Essays on Culture

Young People and Transition to Adulthood Young people are the most traumatized, disadvantaged, and vulnerable group in Australia, primarily because they have to face the transition phases characterized by numerous changes, such as home care to independent living. The process of growing up has fundamentally changed from how it was in...

Privilege and Oppression - What Do These Concepts Mean to You? Growing up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), I became aware of the distinction between privilege and oppression at a very young age. With all its glamour and extravagance, the UAE has many flaws with deep roots in its...

Chapter 1: Introduction 1.0 Background Luo Guanzhong wrote The Romance of the Three Kingdoms that has the accounts, tales and short stories of legends that have been presented from a personal viewpoint. The Novel is based on a Chinese history commonly referred to as the Three Kingdoms. A profound analysis of Guanzhong...

TASK 1: Revision Exercise (Social Influence Scenarios) Part a. a. In the UEFA Champions League football matches, each player tends to put more effort so that to outshine a player from the opposing team playing in the same position, as fans cheer them. b. My first occasion to stand in front of a...

Ovid's Metamorphoses is at times seen as primarily a misanthropic, twisted dream because of the incredibly high volume of sexual maltreatment that swarms it, as Richlin calls attention to, fifty assaults inside fifteen books. While a pertinent contention, this paper will investigate the depiction of ladies in the Metamorphoses in...

Cultures have different ways of defining their moral conduct. For instance, while Callatians in India fed on the bodies of their dead fathers, the Greeks instead cremated dead bodies and found it fit to discard them. A particular practice may be right in one community but it may be unacceptable...

“They say that God created all human beings equal, but you are so limited by who you are, whom you know, how much money you have, who your father is, and your education. Nonetheless, through the internet, everything is abstract, but you do not know about that” (Ai Weiwei). Those...

Today, people are either influenced by their insights, relatives or friends regarding specific steps to take in life. However, it reaches a time when individuals disobey the advice of others and, instead, stick to their opinions. In 2017, I refused to follow the advice of my parents concerning the religious...

In a world where every society is becoming culturally diverse, there is a need for social workers to become culturally sensitive. In the US, a census has shown that the ethnic and racial makeup of the individual states has been increasing tremendously over the years. According to the Federation of...

Cultural competence is the ability to understand and connect with people from different cultures. Cultural competence enhances diversity among many individuals in places such as work, schools and social sites and religion (Betancourt et al., 2016), especially with the Torres Strait Islanders and the aboriginal people. The native people are...

The Constitution is one of the most vital articles that impact our lives on a daily basis. It determines what we to do, protect individual’s rights and freedoms, and is also the framework that guides and limits the authority of the government. The Supreme Court is the ultimate decision maker...

Ethnicity can be defined as the aspect of favouring a certain group of people simply because they have a close relation to the leaders in power who belong to their social grouping. It can be said to be the excess reliance on one’s cultural origin which makes the person disregard...