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Culture

Understanding Cross-Cultural Competency

A deep understanding of your culture, in some cases, can mean the difference between effective communication and positive relationships between people from other cultures. In other cases, lacking this understanding may mean ineffective communication riddled with misunderstandings. Of course, anyone who has interacted with members of a different culture can attest to this fact and

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Cultural and Linguistic Competence within the Healthcare System

What is cultural and linguistic competence? Today’s blog sets out to establish a solid understanding of this thought and why it should be embraced in all healthcare-related environments. Examining the words independently can help us understand this concept and how it should be applied in the medical field. Culture refers to integrated patterns of human

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Italian Gesticulation

The fact that Italians talk with their hands is generally accepted as a stereotype, a joke, and the truth. Far from simply being an outlet for feelings and emotions, however, the movement of an Italian’s hands can convey depth and inflection that words just don’t cover. Gesticulation is something that is passed down through generations,

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