European Americans and Jewish Heritage

A Brief History of the Cultural Group

• Offering Europeans to Immigrate
• The immigration of colonials
• Undergoing examinations on the Ellis Island
• The second wave of immigration (Shi & Tindall, 2016)
• The migration of East-European peoples
• Populating the East-Coast American territories

A Brief History of the Socio-Cultural Group

• Inhabiting the USA in the 1700s
• Racial issues related to identity
• Social and status division of Jews
• Organization of civil right movements
• The role of the Holocaust in America
• Promotion of the Zionism movement

Values of the Cultural Group

• Career opportunities for children
• Freedom of movement (Kivisto, 2014)
• Various religious practices
• Financial priorities and benefits
• With respect to social and religious minorities
• Moral and ethical principles

Values of the Socio-Cultural Group

• With respect to the national identity
• With respect to the national religion
• With respect to the cultural traditions
• Financial independence
• Recognition of the cultural customs
• Civil and feminist rights

The worldview of the Culture

• Leadership characters
• An active pace of life
• Sharp appearances and outfits (Bryc, Durand, Macpherson, Reich, & Mountain, 2014)
• A desire to develop
• A desire to gain authority
• With respect to others’ opinions

Language and Communicational Patterns of the Cultural Group

• The circle type of communicational pattern.
• The chain type of communicational pattern.
• The wheel type of communicational pattern.
• The network type of communication pattern.
• A dominative language.
• The high importance of tone.

Language and Communicational Patterns of the Socio-Cultural Group

• High-context society.
• The importance of well-structured sentences.
• Sophisticated vocabulary.
• The importance of grammar.
• The avoidance of slang phrases.
• Respectable and not abusive tone.

Art and Other Expressive Forms of the Cultural Groups

• Folk music.
• Aesthetic painting.
• Craftsmanship (Shi & Tindall, 2016).
• Distinctive and original cuisine.
• Majestic styles of architecture.
• A developed poetry.

Art and Other Expressive Forms of the Socio-Cultural Group

• A developed folklore.
• Narratives and legends related to religion.
• Celebrations of national holidays.
• Ethnic musical motives.
• Specific clothing.
• Religious practices and rituals.

Norms and Rules

• With respect to the older people.
• Responsiveness to others’ needs.
• Conscious behavior in public.
• Religious beliefs and lifestyle (Kim & Smith, 2016).
• Gender discrimination.
• The importance of friendship and relationships.

Lifestyle Characteristics

• Economic stability
• Working long hours
• We are always seeking new opportunities.
• The high importance of family relationships
• Trying to keep fit
• Following a healthy lifestyle

Relationship Patterns

• Dominant-Submissive patterns in families
• Respect to parents
• Respect to friends
• Avoidance of strangers
• Dependency on the closest people
• Inequality among groups of different statuses

Common Rituals

• Reading
• Making bets
• Attending entertaining events
• Attending theater plays
• Hunting
• Participating in political events

Degree of Assimilation from Mainstream Society

• Concerned with socioeconomic statuses
• Overcoming language barriers
• Marriages among people from different societies
• Geographic distribution (Geddes & Scholten, 2016)
• Interracial partnerships and friendship
• A low level of generations’ segregation

Degree of Marginalization from Mainstream Society

• Promoting national religions.
• Interracial conflicts.
• The division into cultural minorities.
• Limited access to certain resources.
• Educational privileges.
• Psychological factors and division into classes.

Health Behaviors and Practices

• Traditional medicine.
• The use of drugs.
• The use of mixtures.
• The use of alcohol in medicine.
• The use of Injections.
• The use of pills.

Differential Approaches Needed by Health Care Professionals for Each Group

• Sterile equipment.
• Professional education.
• Conscious medical services (Shi & Tindall, 2016).
• Experience.
• Advantageous situation of medical institutions.
• Affordable medicaments.

References

Bryc, K., Durand, E. Y., Macpherson, J. M., Reich, D., & Mountain, J. (2014). The genetic ancestry of African, Latino, and European Americans across the United States. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 96(1), 37-53. Web.

Geddes, A., & Scholten, P. (2016). The politics of migration and immigration in Europe. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.

Kim, O. S., & Smith, R. A. (2016). Immigration status of Europeans / European Americans. Web.

Kivisto, P. (2014). Religion and immigration: Migrant faiths in North America and Western Europe. Cambridge, MA: Polity Press.

Shi, D. E., & Tindall, G. B. (2016). America: A narrative history (10th ed.). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.