ANGLO-EUROPEAN AMERICAN CULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

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• ANGLO-EUROPEAN AMERICAN CULTURE IMPLICATIONS
  FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

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• Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for
  approximately 80 of U.S. population growth in
  the 1990s
• In the past 20 years, racial minorities have
  increased by more than 90 whites have increased
  by 7.6

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My perspective comes from having traveled to

• Philippines (lived there 6-17 years)
• Guam
• Taiwan London Rome
• Hawaii Austria Fiji
• Japan Germany Australia
• Hong Kong Switzerland
• Mexico Paris
• Canada Luxembourg
• Athens Venice
• New Zealand

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I. STEREOTYPES
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Lisas Japanese grandma (immigrated years ago to
the U.S.)

• these days in the U.S.
• Everyone so fat and rude, but I guess that just
  part of American freedom.

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http//hot100tips.com/fashion/forever-lazy-footed-
pajamas-as-seen-on-tv/

• Youtube
• adult onesie
• Forever lazy

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Stereotypes continued
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Current Factoids (not on exam)

• American children comprise 3.1 of the worlds
  children, and own 40 of the toys
• For everyone on Earth to have our lifestyle, it
  would take 3 extra planet earths
• The top 20 of people in the world consume 80 of
  its resources
• The poorest 20 of our planet lives on 1.3 of
  its resources

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More factoids (not on exam)

• According to theweek.com/Pew Research Center
• 50 of Americans own smartphones
• 58 check their phones at least once every hour
• Internet users in the U.S. spend more than 2
  billion hours a month on sites like Facebook and
  Twitter, up 37 from 2011

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Aging (not on exam) (U.S. Bureau of the Census,
2012)

• In the year 2000, the median age in the U.S. was
  35.3 years in 2012, it was 37.4 years.
• Median age for non-Hispanic Whites-42 yrs.
• Median age for Asians-34 yrs.
• Median age for African Americans-less than 32
  yrs.
• Median age for Hispanicsless than 28 yrs.

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For the exam
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Statistics show (not on exam)

• In 1950, for everyone 65 years old, there were
  12 younger people working and paying taxes
• In 2050, for everyone 65 years old, there will
  be 3 younger people working and paying taxes
• Millions of old people getting expensive medical
  care will be supported by the taxes of 3
  teenagers working at Burger King ?

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In terms of poverty and income, in 2011 (National
Center for Education Statistics, 2013).

• 12 of Asian children were poor
• 13 of White children were poor
• 30 of Pacific Islander children were poor
• 34 of Hispanic children were poor
• 36 of American Indians were poor
• 39 of Black children were poor

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For the exam.
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White Privilege (Teaching Tolerance, 2015)

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II. CULTURAL BELIEFS

• A. Values/Beliefs

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Its all about the selfie
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McMahan (www.rususa.com)
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McMahan (contd)
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Turn to the people next to you

• Share some examples of how, for you and/or those
  you know, time-saving devices have actually
  meant that you do more work

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B. Family Life

• Nuclear householdsseparate ages
• Children and elderly cared for by outsidersOK
• Mother responsible for everything (not extended
  family, neighborhood)

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III. COMMUNICATION STYLES
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IV. HEALTH CARE AND DISABILITIES

• Chronic disabilities account for a larger portion
  of health issues in the U.S. than in its economic
  peers around the world.
• Many of these chronic disabilities are caused by
  bad food choices, obesity, smoking, physical
  inactivity, and alcohol abuse. However, there has
  been a significant drop in disability and death
  from HIV/AIDS.

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Sitting is the new smoking
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Recent statistics show (not on exam)

• Medicare spending for decedents (persons in their
  last year of life) in the U.S. is 6x greater than
  costs for survivors. The last month of life is
  especially expensive Medicare spends an average
  of 6,620 in the last month of a persons life
  vs. 325 for survivors. More than 25 of Medicare
  spending goes to the 5 of beneficiaries who die
  each year. On average, Medicare spends 20,870
  per beneficiary who dies in the hospital.

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In the U.S., we
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• Please know the table on p. 50 for test 1