Cultural Relevance

five (5) pages, 1.5 line spacing, 12 point font Times New Roman

Option 2: Reflection on the culture relevance, the various narratives and historical aspects in various sports/art forms that impact persons reaching health, wellness and professional success. This option is one that will allow you to explore how you relate to others experiencing certain challenges and reflect on similarities or how many different factors there really are in reaching the goals of health, wellness and professional success. It is to see yourself and others in both a broader global context and how we are all in fact seeking similar life goals. 1. First, you are to select a group and geographic region that you will focus your project on.
For example: Dominican Republic regions and baseball; Afro-Costa Ricans and Major League Soccer (a video is provided that gives you a good narrative to understand how this can play out), Samoan culture and football, Latin Americans in the NBA or NFL, Misty Copeland in Ballet. See me for other possibilities if you have an idea that is not listed here. Try to select a geographic region or culture you are not personally very familiar with.
– Describe the cultural relevance that their experience and their participation in that sport (or artistic endeavor) has
– Describe the culture of the sport or artistic endeavor that they participate in and the relevance that it has in terms of challenges for success they have to overcome or navigate through
– Describe what you feel are the top 3 factors that may inhibit/challenge them from reaching or accessing proper levels of health, wellness or success in their endeavors
– Describe what their factors in the category resilience (social support, active coping, acceptance, self-efficacy) can be and how they can serve them or can be nurtured to help them overcome their challenges.
2. What historical factors play a role in this? For the sport/art. For the region. For the individual or group.
3. What are the narratives that may be present and worth considering if you were to come into this region or be a part of the sports/arts medicine team working with these athletes/artists? Is there a strong performance or athletic narrative? What factors do you feel influence their narratives or risk factors (vulnerability factors such as trauma, fear, distress)?
4. Lastly, describe what you have learned from researching and writing this project. Do you see yourself or can you relate to any of these findings? Did it help you see a group or individual from a more inclusive or wholistic manner? How so? Would this influence how you see and treat your clients/patients in the future as you continue your career pursuits in health, fitness, sports or artistic industries? How so?