However, it is also crucial not to make assumptions that individuals are representations of their cultures. Though families may make them familiar to various aspects of culture, individuals may identify with some dimensions of their ethnicity while rejecting others (Bogo, 2006). To explain the concept of internalization, I will use an example from my personal life. When I look back upon time, I can say with utmost surety that family has played a significant role in shaping my belief system. I have taken significant aspects of my culture and made it a part of my identity.
Stereotypes of various ethnic groups with regard to substance abuse will also be examined, as well as feelings of cultural alienation and oppression in a treatment setting. Studies will also show which ethnic minority groups are likely to seek treatment. Culturally competent suggestions will also be examined in regards to diverse populations seeking substance abuse treatment. Increasing cultural competency and awareness of various ethnic groups can be effective in substance abuse intervention and treatment, especially in working with minority populations. Keywords: multiculturalism, substance abuse, counseling, race, ethnicity, diverse, minority Multiculturalism and Substance Abuse Counseling One of the most common problems faced in the United States today involves individuals who battle addictions with drugs and alcohol.
These cultural differences may impact the “values, beliefs, world views, nonverbal behavior, language, and how to have relationship with others” (Chitakornkijsil, 2010 p. 7). This paper will also explore why these deficiencies in transnational organizations exist. Finally, this paper will explore methods to help ameliorate the deficiencies and improve cross-cultural communication. Challenges of Communication in Cross-cultural Relationships Chitakornkijsil (2010) has indicated that communication with diverse cultural populations is
However, personal experience is also a factor which impacts on every conflict, and from what the person has experienced from their own past, it can change the way that person views the other. Prejudice is a major issue which plays a huge role in the conflict of Twelve Angry Men, where Rose has this factor impacting on the play as a whole. The conflict in twelve Angry Men is one which explores the limits of racism, “one of them”, and displays many prejudice acts that meet the measures of life in 1950s America. Rose had the involvement of the jury, and the case its self, as an illustration of prejudiced actions and forms of personal behaviours
"Attitudes towards the homeless have gone from indifference to pitying to hatred," says Kozol. He made his point very clear; people who do not understand homeless people and their individual situations are ignorant and have no real empathy to the struggles they face on a day to day basis. Author describes heartbreaking situations; how people avoid touching the hands of the homeless people while giving them money, how Amtrak officials do not let them use the bathroom, and how homeless woman dies of pneumonia just because ambulance was not called in Grand Central. Without understanding, there is no compassion; Kozol emphasizes this main theme throughout the essay. This article just hit my heart and made me feel very emotional.
The significance of the Native American characters reclaiming these symbols is to show that they also do/watch many of the things that an American would do. 2. The characters differ in the way that they resemble Indian culture. For example, Victor believes that his Indian culture should be shown through toughness, and by dominating others. Thomas, on the other hand, is
Unfortunately, because of such extreme poverty and no resources for food, the Batwa are disappearing. Those that have chosen to integrate into society are faced with constant discrimination and prejudice. “Batwa children say they dislike going to school because other children throw things at them and call them dogs” (Matthews, 2006, Para 12). The degrading has been so horrific that the Batwa people are ashamed of whom they are. In 1906 a young man named Ota Benga, lived one of the most degrading and appalling 12 years any one person could ever live.
Them living in a poor neighborhoods. Based on the class presentation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created in 1830 to defend and shelter Native Americans from genocidal extermination, because due to the high death rates. Native Americans have an internal-colonial relationship with the American government who exploit them with every given chance. All of these stereotypes have contributed to the notion of structural racism toward Native Americans seeing as there are fewer of them in the workplace and school with a great amount of Native Americans are poorly funded. Also, Native Americans are the only known ethnic group in the United States requiring a federal permit to practice their
Societal Impact of Stereotyping in Advertisements Based on how a person views a specific group’s characteristics, qualities, and personality traits are prime examples of stereotyping. In today’s society, stereotyping has become a very sensitive subject. Author Yuki Fujioka defined stereotyping as “cognitive structures that contain the perceiver’s knowledge, beliefs, and expectancies about some human group” (53). Stereotypes are based on a person’s continuous experience with a specific group, place or culture. While an experience with one person may not be the same with another, the affects of stereotyping has cause many people to be unfortunately associated with others based on their actions.
Most homeless people have come from troubled backgrounds such as abusive family relationships, lack of support, loss of income and many other reasons which have forced them to be become homeless. Becoming homeless has thus lead to them losing their identity in the community and being placed under the stigma of being alcoholics and drug addicts. This lack of identity can be seen in the novel when Link states “You can call me Link” and when he refers to his parents as “Mr and Mrs X”. By making the main characters nameless, and using pseudonyms instead, it reinforces the lack of care society has for homeless people and shows that no one knows who they are and no one cares. Isolation is an extremely harsh and demoralising experience to live through.