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Race, Ethnicity & Human Services

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Arab Americans are very spiritual people and they live holistically. They do not pay attention to emotions nor believe in talking to a therapist is of any value. (Diller, J.V. (2018)) I think that it is very important for human service providers to understand the cultural background and heritage of diverse populations because when they know more about a person’s culture and heritage then they will know how to help. The human service provider want to jump to a conclusion on what the problem is because they will know how to handle whatever situation it is they need help in.
The current challenges The Arabs face are racial hatred and trauma. Since 9-11, the Arabs have experienced so much hate towards them. (Diller, J.V. (2018)) Also high levels of mental health issues.
Dr. Abi-Hashem states that ways to work with American Arab clients are you can greet the client with respect, awareness of personal boundaries, and potential internal conflicts about living in the West and reconciling tradition with American culture. (https://www.apa.org/pubs/videos/4310843)
The Arabs have a high rate of mental health so I would recomend mental health services for them

How class, race, and sexual orientation affect the perception of the victim

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At the end of each module, you will reflect on what you learned in the module. Write 1–2 paragraphs in which you discuss what you found most interesting, and explain. Discuss whether factors of class, race, and sexual orientation affect the perception of the victim by different constituents, including the public, the court system, and the media. victim impact

Race, Religion, and Social Justice

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A person studying his or her own culture can be likened to a fish trying to describe
water. While the insider is capable of noticing subtle local variations, the outsider
is far more likely to notice the tacit understandings that local people take for
granted as ‘common sense’ or ‘natural’ categories of thought.
(John Monaghan & Peter Just, 2000, A Dispute in Donggo: Fieldwork and
Ethnography – Week 3)
One of the main goals of the course is to strengthen students’ analytical skills in
investigating cultural practices and social relations. In this writing assignment, you
will demonstrate how the course materials made you rethink human and cultural
differences. To complete this assignment, you are required to write an essay about
a sociocultural custom/norm/practice/belief (for example, kinship practices, family
structure, marital traditions, economic behavior, political institution, spirituality,
gender or sexual identity, cuisines, social hierarchy, and so on). The paper should
clearly outline and support a central thesis. Ideally, autoethnography should be the
methodological approach of this assignment, i.e., you are expected to select a
cultural practice with which you have a personal connection, use your personal
experience to interpret it, and explain how the course concepts and materials have
shaped your positionality or cultural biases. Incorporate the following segments in
your essay:

  1. A clear explanation of the selected cultural custom
    [Thinking questions: What is it? Why did you select it? Are you an insider or an
    outsider to the culture?]
  2. An insider-outsider analysis of the selected cultural custom
    [Thinking questions: Referring to the mentioned above quote, how does an insider’s
    view of the selected cultural practice differ from an outsider’s? What are the
    limitations and strengths of each perspective? Are there any wider institutions or
    forces involved in shaping these perspectives? How does your personal experience
    explain these perspectives?]
  3. The impact of course materials on the student’s perspective of the culture
    [Thinking questions: What was your preconceived understanding of the topic?
    Based on your positionality as an insider/outsider to the selected culture, how did
    course materials and additional literature impact your perspectives?]
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  4. A closing argument about the topic based on reflexivity and scholarly reviews
    [Thinking question: How does the critical review of scholarly materials make you
    rethink your understanding of the topic?]1

Religion, gender, race, sexuality, and morality

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After you have completed the Unit 4 material and have considered the ways that religion, gender, race, sexuality, and morality are portrayed in popular culture, consider following questions:

How can popular culture influence society’s perceptions of religion, race, gender, sexuality and morality? Share specific examples from pop culture to support your argument.
What is popular culture’s role in emphasizing or minimizing stereotypes? Does pop culture reinforce popular stereotypes or break them down? Share examples to support your position.
Share a unique example from pop culture of a counter-dominant portrayal of a gender, race, or religion (one that has not already been shared by a classmate).

 

Race, Ethnicity, and Health

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Read chapter 4 and answer the questions.

1). This disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It is more common among people who are members of some racial and ethnic minority groups and groups with lower socioeconomic status.?

A. Heart disease

B. Diabetes

C. Hypertension

D. Cancer

 

2). Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of mortality (death) and morbidity (disease) in human populations.?

A. True

B. False

 

3). Prevalence is the number of new cases of a given disease or condition in a population.?

A. True

B. False

 

4). Rates of maternal mortality have increased over the years.?

A. True

B. False

Class, race, religion, and education so salient in terms of voting predictability

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Why are certain factors such as age, region, class, race, religion, and education so salient in terms of voting predictability? Explore these factors to explain what about each of these factors would make an individual vote in any particular way, and discuss whether these categories have changed over time.