations, gentrification and urban renewal. Loisaida and the Mission district are both experiencing immense…

Anne Fadiman, in her book The Spirit, Catches You and You Fall Down, tells the story of a child whom doctors and nurses treated from convulsions. The book revealed the conflict between the child’s parents and the health care specialists of a medical institution in the United States. This writing evidenced the emergence of strong…

Table of Contents Kenya Australia The USA Assessing Intercultural Competence References Training to the international audiences requires the consideration of multiple cultural and social differences. The success of training largely depends not merely on the subject content but also on the mode of communication with the targeted audience and ability to meet their interests and…

Table of Contents Introduction History Strengths Weaknesses Conclusion References Introduction Miami-Dade County is characterized by a high level of population diversity. In the ethnically diverse environments, racial and cultural features affect individuals’ lives to a large extent, and the consideration of these factors is necessary for the adequate community health assessment. History For the given…

Table of Contents Introduction Response to Single Story Video Conclusion Works Cited Introduction “… and that is what people become…when they realize there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise” (Sarah Para 9). It is surprising to learn the high capacity of human being exposing themselves to the…

Hall Reflection Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the book by Hall is titled “Captivating cultures: the politics of exhibiting” (184). It revolves around the concepts of knowledge and power and describes ways in which the former becomes the latter in the context of colonialism. People nowadays are used to the practice of exhibiting cultural…

A brief history of the cultural group First Hispanics in the 16th century Immigrants from Latin American countries (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014) World Wars and immigration patterns Political and economic factors of immigration The Immigration Law of 1965 Immigration from Latin America after 2000 A brief history of the socio-cultural group First Cuban immigrants since…