Write a 650-1300 word response to the following questions:

1. Explain multicultural communication and its origins.
2. Compare and contrast culture, ethnicity, and acculturation.
3. Explain how cultural and religious differences affect the health care professional and the issues that can arise in cross-cultural communications.
4. Discuss family culture and its effect on patient education.
5. List some approaches the health care professional can use to address religious and cultural diversity.
6. List the types of illiteracy.
7. Discuss illiteracy as a disability.
8. Give examples of some myths about illiteracy.
9. Explain how to assess literacy skills and evaluate written material for readability.
10. Identify ways a health care professional may establish effective communication.
11. Suggest ways the health care professional can help a patient remember instructions.

This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

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Multicultural communication and its origins

Introduction

Communication is a tricky topic. It can be defined as the act of sending and receiving messages, but it’s also more than that. It involves understanding someone else’s culture and trying to communicate with them in ways that are meaningful for both parties involved.

Communication

Communication is a process. It’s not just about sending and receiving messages, but also about learning how to communicate effectively.

Communication is a skill that you can learn and improve upon over time, which means it’s something you’ll always have to keep working on whether or not you’re in school or out of it.

Communication involves sending and receiving information between two people who might have different backgrounds, interests and ideas about what they want to say (or hear). Communicating with someone will help them understand your ideas better than if they only read them in their own words; this way everyone gets what they need from each other.

Intercultural communication

Intercultural communication is the process of creating and maintaining meaningful relationships with others in a multicultural context. It involves understanding the values, beliefs, behavior and artifacts of another culture or subculture. These are called cultural differences (i.e., how we think about ourselves), which can be either positive or negative depending on whether they enhance or hinder our ability to communicate effectively with each other.

Cultural diversity refers to differences in language use between people from different backgrounds; this includes verbal communication as well as nonverbal messages such as gestures and facial expressions that convey meaning without words being spoken aloud (such as nodding).

Diversity

Diversity is the differences in people, cultures, and backgrounds. Diversity can be seen as a strength or a weakness. Diversity can be positive or negative depending on what you mean by it (e.g., “I like diversity” vs. “I don’t like diversity”).

The key point here is that we need to understand what diversity means for us personally before we can fully appreciate its benefits—and this will help us recognize when someone else’s comments might be offensive or hurtful because they lack an understanding of one of these concepts:

• The concept of multicultural communication

• The idea of difference between groups/cultures

Culture

What is culture?

• Culture is the way of life of a group of people.

• Culture is learned and shared by a group of people.

• Culture includes values, beliefs, and norms that influence behavior.

Takeaway:

The takeaway from this article is that communication is the key to understanding, and it’s also the key to success. If you have a problem or question, ask someone else in your culture who has had similar experiences. You’ll find that they can help you better understand what’s going on and how best to approach it.

Conclusion

It is important to remember that communication is a complex process. It involves not only the use of language but also the understanding and interpretation of the message. Knowledge about culture can be helpful in developing intercultural competence or sensitivity since this relates to your own values, beliefs, and behaviors as well as those of others.