The construction last year of a shopping mall in downtown Oak City was a
mistake. Since the mall has opened, a number of local businesses have closed, and the
downtown area suffers from an acute parking shortage. Arrests for crime and vagrancy
have increased in nearby Oak City Park. Elm City should pay attention to the example of
the Oak City Mall and deny the application to build a shopping mall in Elm City.
Analyzing this argument brings up a lot of questions to whether this is a relevant
argument or not. A lot of assumptions are made without enough facts to support them. It
can be said that the mall could have directly or indirectly been a part of the problems.
The problems are: Increase in crime and vagrancy, businesses closing, and a parking
shortage. It is not logical to say that it is sole cause of the situation.
This argument states that the building of the mall is the reason that some
businesses have went out of business. To say that the mall and the closes of the
businesses go hand in hand is not totally accurate.
There are a number of reasons that could have led to the closing of the businesses.
For one example, you could say that a change in the economy might have led to the
closures. If this occurred after the holidays, it could say that people spent most of their
money during this time and it could have hurt some businesses beyond the point of
repair. Also, this argument doesn?t state what kinds of businesses had troubles. If it was
something as in a grocery store, the mall could not be the cause because the mall doesn?t
interfere directly with the food industry.
Also, a majority of small businesses succumb to larger ones. This area is not
exempt to the possibilities that this is what could have happened. This argument does not
state if mergers of smaller companies related to the statement.
The argument tries to tie together that a parking shortage was caused by the Oak
City Mall. While in turn the mall would bring increased foot traffic, it would also bring
along more commerce to the city, thus businesses should not have struggled as previously
mentioned. A number of factors could have added to the parking shortage. With most
communities now, population increases every year.
While this definition of cultural competence seems all encompassing, and inclusive I have several critiques of the model and how it is practiced in the social work field: First, cultural competent practices are daunting, these practices often distract clinicians from understanding the role that race and racism often play in systems on a macro level. If clinicians are not aware of how race and racism contributes to the cycle of oppression, then they may not be able to identify how they themselves, maybe unconsciously participating in this system of oppression, there by creating a notion of colorblindness. Second, the current definition of cultural competence is one that has been modified to address multiple groups of oppressed people. It has been argued that the decision to broaden the definition negates the responsibility of the clinician to be fully aware of race and how it impacts their client’s daily experience. As well as their own biases in regards to different races and experiences with racism. These two individual perceptions have a key influence on the client, clinician
The healthcare system within America reflects increasing numbers of cultural diversity and awareness. According to Holloway (2004), cultural awareness is defined as the deliberate, cognitive process by which health care providers become appreciative of and sensitive to the values, beliefs, practices, and problem solving strategies of the clients’ cultures. Cultural awareness include an examination of one’s personal biases. In order to understand cultural diversity, individuals must strive to acknowledge the prejudices they may already hold toward different cultures. On the other hand, cultural competence is a process through which health professionals can integrate their knowledge and skills to improve culturally effective interactions with clients (Tjale & Villiers, 2004).
The Stock Market was being abused for years. Long term wise, people who used the stock market began to use credit to buy their stocks, borrowing from banks, and were unable to pay back their loans. The Government during this time used a policy of Laissez Faire, the consolidation of corporation was not challenged, favoring the wealthy (FEARON, PETER).
Cultural Competence is important for many reasons. First, it can help develop culturally sensitive practices which can in turn help reduce barriers that affect treatment in health care settings. Second, it can help build understanding, which is critical in competence, in order wards knowing whom the person recognizes as a health care professional and whom they views as traditional healer, can aid the development of trust and improve the individual’s investment and participation in treatment. Third, our population in the United States is not only growing quickly but also changing, cultural competence will allow us as educators and healthcare workers keep up wi...
