Problem-Solving in a Multi-Cultural Nation:PSYC13018

Assessment 2 - Problem-Solving in a Multi-Cultural Nation: Written Assessment

Assessment 2 (Weighting 40%)

Problem-Solving in a Multi-Cultural Nation: Written Assessmen

Task description

This is your second assessment in PSYC13018, Cross-cultural Psychology. In this task, you will be asked to select at least three descriptions of real-world simulated situations from a list of five available on Moodle. Each situation will have multiple cultural perspectives and problems associated with it. Your task will be to use this Unit's content to analyse the situation and propose a solution for that problem. This is a way to show cultural sensitivity and responsiveness.

Requisites of the task

Each situation will require:

• A Critical Cultural Analysis

• Reasoning on why the problem is culturally related

• A solution based on this Unit's content

Format of the task

Each situation will have:

• Between 400 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words

• Text in academic and formal English

• At least two in-text citations with their respective references (APA format)

Use of Generative AI

You can utilise AI to assist with this task. Please refer to the respective section on this Unit's Moodle site to understand how to utilise AI tools ethically and responsibly. Remember that it is plagiarism to directly copy and paste material produced by Generative AI tools into assessments. Beyond the "AI tools for research and study" section on this Unit's Moodle site, if you need further guidance on using Generative AI in assessments, please access the resources developed by the Academic Learning Centre (ALC):GenAI Student Resources (ALC)andReferencing Guidelines for Large Language Models or AI in Assignments (ALC). If you have questions about Generative AI material and plagiarism, please speak with your unit coordinator and/orcontact an ALC advisor.

Assessment Criteria

The following marking criteria will be applied:

Mark sums up to 40%

1. Analysis of the problem from different cultural standpoints (10%)
2. Theoretical foundations of the cross-cultural psychology framework utilised to understand the problem (12%)
3. Clarity and applicability of the proposed solution (6%)
4. Adequacy of the proposed solution to the proposed framework (8%)
5. Written expression and grammar (2%)
6. APA formatting (2%)

REAL-WORLD SIMULATED SITUATIONS

I have picked the 3 to reflect upon, analyse the situation and propose a solution.

1. stereotypical whisper

A lady was sitting in a coffee shop in Melbourne CBD when she saw two teenagers whispering, looking at her and laughing. She was extremely annoyed by the situation when she decided to act. She left her table, walked straight to the teenagers and said "Why don't you too stop with theChinese whisperand go mind your business somewhere else?". At that moment, another lady sitting at a table on the corner of the coffee shop started yelling about how rude it is to use the expression "Chinese whisper", as historically the termevolved from a racist idea that Chinese people spoke in a deliberately unintelligible way. You are seeing the situation from the outside, how would you deal with it to mitigate the impact and the problems related to this conundrum?

2. The Religious Clash

In a hospital, two parents arrive with a 5-year-old child who is hurt. They tell the emergency doctor their kid had an accident. She fell from her bike onto a cliff for a few meters, hurting herself in the tree branches. The injury does corroborate the story. The child has leaves and dirt all over her. She is unconscious and covered in blood. After a quick examination, the doctor says he needs to take the child to the surgery and make some blood transfer. When he requests the parents' authorisation for the procedure, both parents deny alleging their religion does not allow blood transfer. They are willing to let God decide their child's fate and they only ask the doctor to give some stitches and close her wounds. They say that if it is God's will, the kid will survive without blood transfer. The emergency doctor is infuriated and says she is only making the procedure if it is complete, including the blood transfer, otherwise, she refuses to only give stitches. You are a health psychologist in this hospital and are called to help diffuse the situation. How would you proceed?

3. The Uber Suffering

You catch an Uber to the airport. On the way, the Uber driver starts talking about how hard it is to find work in Cairns. You ask what he used to do for a living. He responds he is an accredited and certified physiotherapist in his country of origin with Honours, a Master's, a PhD and a Post-Doctorate. He came to Australia as a skilled worker via the regional visa program. Once he got to Australia, the AHPRA accreditation process rejected his application for full accreditation, which means he can only have a provisional registration and attend supervised training for 2 years until he applies for the national exam. He says that working under provisional registration pays poorly and is not enough for him to support his family. So, he drives an Uber five days a week and works in a physiotherapy clinic once a week to have his supervised training. He is in distress, he says he is unsure about whether he will be able to study for the national exam and that he does not have many options if he fails it. You are part of a congresswoman committee but you feel it is too much trouble to get involved with this issue. What would you do in this situation?