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Cultural Analysis Paper
our assignments throughout the weeks of his course culminate into the final assignments for the course—the Cultural Analysis Paper due this week. Read the instructions below for more details on the assignment requirements.
The Cultural Analysis Paper is the final paper in the course and is worth 30% of your course grade. Please carefully review the rubric and describe your selected and approved culture in detail. This paper will include many of the topics explored this semester and it is acceptable to use references and ideas from previous assignments.
Choose a culture and describe it in detail. Include the population’s view of health and illness, and major cultural influences on health. Economic influences should be examined and information about the economic base, economic classes, and view towards money or other cherished possessions included. Significant or noteworthy social or political influences should be covered. The major religion(s) in the culture and the role of faith in society and individuals should be included. Discuss the role of a clinic outreach, humanitarian contact, or missionary nurse practitioner in this population.
Click on the accordion to learn more about the Content and Writing segments of the assignment.
Overview of Culture
The paper should be a well thought out exploration of a culture with a focus on health related aspects. Explore and explain areas of the culture that are particularly relevant to those who work or plan to work with the culture in a healthcare delivery capacity, including:
· Economics
· Socio/political
· Religion/spiritual practices
· Food as it impacts health
· APRN in culture-related settings, human resources for health, current status of health care
· Healthcare practice of culture
· Health disparities and which SDG is applicable to improving status/health of the culture
· Prevalent health problems, contributing factors, and health care practice of culture
Proper APA Formatting
· Adhere to APA 7 Professional Formatting (Title page with authors note and abstract)
· Citations (in-text and reference list)
· At least 10 Scholarly peer reviewed references
· Most (or all) references less than five years old.
Minimal Use of Quotes
· Only use quotes where necessary to express an important point or where the exact wording is important.
· While the exact ratio of original text to quote varies, a good rule to follow would be to limit large block quotes to no more than one per page at maximum. Smaller quotes may be used multiple places on the same page, but should not outweigh original text content.
Succinct Scholarly Writing
· Well-developed paragraphs
· Correct grammar
· Clear sentence structure, with smooth flow of words and ideas
· Correct punctuation and spelling
This paper should be five pages in length in APA 7 professional format with 10 or more current, scholarly, and research-based references. The five pages does not include the title page, abstract, or references.
Rubric
Cultural Analysis Paper Sp 2025 | ||
Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
Economics Describes economics of the culture. What is their source of income. What is their income compared to the rest of the country or another country? Are the above or below poverty? Any other relevant information. Any information beyond page 5 of the body of the paper will not be graded. | 10 pts Full Marks Fully addresses economic issues of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially addresses economic issues of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Socio/political Describes socio/political issues of the culture. What is the government structure? Do they vote? Who is allowed to vote. What issues do they deal with and what is the impact? | 10 pts Full Marks Fully addresses socio/political issues of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially addresses socio/political issues of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Religion/spiritual practices of the culture What are the religious or spiritual practices of the culture? Is it different than the country where the culture resides? Does it impact health? | 10 pts Full Marks Fully addresses religion/spiritual practices of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially addresses religion/spiritual practices of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Food as it impacts health What is the diet of the culture? Is it by choice or necessity? How does that impact health? | 10 pts Full Marks Fully addresses food as it impacts the health of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially addresses food as it impacts the health of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Healthcare APRN in the culture-related settings, human resources for health, current status of healthcare, access to health care. | 10 pts Full Marks Fully address healthcare related issues of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially address healthcare related issues of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Health disparities What are the major health disparities within the culture and what SDGs are applicable to improving status/health of the culture. | 10 pts Full Marks Fully discusses health disparities and SDGs. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially discusses health disparities and SDGs. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Prevalent health problems What are the prevalent health problems of the culture, contributing factors, and health care practices of the culture. | 10 pts Full Marks Fully discusses prevalent healthcare problems. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially discusses healthcare problems. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
Healthcare practice of the culture What are the healthcare practices of the culture? Do the seek routine care? Do they use traditional care before modern medicine? How do they perceive illness? | 10 pts Full Marks Fully discusses healthcare practice of the culture. 5 pts Partial Marks Partially discusses healthcare practices of the culture. 0 pts No Marks Does not discuss or is addressed after page 5 of the body of the paper. | / 10 pts |
APA and Grammar
Adheres to APA 7 Professional formatting (title page with authors note, abstract, 5 page paper, references). Correct in-text citations. | 10 pts Full Marks No APA or grammatical errors. 5 pts Partial Marks 1-3 APA or grammatical errors. 0 pts No Marks 4 or more APA or grammatical errors. | / 10 pts |
References Paper contains at least 10 scholarly references that are less than 5 years old. | 10 to >9 pts Full Marks Contains 10 scholarly references less than 5 years old. 9 to >0 pts Partial Marks -1 point for each reference that is not scholarly or that is greater than 5 years old that is not historical in nature. | / 10 pts |
Total Points: 0 |
