UNIT 3

Submitted to : Mam Shameem Akhter

Group No: 7
 Culture and Health
Behaviour/Socializatio
n
Objectives:
• Explain the effect of culture on illness, cultural shock
and maladjustment.
• Describe sickness and sick role, Birth and death.
• Discuss the cultural variations in symptoms.How do
the sick behave?
• Review the concept of compliance In different
cultures.
• Describe the Food Taboos in different Cultures.
• Define Behaviour in groups: Status, Deviance,
alienation and socialization.
Culture and illness:
culture is a secological phenomenon wherease illness is
basically either a physical, mental or social ailment.if traced
the culture are as deep as the history of diseases thins
become quite complicated when culture begins to
overshadow the already feeble domain of health and
sickness negatively.
Effect of cculture on Illness:
When a person becomes ill. it not only upset mentaly but it
also leads to disturbances in the firmly and others
relationships. The parent has to change some of us regular
and other people in turn have to adjust their role
accordingly .
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There may be loss of prestige on the part of old
people in a certain family. For instance, when the
head of the family his illness everything comes to a
standstill and decisions in the family have to be
made by somebody else
Culture shock :
The term cultural shock describes the feelings of
helplessness and discomfort and a state of
disorientation experienced by an individual
attempting to adapt to a different cultural group with
vast differences in cultural practices, values, and
beliefs.
Example:
A person who immigrates to a new country, a child
entering a school subculture, or patient who enters
the hospital subcultur.
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Culture can be termed as the life sustaining mechanism
of any civilization . Its safe and dependable power brings
about the revival of the soul of the members of its
society.
But the ever-moving wheels of time, sometimes, crush
this glory of life .This results in severe depression
indicating a spiritual paralysis of the society .
This confusing state results in a cultural shock where
total maladjustment is inevitable and man seems to be
buried under the flood of time
(page no127basics of sociology for nurses.
Maladjustment:
Numerous factors influence reactions environment
1. Language barriers, including dialects and jargon
(suc medical language) specific to a subcultural group
inhibit effective communication
2. Habits and customs (such as different role
behaviours or etiquettes) and differences in attitudes
and belief are puzzling to the stranger in the new
environment
Page no 133 basics of sociology for nurses
Sick Role:
The sick role "is also a social role,characterized by certain
exemptions, rights, and obligations and shaped by society,
groups, and cultural traditions to which sick person belongs ".
(the sociology of health, healing and illness eighth
edition page 148)
The sick role was first introduced by Talcott Parsons in
1948 journal article but elaborated upon in his 1951 book
"The social system ".
When one is sick one does not simply exit normal social roles
to enter a type of social vacuum; rather one subtitles a new
role _the sick role _for the relinquished normal role.