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Cultural Awareness
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Rationale Interact with people with different cultural backgrounds Understand –Acceptable behavior –Offensive gestures –terms
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Objectives Culture influences behavior Good communication techniques Common folk medicine practices Compare cultural differences Cultural beliefs affects health workers
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Cultural Influences People –Parents –Friends Places –Home –School Experiences
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Prejudge Prejudge- people make a decision before having the facts. Age National Physical Religious Racial
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Control Prejudice Keep an open mind Look for additional information Read to be informed Look at resources before forming an opinion Evaluate information
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Close Contact Societies Latin America Africa Indonesia Southern Europe Mediterranean
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Distant Societies United States Canada Great Britain Northern Europe
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Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K Asian- considered an insult. Used to call an animal
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Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K. for “Come up here” Asian- Insult, only inferior people would use it.
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Different Meaning in Gestures American- O.K. for pointing at something or someone Asian- O.K. to point at something but not at someone.
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Different Meaning in Gestures American- Slight threat when making a point to someone Asian- Strong threat made by a person of a superior rank to an inferior.
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Conversation Speak clearly Speak so that they can hear you Do not raise your voice or yell Speak in moderate tones Pronounce the entire word
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Folk Medicine Is a collection of custom beliefs passed from generation to generation for treating pain or illness.
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Cultural Traditions
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Armenians Give mother a party one week after baby is born Prohibit- –Menstruating woman could not attend church –Take a shower –Eat spicy food
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Cambodians Use herbs as medicine Use cupping for headaches Use coining for pain Color white sign of bad luck
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Chinese Use herbs as medicine Practice acupuncture and use herbs over puncture sites Use cupping with heated bamboo
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Hmong and Mien Tribes Perform spiritual ceremonies to please the spirits that cause illness Use herbal home remedies, including opium
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Central and South Americans Use herbal home remedies Menstruating woman cannot get their head wet Cannot eat cucumbers, oranges, pork and lard
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Native American Indians Use herbs and spies Use modern medical practices Some rely on a shaman (medicine man) to remove pain or evil spirits
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Created by Sylvia Flores November 3, 2003
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