Culture In The 1960s And 1970s

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Culture is an important guiding force in an individual life, and it shapes not only their perception but their relationship with people and the world around them. It is the diversity of culture that defines one and makes them unique.An individual lifestyle, guiding beliefs and underlying assumptions about life are affected by culture. According to Lowenstein & Bradshaw (2014), the classroom and clinical settings are deemed multicultural due to the massive influx of immigrants entering the country. These multicultural trends pose a challenge to nursing educators to create an innovative curriculum that is culturally sensitive to meet the needs of students. The 1960s’ and 1970s’ brought about significant changes in what is considered acceptable …show more content…

The civil rights movement sparked a feminist movement and opened closed doors in education for women. Women have more opportunities to be admitted to healthcare professionals that were previously male dominated and during these times there was a great need for older women of color entering the field of nursing. These sexual revolutions brought about new changes in thinking about sexual orientation in the clinical or classroom setting (Lowenstein & Bradshaw, p. 21). Although women predominate in the nurturing roles and services that are altruistic, while men occupied positions in public spares. Feminists advocate for recognition of women’s differences and assert their distinctive role in social and cultural norms. Green (2010), argues that feminist positions are conceived within interpersonal and social contexts, and social, environmental factors impact their relationship. Moreover, feminism stresses social embeddedness which includes the unique identity-forming influence of others and fostering human relation is a key element of human needs. Therefore, the characteristics of respect for a person’s ‘unique identity, cultural values, and norms leads to the positive outcome in the various educational settings. Moreover, these features must be reflected about its place and dynamic between human social, sciences, and the voice that embraces feminist contribution to society. Therefore, understanding the unique characteristics and conception historical cultural will shape future feminist role in the classroom and clinical