Understanding the attributes of cultural competence
Every day you interact with people on a personal as well as professional level. There have been many occasions where you find people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. As a part of your interaction, you see, interpret and evaluate things to analyse the cultural differences. You actively seek to differentiate these social changes among various cultural groups. However, culture is a shared tradition, that is based on what you are and how you express yourselves as part of a group or as individuals. Its’ rules are transmitted from generation to generation and often adapted to the local surroundings. To understand the cultural differences of people with diverse backgrounds, values, behaviour, and traditions, cultural competence is required . Cultural competence is not practiced by merely showing respect to everyone. It is a skill that requires continuous observation, being more empathetic and compassionate towards each other. Though it is impossible to be an expert i...