Book Review of Working with Cultural Differences

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Working with Cultural Differences
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WEEK 1: CULTURE
The book we are going to read during this week informs us about culture, brings our
social life into shape and how the culture is shaped by the society. Students will gain an
understanding of the sociology of religion through this book. They are going to obtain this
knowledge by looking at stories, arts, ideas, beliefs, religious practices and even media from a
sociological perspective. Examples of cultures that exist in different countries during different
periods will increase the students’ global knowledge. The student will gain a stronger sense of
appreciation of societies and their cultures from this text (Asquith, 2014). The information will
aid them to beat ignorance that leads to cultural misunderstandings and conflicts. The students
will be equipped enough that they will live their lives wisely and professionally.
WEEK 2: CULTURE & IDENTITY
Identity, this new terminology in the recent years has been a subject of debate in the
studies of culture by many and different platforms. All from sexual identity, political, national,
diaspora to identity crisis has been debated by many. Identity and difference study how these
debates experience challenges and bring out their use to cultural questions of nationality, gender,
race, sexuality, and health. In this modern world, the importance of difference and identity is
shown at different levels; personal, local and global levels. Those involved in the illustration
show the different ways in which identities are developed for and by people and bring to
question the concepts of the fixity of difference and identity (Flood & Howson, 2015). Different
illustration from social philosophers, activist, essentialists and expansive approaches are
researched. The complexity of the modern identities, including known discourses of motherhood,
body, and health are also explored. Various deep debates of those common areas of disputed
identities are combined with theory in identity and difference. It will be really important for the

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researchers and students in social theory, cultural studies, and popular culture if selected readings
and specific activities are provided.
WEEK 3: DISCOURSE POWER KNOWLEDGE
Home care organizations have been forced to restructure their functions in the system of
health care delivery at the same time carrying out trials on heavy changes in services agency
structures and operations. These changes and trials have been activated by the motivating force
of managed care and cost management. New methods of care deliverance like managed care
reimbursement are now increasingly being used as opposed to the old fee-for-service per-visit
reimbursement models. Most certified medic-care home health organization which has survived
using the old models for a long time are now relying on the new models more. The books seek
research the intersection of the two fast-growing sectors of healthcare, managed care and home
health sectors (Asquith, 2014).
The research is carried out at this crucial time. The environment that is around the change
to managed care from the traditional reimbursement is unpredictable and is changing rapidly.
Plans the organizations are adopting to deal with this unpredictability together with HHA
administrators’ understanding of the two effects of managed care are described. Even though
agency characteristics inhibit variations, there are more similarities opposed to variations among
HHAs (Griswold & Wohl, 2015). The research’s conclusion shows that HHAs are encouraged to
become similar to environment and market pressure within the deeply HNO-penetrated
communities. This happens regardless of whether or not the HHAs possess managed care
contracts.
WEEK 4: THEORISING WHITENESS