ANTC61H3 Final: Lecture 2 Study notes ANTC61.docx
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Culture is not homogeneous: this means that it is changeable and evolves over time. Culture is also the basis of having a conversation. In that culture might be the reason for conversation/fellowship or disagreement. Thinking of the book, the culture differences led to a different understanding of disease and illness b/n the american doctors and nao kao"s family. Or even consider the state sanctions on animal sacrificing in merced: culture is not often explicit, but encoded in what people say and do. Think of non-compliance in this case i guess. They viewed the epilepsy as a biological and biochemical malfunction, with lia"s family viewing it as a spiritual experience (but as time goes by they compromise their perception of the disorder) Illness is the perception of impaired functioning by the patient in a given cultural context: refers to how a person perceives and responds to symptoms, kleinman article refers to illness as the human experience of symptoms and suffering.
