NURS301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ethnography, Data Analysis, Medical Anthropology

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS301
• Professor: Christine Covel

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Ethographic method defined as a method of scientifically describing cultural groups. Medical anthropology as the field of research that focuses on health and illness within a cultural system. Ethnonursing (cid:862)(cid:396)igou(cid:396)ous s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)ati(cid:272) a(cid:374)d in-depth method for studying multiple cultures and care factors within familiar environments of people and to focus on interrelationsips of care and culture to arrive at the goal of culturally congruent care se(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:272)es(cid:863) Ethonography study of cognitive models or patterns of behavior of people within a culture. Culture is fundamental to ethnographic studies, culture includes behavioural materialist and cognitive perspectives. Behavioural/materialist perspective cultu(cid:396)e is o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)ed th(cid:396)ough g(cid:396)oup"s patte(cid:396)(cid:374)s of behavior and costoms, its way of life and what it produces. Cognitive perspective view that culture consists of the beliefs, knowledge, and ideas people use as they live. Culture refers to the structure of meaning through which people shape experiences.