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Worldview of the Mediterranean Population

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Worldview of the Mediterranean Population

Worldview is a significant aspect in every society. To helps the inhabitants of a particular

place to develop an understanding that incorporates various viewpoints. For instance, how a

community functions can be understood through identifying what they believes in. the world

view allows for societal inhabitants to defend what they believe (Tilburt,2010). This takes into

account Christianity midst and differences in religions

Generally, the Mediterranean population worldview holds that time is linear supported by

a belief that a person features the autonomous although liable for to take into account the

behavior to a supreme being. Among the population, individuals self-reliance are significant

aspects of life although there is considerable flexibility that is allowed based on the established

rules that are defined by the religious teachings. Besides, a person’s dressing and informality of

expressing themselves especially in instances that reflects achievement in from of tangible assets

are significant and considerably valued within the population over their social status by itself.

Further, the population features a low-touch culture (Del Sarto, 2005). Only close friends can

touch each other and people of the same sex, especially among males, refrains from touching

each other. This implies that individual’s personal space is significant.

The Mediterranean’s do not stand close to another or even sit together. For a person who

is programmed culturally for a close individual space, gets attended by a medical personnel who

ensures a physical distance from them may be viewed as a cold provider. Individual information

discloser is quite common among the population. They shares personal information with people

that they are well conversant with especially in matter relating to drug use and sex. Significantly,

punctuality is vital (Ritter & Graham, 2016). They considers too much wait as a waste of time as
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they hold a typical philosophy that ‘time is money’. Individuals believe that they are in control of

their life and future and as such do not recognize fatalistic beliefs.

The populations culture is future oriented although they opt against waiting manifesting it

into a fast and on demand culture. Typically, they consider self-reliance and autonomy as

significant and develops a view that the children are raised until they are adults upon which they

are allowed to move out of their childhood home. Family relationships continues to develop even

though there are little ties between the members of the extended family, which is highly

observable in other cultures as well (Ritter & Graham, 2016). The parents within a homestead

features independent authority over their children and their grandparents even though they are

not influential in the context of an extended family.

References

Del Sarto, R. A. (2005). Setting the (cultural) agenda: Concepts, communities and

representation in Euro-Mediterranean relations. Mediterranean Politics, 10(3), 313-330.

Ritter, L. A., & Graham, D. H. (2016). Multicultural health. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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Tilburt, J. C. (2010). The role of worldviews in health disparities education. Journal of

general internal medicine, 25(2), 178-181.