for Prof Bradley only

The assignment should be a total of between two and four typed, double-spaced pages. Your answers should reflect the materials you have read and should incorporate personal experiences, theories, and synthesis. Let your paper support a critical and creative mind at work.

Essay 1

Discuss the issues and problems that could arise in a healthcare setting if a physician is unaware of the cultural norms of his or her patient regarding family roles, self-disclosure or openness, and ways of speaking.

Essay 2

Interview two individuals (preferably individuals who are relatively new immigrants to the U.S.), and ask them to describe some of the behaviors or attitudes or communications customs that they found most difficult to adjust to, in light of their own perspective on these from their own countries or cultures. Identify the individuals and write what they tell you in your assignment; then, based on your interviews and your readings throughout this course, compose a list of 5 to 10 pointers on “How to Communicate in the U.S. culture” that you would provide to new U.S. arrivals from the countries of your interviewees.

Essay 3

Write a code of ethics for your culture. Be sure to identify your culture and give specific guidelines.