Intercultural Communication In Hispanic Culture

Humans are complex and diverse beings that belong to different cultures, speak different languages, and have different perspectives on the world they live in. When cultures collide, it can be difficult to empathize and respect the differences that exist. Cultural sensitivity is, “The ability to be appropriately responsive to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of groups of people that share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic or cultural heritage” (Arnold & Boggs, 2016, p. 119). Cultural sensitivity and effective communication, especially in the health care setting, are essential to bridging cultures and creating a common understanding.

In the Latino culture their family structure and spending time with family and friends is vital part of their daily life, and being in hospital may make Jacinta the feel isolate, depress and that she is missing their family structure. And, with Jacinta choosing not to eat the hospital provide food, it could be that she wants to eat her meals when the family is present. In addition, there may, also, be a language barrier when ordering her meals. The traditional in the Latino culture consist mostly of low fat, high fiber, complex carbohydrates and with a strong emphasis on corn, beans and rice (Dudek 246). Dudek, Susan G. Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice.

United states of america have been seen in the history trayectory as the prosperous land. People from all the world had immigrate to this country. They had fight for this land. Latinos had contributed to the formation of the U.S. they have the right to reside in it. They arent anymore from other country.

Music plays a large part in our Mexican culture. One of the many things Mexicans are known for is our diverse music. Mariachi bands are very different from all genres of music. Mariachi bands are performers that can be flexible with whatever venue they are performing at. Whether they perform at a quinceanera, a wedding, or a funeral, mariachi bands will perform well no matter the circumstances.

In order to receive medical opinion, individuals from Mexican origin must first agree to visiting a physician; and this is often just as problematic. B. Depression oversight, counseling and treatment can turn out to be expensive, it is not uncommon for individuals without insurance to avoid primary care. i. Payment options can discourage many amongst Hispanic culture in dealing with their depression, this is due to a large amount of them having no access to healthcare; either because of poverty level, residence, or immigration status. 1.

There are four major barriers identified from the above status of the African American population and these are related to socio-economic status of this minority group as most of find healthcare extremely too expensive to obtain. Some of African American are immigrants with various language barriers and has difficulties in understanding the health care need or are scared to talk about their conditions with healthcare providers. Due cultural differences, lifestyles and beliefs acquired from their fore fathers, and are not willing to change from the old way of living to adopt a new healthy ones and lastly, health care workers also discriminate against African American patients and as such that most of them refuse to seek treatment for the ailment because experiences encounter in the past (American Nurses Association,

During my two interviews my with my two people of the Hispanic culture I came to find they were both had a good level of health literacy from a quick glance. It’s interesting I came to this conclusion fast after asking them each their questions, because I barely know these two on a personal level. Raul I met last year at comicpalooza, where we bonded over love over television and movies and came in contact since, mostly having conversations about show/movies; but never had conversations on anything like this level. Francis I met over swim class this fall at UH recreation center, so I came to the conclusion to pick two people I didn’t really know to ask these questions for this paper.

I am a proud Latina woman who was born and raised in Bolivia. I understand the importance of sharing our Latino culture with people that do not understand or belong to it. By sharing our cultural values and differences at the university, we can create a diverse environment of understanding and acceptance. As a Latina who is both in STEM and business major, I have encountered people who stereotype Latinos as people who merely work menial jobs and although many of our people operate in these field, that is something I don’t feel ashamed of. But, I also believe that we can stand out in many other professional fields that are not traditional for Hispanic people.

DB # 8 1) What is machismo? How does it impact interactions within Mexican American marriages? Please elaborate and explain your answers. Machismo is more like a masculine pride.

I would respond to this student by saying Spanish is becoming an important part of everyone's culture. First of all, Spanish is becoming the predominate language of the world. There is approximately 20 Spanish speaking countries worldwide, including, Columbia, Panama, Mexico, Spain, The Dominican Republic, etc. With all of those Spanish speakers in the world it is highly likely that in your future that you will come across some of those individuals. This means it is critical that you understand their language and culture, so you can communicate with those individuals.

Culture is an accumulated pattern of values, beliefs, and behaviors, shared by an identifiable group of people with a common history and verbal and nonverbal symbol systems. (Neuliep, 2017) So whether we know it or not, culture is all around us. Culture is directly related to intercultural communication. Intercultural communication helps us gain a better “worldview” and understanding of different customs,beliefs, and traditions.

They all have different aspects of health needs based on their background. For instance, Hispanics views on health care stem more from a traditional sense and contribute to some of the beliefs that get inherited from previous generations. In Health Law & Medical Ethics James Allen states that Hispanics have a unique way of looking at health and diseases which can affect how they receive treatment because they view diseases as being hot or cold (Allen, 2013, P.187). Hispanics believe that there should be a balance within the body and having natural forces applied to the body when one is sick like a hot treatment when one has a cold disease plays a role in achieving that balance. However, because they have this viewpoint it can sometimes contribute to them having a negative perception about following a healthcare physician’s advice in regards to treatment.

The paper by Watt and Wolf are both concerned with the study of religion in the discourse of intercultural communication. Watt’s main argument is that religion plays an important role in intercultural communication, it helps unite people from diverse culture. People with the same religion from all around the world have their belief originated from the same language. Wolf’s paper explores the relationship between inter-religious dialogue and dialogical identity and questions the privileging of the secular state in discussions of intercultural communication. His discussion is predicated on the idea that to be intercultural is to be inter-religious, it is to place ourselves in a fundamentally holy space.

2. The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue: This section has been organized with different issues. At first, there remains a historical background in the formation of the European Council’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue. Then, its contents, objectives, the European agenda for culture and working methods have been discussed sequentially.

When it comes to health care those who are in the Hispanic community are heavily reliant on religion and home remedies. Lauange barriers also pose as a threat with the inability to effectively communicate if they speak liitle English or if there is not an Spanish interpertator during doctor visit(NCBI, n.d). The level of education of those in the Hispanic community could also be seen as a deterant simpley because they might not can fully understand what it is the doctor is trying to convey to them. When it comes to the African American community they are also heavy belivers in faith but the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness often leads to family just taking in those family members and caring for them. According to Mental Health of America, those within the African American community are not open to acknowledging psychological problems and are reluctanct due to feeling as if practitioners are not culturally competent enough to treat their specific issues.