alism and Health
Multiculturalism and health is both relevant and important. Multiculturalism defined
by my own reasoning was very vague- in short I defined the term as
a group of people from various cultures living within the
one community. Not very concise, so I leant towards quotes, verses
and the like to assist me to gather my own understanding. I do like the
words grouped above and what drew me there were 4 specific words- identity,
people, world, political.
Malik(2015), discussed the failure of multiculturalism and states 30 years ago, “Multiculturalism was the embrace of an inclusive, diverse society”. With regard to the changes across Europe, critics state that “excessive immigration without integration eroded social cohesion, undermined national identities, and degraded public trust”. (Malik, 2015) Multiculturalism Malik noted, “not merely a response to diversity but also a means of constraining it”. Do the members of our community follow this thought process, are we taught that diversity must only be maintained with the community?
I was delighted to read an article by Cuellar (2014) about the “Caring People Who Can Change the World: You” a feature in The Journal of Transcultural Nursing. “Nurses have started to change the world in how we see people of diverse backgrounds”. (Cuellar, 2014) I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Mercy and her experiences. What courage it has taken to move from your country of origin to lands so vastly different to home. We can be closed minded about other cultures and lack understanding of how their experiences can help us to develop our own cultural understanding. I live in the lucky country and my perspective is not as broad as those who have chosen our country as their home. Nursing is presents opportunities and teaches us that working together we learn more and give better of ourselves.
Cuellar,
N. (2014). Caring People Who Can Change the World: You. Journal Of
Transcultural Nursing, 25(1), 5-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659613513960
Mlik.
K.,(2015) Foreign Affairs,. (2015). The
Failure of Multiculturalism. Retrieved 14 January 2016, from
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/western-europe/failure-multiculturalism
Margaret Mead quote (BrainyQuote)
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/margaretme101283.html#qyzptWv7yVcdRQKS.99
http://boogiefinger.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/former-democrat-governor-richard-d-lamm.html
" NEVER BELIVE THAT A FEW CARING PEOPLE CAN'T CHANGE
THE WORLD. FOR, INDEED, THAT'S ALL WHO EVER HAVE".
Margaret Mead, American Anthropologist.
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