Assignment: Cultural Interview Assignment

Assignment: Cultural Interview Assignment

Assignment: Cultural Interview Assignment 

Goal: The student will interview someone from a different culture. You will create a power point presentation of your findings.

(I pick The culture of the Dominican Republic)
Content Requirements for this assignment:
For this assignment, you will Interview a client whose culture is different from yours. The client can be a patient, neighbor, grandparent, in-law, or friend. Do not use your parent, brother, sister, spouse, or significant other. This interview is the basis of your paper. Use the Organizing Framework (12 boxes in Chapter 2) to guide your interview.

(that i will include below)

Interview your selected person on three or four domains of the model. Complete a literature review of the cultural group from which your interviewee comes. Compare and contrast data obtained from your interview with what you find in the literature. Provide at least two recommendations for clinical practice, two recommendations for research, and two recommendations for the health-care organization on this cultural group; be specific in your recommendations. Value of this exercise to your current or future practice.
Submission Instructions:
Presentation is original work and logically organized in current APA style. Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. 

Power point presentation with 8 slides, excluding the tile slide and the reference slide.
The presentation is clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
Speaker notes expanded upon and clarified content on the slides.

Grading Rubric:
Identification of Main Issues/Problems.
Analysis and Evaluation of Issues/Problems
Demonstrates a Conceptual Understanding
Use of Citations to Course Readings and Additional Research/Literature
Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines
Includes Speaker's Notes and the assigned Number of Slides

the questionnaire

Family Roles and Organizations
Suggested Question

1-who makes most of the decisions in your family?

2. what types of decisions do(es) the female(s) in your family make?

3. what types of decisions do(es) the male(s) in your family make?

4.what are the duties of the women in the family?

5.what are the duties of the men in the family?

6.What should children do to make a good impression for themselves and for the family?

7. what should children not do to make a good impression for themselves and for the family?

8. what are children forbidden to do?

9. what should young adults do to make a good impression for themselves and for the family?

10. what should young adults not do to make a good impression for themselves and for the family?

11. what are adolescents forbidden to do?

12.what are the priorities for your family?

13.What are the roles of older adults in your family? Are the sought for their advice?

14. are there extended family members in your household? Who else lives in your household?

15.what are the roles of extended family members in this household?

16.what gives you and family status?

17.Is it acceptable to you for people to have children out of wedlock?

18.Is it acceptable to you for people to live together and not be married?

19.Are you accepting of gay, lesbian, or transgendered people?

20.what is your sexual preference/ Orientation?

Sample Rationale/Example

1-If the decision maker is not accessed, no decision will be made and time will be wasted

2-In many traditional families, the female usually makes decision about the household and child care.

3-In many traditional families, the male usually makes decision about affairs outside the household, but not always.

4-Determining the division of labor can become important when illness occurs

5-Determining the division of labor can become important when illness occurs

6-A child’s behavior in the Appalachian and Greek cultures can bring shame upon family

7-Among traditional Germans, taboo behaviors include talking back to elders and touching another person’s possessions.

8-Among traditional Koreans, children are expected to do well in school, or shame upon the family

9-Among Somalis, young adults are expected to marry and assist older family members.

10-Among traditional Mexican families, young adults should not dress in provocative manner, otherwise, shame can come to them or their family

11-A taboo behavior for young female adults in Haiti is engaging in sexual activity before marriage.

12-For lower socioeconomic families, the priority may be having adequate food and shelter, with stress on the present.

13-Among traditional Turks, no decision is made until after seeking the advice of older adults

14-Most traditional Asian cultures live in extended family arrangements in their home country.

15-Extended family members provide significant financial and social support and are important sources for child care

16-Status for some is having material necessities.

17-Among traditional Arab families, shame may occur if a pregnancy occurs outsides of marriage 

18-Among many Asian cultures, a man and woman living together without being married may cause them to be rejected by their family.

19-Not all cultures and individuals are accepting of gay, lesbian, or gender reassignment populations.

20-Lesbians have more risk factors for breast cancer than heterosexual women.

Biocultural Ecology
Suggested Question

1.Are you allergic to any medications?

2. what problem did you have when you took over-the-counter medications?

3.what are the major illness and disease in your family?

4. Are you aware of any genetic disease in your family?

5.what are the major health problem in the country from which your come

6.with what race do you identify?
Black