Transcript Diversity and culture

Culture and Health –
session plan
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2.15 – Quiz – Samar Shefta
2.35 – Health Beliefs in Papua New Guinea
– Jess Keebles
2.55 – Culture and Health – introductory
ideas – Maggie Eisner
3.15 – tea break
3.45 – group work
Culture and health
some introductory ideas
Maggie Eisner, June 2010
Ethnicity
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Identification with a social group on
grounds of culture, common origin, and
shared history
Genetic
inheritance
(‘Race’?)
Religion
Ethnicity
Geographical
origin
Nationality
History/
Migration
Culture
Language
Culture
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Complex social phenomenon
Shared beliefs, values and attitudes that
guide behaviour of members
Dynamic concept - keeps changing
We are all multicultural
“Iceberg
model”
Kreps and Kunimoto (1994)
Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Language
Skin colour
Sea level
Religious practice
Socio-economic status
Occupation
Sexual orientation
Religious belief
Political ideology
Disability and health
Cultural beliefs, expectations
Your cultural identity
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Which cultural groups would others say
you belong to (top of iceberg)?
Which other cultural groups do you feel
you belong to (bottom of iceberg)?
Well meaning blunders
Cultural competence
Cultural
knowledge
Bigotry
Tendency to stereotype
Cultural acceptance
‘Culltural health beliefs’ and
the consultation
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Be curious about other cultures
It’s always OK to ask
Keep questioning your assumptions
Don’t forget –
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culture is complex and multidimensional
culture is dynamic, not static
most people are a mixture of cultures
Groups after tea
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Health beliefs in your family and others you
know
Your consultations in which exploring
culturally related health beliefs has been
important