It is important to include cultural issues in the helping process to be more effective. We also need cultural competence because the U.S. is becoming more diverse. Therefore with diversity comes different beliefs, norms, and values. Eurocentric values dominate sciences and began cultural universals which puts the clash of dominate and non-dominate cultural behaviors in motion. In 1996 the NASW Code of Ethics increased the recognition of cultural competence. It is important to know diversity exist within ethnic and cultural groups because social workers need to know that relationships between helping professionals and clients may be strained. This happens because of the distrust between groups. Another important aspect is that the professional realizes their own values, biases, and beliefs. The reason for this is because they must value diversity to start with and understand the dynamics of difference. Culturally competent practitioners have to go through developmental process of using their own culture as a starting point to meet all behaviors. Striving for cultural competence is a long term process of development. The literature on cultural competence is theoretical and conceptual. They have not been evaluated in a systematic way. Roughly there are 2 million Native americans in the U.S. Which survive decimating disease, over-repressed in child welfare system, suffer from health problems, and are among the poorest people in the United States. Working with them clearly falls within the social work clearly mandate to serve vulnerable and oppressed clients. However, we do not know how many people from this group is actually receiving help from social workers. Even though it is important to train social workers to provide care in th...
While this definition of cultural competence seems all encompassing, and inclusive I have several critiques of the model and how it is practiced in the social work field: First, cultural competent practices are daunting, these practices often distract clinicians from understanding the role that race and racism often play in systems on a macro level. If clinicians are no aware of how race and racism contributes to the cycle of oppression then they may not be able to identify how they themselves maybe unconsciously participating in this system of oppression, there by creating a notion of colorblindness. Second, the current definition of cultural competence is one that has been modified to address multiple groups of oppressed people. It has been argued that the decision to broaden the definition negates the responsibility of the clinician to be fully aware of race and how it impacts their client’s daily experience. As well as there own biases in regards to different races and experiences with racism. These two individual perceptions have a key influence on the client, clinician
Understanding culture is an important aspect of being a social worker; this does not mean learning common cultural traits is of great significance to the social work profession. “Consider the second-generation Japanese-American social worker whose practice consists of Mexican-American and African-American families. Memorizing national traits or cultural rituals would be interesting and informative, but ultimately these would be an inaccurate basis on which to “know” these particular families” (Dorfman, 1996, p. 33). When understanding cultural competence it is important to learn from the client about their culture in order to serve them in the most helpful and efficient way possible. There is a major drawback to memorizing information, and that is this information will not give you a real understanding of whom your client is and what life...
Managers in the more profitable regions were achieving/surpassing their sales goals, while managers in the less active regions were unable to achieve their sales goals. These underperforming managers were penalized by a system that they neither fostered nor developed. In all likelihood, the underperforming managers were disincentivized by unrealistic budgetary goals for their region, needing further assurances from corporate that their vision could be achieved. All retail stores suffered from a lack of product, destroying the potential sales that they could have gained. The stores in less popular/populated regions may have garnered a reputation for being unreliable and continually out of stock.
Cultural competence like so many other social constructs has been defined in various ways. One particular definition as determined by the Office of Minority Health states cultural competence is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that are systematically exercised by health care professionals which enables the ability to effectively work among and within cross-cultural situations (Harris, 2010). Betancourt (2005) implied cultural competence is starting to be seen as a real strategy to help with improving healthcare quality and eliminating the injustices pertaining to healthcare delivery and healthcare access. This appeal is gaining favor from healthcare policy makers, providers, insurers and
Culture can be defined as behaviors exhibited by certain racial, religious, social or ethnic groups. Some factors in which culture may vary include: family structure, education, and socioeconomic status (Kodjo, 2009). Some may think cultural competence is something that has an end point, however, when the big picture is seen, it is a learning process and journey. From the writer’s perspective, the client-therapist relationship can be challenging. Culturally competent therapists must realize that behaviors are shaped by an individual’s culture. Many changes are taking place within the United States cultural makeup. Therapists and healthcare professionals are being challenged to provide effective and sensitive care for patients and their families. This type of culturally sensitive care requires the professional to be open and seek understanding in the patients diverse belief systems (Kodjo, 2009).
