Cultural Competency

(Please follow the instructions below. Red parts are my answers to the questions. Black parts are the questions you need to answer. This is the format for this assignment. You don’t have to follow any specific format. Just cite those 5 articles in APA format. Please contact me if you have any questions or if it’s not clear that what I want. Thankyou)

Your research topic
Cultural Competency

Your research question
Are individuals more likely to visit their physician if they perceive them as culturally competent?

*Test your topic and idea with the following questions: (minimum of 30 word for each question)
a. Does this idea get a lot of attention (controversy), but still manageable to explore?
b. What questions still need to be answered?
c. Is there enough information to provide evidence/ justification to further study the idea?

*Pick 5 journal articles or peer reviewed articles regarding the topic and the research question. Find ones that can be used as sources to answer the research question. Type down all 5 names of the articles, URLs, and APA citations below:

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*Then pick one of those 5 articles and answer these questions:
The main purpose of a literature review is to reveal any gaps exist in the literature. It helps you to understand the topic and identify areas that are seemingly unexplored.
1. How to start? Set limit of your idea (topic), so it could be managed.
2. What method the scholars use to study the problem?
3. Any model or theoretical framework they use as the foundation of the study?

*Then make an annotated bibliography for than one article that you picked and answer below questions: (minimum 30 word per answer)

Summarize: Provide an overview of what the source is about.
What is the point of this book or article?

If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?

Methodology: What design is it? What tools did they use?

Scope and purpose of the work: Is it an overview, persuasive, or editorial?

Evaluate: After summarizing a source, it is important to evaluate it.
Evaluation of research: Is the work logical, clear, and well-researched?
Strengths of the study.

Weaknesses of the study.

Comparison of work with others on the same topic or others in your bibliography. Reflect on its usefulness: once you summarized and evaluated a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research.
Was this source helpful to you?

How does it help you shape your argument?

Has it changed how you think about your topic?

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