Nigeria: Culture Immersion Experience
Use the current APA style which is the 7th edition.
Scholarly sources are required and must be published within the last 5 years. A minimum of six (6) sources are required for this assignment.
Research Portion
1. What are four (4) key elements you learned about the culture through your scholarly research? (approximately 700 words).
Select four (4) elements from the list below and elaborate on what you learned from the literature:
Inter-group characteristics (compared to other groups) and intra-group characteristics (differences within the cultural group)
Common attitudes, beliefs, and values relative to the cultural group
Prominent customs, practices, and behaviors
Spirituality and/or religion as appropriate to the cultural groups (Please note that
spirituality/religion may not be a central theme for some populations.)
Key historical events and figures impacting the cultural and societal perceptions of this group
History/patterns of immigration of this cultural group to the U.S.
2. Historical and Current Oppression (approximately 250 words)
Write a summary of the historical and current oppression of the chosen cultural group. This information is to help understand how oppression has impacted the group.
Ideas to explore can include the effects of oppression and the subtle rules or unwritten practices of oppression within structures such as companies, schools, organizations, etc.
Events Portion (Make it up make but make it realistic)
1) Birthday Party and a 2) Wedding
You will attend and participate in two (2) events related to your selected cultural group, and these events can include (but not limited to) activities such as religious/faith services, community organization meetings, volunteer work with homeless shelters or food kitchens, attendance at support group meetings, fund-raising events, school-related meetings/activities, etc. (The key thing is that these activities focus on the chosen cultural group and that you can learn about them through these activities. (NOTE: Eating at ethnic restaurants does not count as an event. In addition, each event must be distinct and have a qualitatively different experience than the other. For example, attendance at two different faith/religious services would count as one event as they are similar experiences.)
Your total participation for the events should be for (4) hours (approximately two (2) hours per event) where you engage in learning more about your chosen cultural group. Please note that if you choose to attend a faith/religious service, do not be surprised if the service is longer than anticipated and if you are invited for a meal afterwards. Hospitality for such events is common for many cultural groups, and it may be insulting if you do not eat with them following the service. For such instances, the church service and the meal would count as one event.
With any activity, it is important that you interact with members of the cultural group to develop an understanding of the event and the motivations of individuals in participating in them.
Consider some of the following factors as you think about this portion: the purpose of the activity or event; cultural underpinnings for the events, possible religious/faith influences for event; and social/political/economic beliefs or values.
Events section prompts
Identify the two attended events and describe your experience of these events.
(approximately 250 words)
How did your participation in these events impact you emotionally? In other words, how did you respond as you engaged with and learned more about the cultural group? Why do you think you responded this way? (approximately 350 words)
What are three (3) key things you learned about the culture through these events that was not reflected in your research? What makes these three learned elements significant for the culture? (approximately 350 words)
Among the major counseling theories (psychodynamic, Adlerian, existential, person-centered, Gestalt, cognitive-behavioral, reality, behavior, family systems, etc.), what are two (2) theories that have been empirically validated as effective with the selected group?
What are the characteristics of these two (2) theories that make them effective?
(approximately 300 words