What Is Culture? Types of Culture, Elements of Culture, Characteristics of Culture [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
· Read Chapter 2 in Diversity, Cultural Humility, and the Helping Professions: Building Bridges Across Difference and investigate the topics of cultural identity, acculturation, assimilation, immigration, genocide, and multiculturalism.
· Examine What Is Culture? Types of Culture, Elements of Culture, Characteristics of CultureLinks to an external site..
Each of us uses remnants from our culture to determine our cultural identity and the social rules associated with membership. This may include language, food/drinks, values, belief systems, rituals and traditions, techniques, tools, and skills that can be associated with each culture. These practices and behaviors help determine various social interactions that influence relationships.
In your initial discussion post, explore these topics:
· Describe your cultural identity using the culture wheel.
· Identify the ways that you may have altered your cultural identity in order to assimilate and acculturate into the American culture and include the usage of language, the adoption of values, traditions, rituals, foods, tools, objects, and so forth.
· Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the term multiculturalism.
· Summarize the historic and systemic societal bias found in the helping professions (i.e., public health and law enforcement) against minorities.
· Analyze the methods used in medicine against various groups in Nazi Germany that can be attributed to antisemitism, genocide, and ethnic cleansing.
The text for this assignment:
Loue, S. (2022). Diversity, cultural humility, and the helping professions: Building bridges across difference.Links to an external site. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11381-9
2nd assignment
Loss of Accent and Cultural Identity
[WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
For this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation. Prior to beginning work on this presentation,
· Read the article Come Join Us and Lose your Accent: Accent Modification Courses asLinks to an external site. Hierarchization of International StudentsLinks to an external site..
· Watch the video Kasia Suarez: Losing Sight of your Cultural IdentityLinks to an external site..
Millions of international students immigrate to the United States in pursuit of a quality education. They struggle to speak the language, learn the U.S. customs and traditions, and adapt and assimilate. While others may seek to acculturate, others may hide their accent and cultural identity.
In your presentation,
· Discuss the factors associated with need for accent reduction (AR) and accent modification (AM) courses that are available at various universities, colleges, and businesses.
· Identify the stereotypes associated with people with foreign accents.
· Describe the ways that AR and AM courses may encourage racial inequities and threaten cultural identity.
· Examine the reasons why immigrants would choose to acculturate to the dominant culture, or hide their accents and places of national origin, and its effect on their social and psychological well-being.
· Formulate three solutions that can help immigrants embrace their accent and cultural identity.
The Loss of Accent and Cultural Identity presentation
· Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPointLinks to an external site. PresentationLinks to an external site.
· Must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
o Title of presentation in bold font
§ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o Student’s name
o Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Due date
· Must utilize academic
o See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
o Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
o For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
o Use the Academic Research and Writing: A Guide for the Graduate Students text for assistance with academic writing and the APA publication manual for help with in-text citations and the reference list.
· Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
o The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
o To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick andLinks to an external site. Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
· Must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
o See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.