KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Socioeconomic Status, Sexual Orientation, Stoicism
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4th multi-culture city in canada, 1/4 immigrant, 27% new comers, Patterns of ideas, customs, behaviours shared by a particular group of people. Integrated into all aspects of life (can"t change) Visible: dress, language, music, literature, rituals, games, visual art, festivals. Non-visible: beliefs, communication style, ethics, handling emotions, handling physical space, values, notions of time, notions of modesty. Collectivist= we, connection to family/past, respect/obedience, group goals, cooperation, harmony, group views/values. Individualistic= i, autonomy, individual choices/achievement, less in uence of the group. Different views on health, treatment, diagnosis, causes of illness, approaches to health care/promotion, how illness/pain are expressed, where people seek help, treatment options. How patients and health care providers view health and illness. (show. What patients and health care providers believe about the causes of. May not accept a diagnosis and may even believe they cannot change the course of events. Instead, they can only accept circumstances as they unfold. (middle-eastern, catholics, hinduism)