The Merced mall leans towards more the negative side of the city and is quite noticeable since the sign of the mall seems to have never been changed since its establishment in 1969. This is interesting enough in itself because looking back at this previous election for mayor Mike Murphy (5) who promised to improve the Merced mall by remodeling and bringing in better stores, but we are still living with shopping areas that are all brought together by the main stores Target, Sears, JCPenney and Kohl's. It is more of strip mall rather than a real on like the Vintage Faire mall located in Modesto a larger neighboring city. The Merced Mall is located on the city's northwest side of the city near the 99 which includes Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Lowe's, Wal-Mart, and several restaurants that are not located in the same facility, but within a relative walking distance that noted in my mental maps. Speaking of storefronts and restaurants it seems Merced Main Street contains several restaurants, a movie theater, and other assorted shops such as Cold Stone creamery and even Billiards another communal space in
In this essay I would like to explain how William Shakespeare makes the change in Othello so dramatic for the audience in Act 3 Scene 3 of the play, but before I go in detail I would like to go over the main points in the play for you. So, basically what happens is that there is a tragic downfall of a ‘black Venetian general’ Othello who was a ‘confident’ and ‘strong’ person but because he chose Cassio as his lieutenant, Iago gets really ‘jealous’ because he thought he deserved that title more than Cassio and he really wanted that title. Iago then cleverly plans to ‘destroy’ Othello and Cassio as Iago is known as a ‘friendly’ person his plan might be easier but there is one person only who is Roderigo who knows about the real Iago but Iago doesn’t have to be worried because Roderigo is stupid and can be fooled easily. Roderigo knows because he likes Desdemona but she doesn’t know that, she loves Othello and they married in secret with only Cassio knowing about their secret marriage and Iago fools Roderigo to give money saying that Desdemona would be his. Iago and Roderigo actually see them marrying each other. This is where Iago gets his good opportunity to destroy both Cassio and Othello. After we see that Iago tells Roderigo to tell Desdemona’s father Brobantio that Othello and Desdemona are getting married and Brobantio is in rage to kill Othello but he manages to convince not only Brobantio but the Duke as well. Othello is then told to go to Cyprus to fight Turkey and Desdemona asks permission from the Duke if she can go as well and her permission is granted. This is where Iago creates misunderstanding between Othello, Cassio and Desdemona by making Othello think that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair, Desdemona forcin...
Goss argues that developers and designers of the built environment, specifically shopping centers and malls, use the power of place and understanding the structural layout of the space to boost consumption of the retail profits. Shopping centers are separated from the downtown area of shopping, either by distance and/or design. These establishments emerge for many to be the new heart and location for public and social life. In his article The "Magic of the Mall": An Analysis of Form, Function, and Meaning in the Contemporary Retail Built Environment, Goss also argues that the regulation of the spaces within the mall creates an atmosphere of "community" rather than one that is "public". This article’s main argument is that developers manufacture an illusion of doing more than just shopping when designing malls and shopping centers.
Cultural Competency is “the process by which individuals and systems respond respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other diversity factors…” (Sue 24). In order to be culturally competent there are many factors that you must be knowledgeable about and practice in everyday interactions. Some of which include “understanding culture and its function in human behavior and society, ...have a knowledge base of their clients cultures and be able to demonstrate competence…, and obtain education about and seek to understand the nature of social diversity and oppression” (NASW 1999). I will have to know how to understand, interact with, and find the best possible solution for those who are both in my culture and those who come from many other cultures along with socio-economic backgrounds. As I was reading the introduction to Chapter two in our assigned textbooks I could not help but relate with what the content in the book started out at. Saying that all social workers must understand the perspectives of all people gets really overwhelming, especially when starting your path learning about social work. I felt like no person could be completely culturally competent because of the fact that you had to display being accepting and understanding and actually mean it.
Consumers switch the shopping to another retail store because of frequent OOS. This will also increase the competition when consumers move to another store.