Norwegian Culture of the 21st Century

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The textbook for this class implies that no single definition of culture can be made without alienating specific aspects of certain cultures. That being said the authors of the textbook created the best definition they could without excluding any elements. “[Culture is] the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups” (Jarvis, 2012, p.14). This definition clearly states that there are many different cultures throughout our world based on different types of groups. Norway has its own culture. Norwegian men have their own culture. Norwegian men between the age of 18-22 have their own culture. The variety of sub-cultures within each culture is so vast that the best way to provide competent care is to have the knowledge and abilities that are applicable and modifiable for each sub-culture.
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Norway is a Scandinavian land located Northern part of Western Europe. Sweden and Finland are the other two main countries that make up Scandinavia. Norway sits just west of Sweden and is bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean on the west side. Due to this geographical layout, Norway has an overall warmer climate than most countries at that latitude. The warm sea air helps keep the temperature at a tolerable level throughout the year. During a previous interaction with U.L. I had asked him if he was enjoying our cold Grand Forks winter and he just shook his head and said, “It is cold in Norway during the winter, but this is way colder. It’s miserable here.”
According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2014), Norway is estimated to have a population of 5,147,792 by July of 2014. This population places them at the 121st county out of the 240 listed for po...

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...plementing culturally competent nursing care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 25(109), 109-114.
Jarvis, C. (2012). Physical examination and health assessment, 6th Edition. Saunders. [VitalSource Bookshelf Version]. Retrieved from: https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/#/books/978-1-4377-0151-7/pages/89429881
Keehan, C. (2013). Culturally competent care. Journal of Healthcare Management, 58 (4), 250-250. Retrieved from: http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.undmedlibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=9c4f4ff2-db1b-4529-87f8-ad1ded21d312%40sessionmgr111&vid=6&hid=118
Visit Norway. (2012). Key ingredients in the Norwegian cuisine. Retrieved from: http://www.visitnorway.com/us/what-to-do/food-and-drink/key-ingredients-in-the-norwegian-cuisine/
Norway. (2011). New world encyclopedia. Retrieved from: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Norway&oldid=956916.

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