Cultural Diversities

The African American/Blacks are of African descent and have a diverse population in itself.   This includes immigrants from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Haitian.   Most African Americans are Baptist according to a National Survey of Black Americans and there are at least 40 religious beliefs (Baily, 2004).   The language spoken in this culture is English, although in some groups of this culture Spanish, Arabic, and Creole is used to communicate with each other.   The physical size of this group varies as much as the geographical area they originated from.   There are 1.8 million more black women than men according to Linsey Davis in an interview on abc Nightline.   Physical problems most common in this culture are hypertension, sickle cell anemia, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and there is a higher death rate for cancer and the progression of breast and prostate cancer is more rapid than white Americans (BMC, 2005).   In adult African Americans, “depression, anxiety, and phobia are common.   Certain studies suggest higher rates of functional enuresis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and symptoms of conduct disorder and depression in the youth of African Americans” (Thompson, 2001).   Most African Americans are on the Democratic side of politics (Deshay, 2010).   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the most common occupation for African Americans is in Educational services, Health Care, and Social Services.   Although many African Americans migrated North in the nineteenth century, today most live in the southern states of the U.S (Unknown, 2011).   First the family, the African American family structure usually consists of Grandparents, mother, aunts and uncles, and children.   The Grandmother is usually in charge of the family as the parents often take their children to her for discipline and advice and guidance for themselves.   The African American food cooked in the United States is called Soul Food which usually consists of the fat parts of the pork, collard,...