Reference no: EM132712509

Question: 1) a. How might a person's level of cultural awareness, cultural safety, and cultural competence impact other people's work role within their workplace?

b. What one example of a positive and one example of a negative impact.

2) Explain the term diversity by giving a definition of what the concept might be?

3) A. Explain and what the impact that community attitudes, workplace policies and government policies have had on our diverse Australian culture.

B. What Conduct independent research the following:

- community attitudes and how they have improved over time, due to migration including Western, Asian, refugees and the necessary acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders.

- how different languages contribute to communication issues and how these might affect the attitudes of individuals.

4) Provide one example of where Australian diversity is managed well in the following 4 areas of work/life. (200-250 words )
The answer should address the following:

a. Social - the management of migrants from different countries, where different culture or religious beliefs exist and perhaps health management.

b. Economic - the management of language barriers leading to limited job opportunities, job losses and the impact on financial stability, support for physical or emotional needs.

c. Cultural - impact on work relationships and productivity. Communities and workplaces making people aware of different cultures by having some programs for cultural acceptance at work.

d. Political-an example of how government are supporting diversity to ensure people are safe at work.

5) There are key areas of diversity with characteristics to be taken into consideration with regards to legislative compliance and support for human rights. What the List at least 6 for the key areas of diversity?

6) Describe what is a marginalised group and list 3 potential needs that the group might have. (bullet points are acceptable)

7) Make a list of at least 10 resources that could help service organisations to embrace and respond to diversity

8) Australian society is made up of diverse communities and / or social groups.
What two diverse groups and list at least 10 ways the group has influenced and changed Australian society in a favourable way, the following: "The influence of art, food, life style, culture, spirituality, medicine, language, customs, education, politics". ?

9). Scenario: You are visiting a friend or relative in a foreign country, a country where you do not speak the local language. During the visit, you fall seriously ill and find yourself restricted to a health care facility where the culture and language are foreign.
The food provided to you is unfamiliar and unappealing to your tastes. There are strange smells everywhere, and all around you people are speaking a foreign language. You do not understand the treatment you are being given, or what your diagnosis is. There is no information available to you in your first language. The only time you can communicate is when your friend or a relative comes to visit you.

1) How do you think you would feel in this situation?

2) What would you wish would happen?

3) How would you cope with what is happening to you?