March 19, 2024

I am interested in learning about your cultural heritage. Can you tell me about your cultural group, where you were born, and how long you have lived in this country?

NUR 302 Cultural Interview (2022)

Pew Research Center Studies

Cox, K. & Tamir, C. (2022, April 14). Race is central to identify for black Americans and affects how they connect with each other. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/04/14/race-is-central-to-identity-for-black-americans-and-affects-how-they-connect-with-each-other/

Horowitz, J. M., Brown, A., & Cox, K. (2019, April 9). 3. The role of race and ethnicity in Americans’ personal lives. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/04/09/the-role-of-race-and-ethnicity-in-americans-personal-lives/

Ruiz, N. G., Shao, S., & Shah, S. (2022, August 2). What it means to be Asian in America. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/02/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america/

Videos on Culture

Mosley, J. (2017, December 1). Cultural humility. TEDx Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_ml21L7Ns

Parks, F. (2015, March 16). How culture connects to healing and recovery. TEDx Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Tkb879dsY

Culture by Country/Region of the World LIVESCIENCE Online Articles on Various Cultures:

American Culture: https://www.livescience.com/28945-american-culture.html

Indian Culture: https://www.livescience.com/28634-indian-culture.html

Mexican Culture: https://www.livescience.com/38647-mexican-culture.html

Italian Culture: https://www.livescience.com/44376-italian-culture.html

Russian Culture: https://www.livescience.com/44154-russian-culture.html

German Culture: https://www.livescience.com/44007-german-culture.html

Chinese Culture: https://www.livescience.com/28823-chinese-culture.html

Roma Culture: https://www.livescience.com/64171-roma-culture.html

Shona People (South Africa): https://www.livescience.com/58039-shona-people.html

Questions to Ask

There is one REQUIRED GROUP and 5 other groups of interview questions below. Ask the REQUIRED GROUP questions and then select at least 3 bullet points from each section to write your interview paper assignment. You’ll need 15 (bullet points) plus the REQUIRED questions as a minimum for this assignment. You may always ask more questions if your interviewee and yourself has the time to go into more detail.

Locating a Person Interview: Seek out a person from a culture different from your own. Ask friends, coworkers, neighbors for a good subject to interview. Selecting an immigrant or a first generation American may yield a more interesting interview. Older adults carry more cultural information and so make excellent interviewees!

Plan The Interview in Advance: Before beginning the interview, plan out your questions, take a notepad with you to record the interviewee’s answers, always be thinking what else can you ask?

Before beginning the interview, consider the following questions and then seek out the answers by asking the open-ended questions.

· What does the client think about the nature of the illness or injury? What does the client believe to be its cause?

· How does the client usually deal with illness or injury? What are the client’s expectations about treatment? How can others help?

· What support systems are available to the client? Is support from family, community, or ethnic groups available to the client during and after treatment?