313394 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Didgeridoo, Iceberg, World View

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WEEK 4:Australia’s Indigenous People’s
Culture, world views, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diversity and health status
Culture
Culture is a complex concept and there is no universally accepted definition culture can mean
different things to different people. However, from a sociological perspective, culture is the sum of
different influencing factors including the following:
Personal beliefs communal beliefs
Individual human behaviour collective human behaviour (specified groups)
Personal attitudes and values collective human behaviour (specified group)
o Social norms
o Traditions
o Language
o Policies
Personal spirituality collective spirituality (specified group). Culture is not static; it is
constantly changing. The world in which we live moves at a fast pace. Different cultures have
different values and philosophies and different ways of knowing. there can be difficulty
There are external components to culture, which can be observed (e.g. language, clothing, specific
items, specific behaviours) and internal components that cannot be readily observed (e.g.
interpretation is the meaning people attach to external components e.g. didgeridoo).
Culture is created through experience; it is an ongoing dynamic process. It is not just about seeing the
‘tip’ of the cultural identity ‘iceberg’ of food, dress, music, language and art. The values, attitudes and
ideologies which underpin our decisions and choices in these respects are more significant.
Care needs to be taken that the superficiality (or the decoration) of culture is not given more credibility
than the deeper aspects of culture. In fact, superficial definitions of culture are often used as a way of
dismissing modern and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people identity. This can
lead to the belief that because a lot of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people no longer ‘live in the
bush’, have dark skin, and a whole range of other visible aspects of culture, then they are not ‘real’
(see Taylor (2001) for a more in depth discussion.
World view
World view is personal as well as collective it is a cultural construction of a person’s/group’s current
reality. The concept of ‘World view’ is closely linked to culture values, beliefs, philosophies,
experiences and social structure. These vary from group to group.
Your world view impacts every intervention. Cultural competence requires you to be consciously aware
of the ways in which the invisible cultural elements can influence your relationship with others and the
workplace environment. If we want to understand people of other cultures and their behaviours, it is
important to understand their values, attitudes, perceptions and beliefs. In order to understand others’
values, it is important to identify your own. A culturally safe environment can accommodate cultural
diversity (Taylor & Guerin, 2010).
Relationship between social determinants and health status the Iceberg model and the
River model
The relationship between health status and the social determinants of health was established in
Workshop 2. The ‘Iceberg Model’ and ‘The River Model’ are two common analogies used to describe the
relationship between social determinants and health status.
The relationship between social determinants and health status
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Culture, world views, aboriginal and torres strait islander diversity and health status. Culture is a complex concept and there is no universally accepted definition culture can mean different things to different people. However, from a sociological perspective, culture is the sum of different influencing factors including the following: personal beliefs communal beliefs. Individual human behaviour collective human behaviour (specified groups: personal attitudes and values collective human behaviour (specified group, social norms, traditions, language, policies, personal spirituality collective spirituality (specified group). Culture is not static; it is constantly changing. The world in which we live moves at a fast pace. Different cultures have different values and philosophies and different ways of knowing. there can be difficulty. Culture is created through experience; it is an ongoing dynamic process. Tip" of the cultural identity iceberg" of food, dress, music, language and art. The values, attitudes and ideologies which underpin our decisions and choices in these respects are more significant.

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