Psychology week 4 assignment: Immersion Project—Observe an Activity

Psychology week 4 assignment: Immersion Project—Observe an Activity

For this Assignment, you will observe a virtual or face-to-face activity of the culture you selected for your Immersion Project. The purpose of observing an activity is to gain a greater understanding of the values, beliefs, and behavioral norms of the culture without being intrusive.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
• Observe a virtual or face-to-face activity of the culture you have chosen to study (e.g.,
attend a religious service; take a tour of the group’s community; or attend a gathering,
festival, culture-themed play, tour, or exhibit).
• Make note of the insights you have about the culture as you observe the activity.
Consider the degree to which your insights align with your initial perceptions about the
culture and why or why not.
By Day 7
Submit a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:
• Identify the activity you observed.
• Describe 2–3 insights you had about the culture as a result of observing the activity.
• Explain the degree to which these insights align with your initial perceptions of the
culture and why or why not.
RESOURCES
• Walden University, LLC. (2020a). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media].
Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Working With Diverse Service Users
• Diller, J. V. (2019). Cultural diversity: A primer for the human services (6th ed.). Cengage
Learning.
Note: Read only the chapters that pertain to the service user’s culture(s) in the case study you
choose for the Discussion.
o Chapter 3, “Working With Culturally Diverse Clients” (pp. 37–46 only)
o Chapter 11, “Working With Latino/a Clients: An Interview With Robert Almanzan
(pp. 274–293)
o Chapter 12, “Working With Native American Clients: An Interview With Jack
Lawson” (pp. 294–314)
o Chapter 13, “Working With African American Clients: An Interview With
Veronique Thompson” (pp. 315–335)
o Chapter 14, “Working With Asian American Clients: An Interview With Dan
Hocoy” (pp. 336–357)
o Chapter 15, “Working With Arab and Muslim American Clients: An Interview
With Marwan Dwairy” (pp. 358–376)
o Chapter 16, “Working With South Asian American Clients: An Interview With
Sumana Kaipa” (pp. 377–401)
o Chapter 19, “Working With Deaf Clients: An Interview With Valentino Vasquez
and Johanna Larson” (pp. 433–439)
Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals
• National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human services
professionalsLinks to an external site.. https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethicalstandards-for-hs-professionals
Current Events and the Practice of Human Services
• Amenta, E., & Polletta, F. (2019). The cultural impacts of social movementsLinks to an
external site.. Annual Review of Sociology, 45 , 279–299.
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.1146/annure
v-soc-073018-022342