cultrual factors. Flashcards
religion, gender roles and expectations, gender identity, sexual orientation, community participation.
how might religion negitivly impact health and wellbeing?
beliefs may impacts a persons unease about accepting some healthcare interventions so conditions are left untreated.
what might a religious person face that could negitivly imapct their health and wellbeing?
discrimination- anxiety.
face barriers in accessing health and social care- cultrual beliefs/ traditions, language, practises or diet being misundertsood leading to conditions going undiagnosed and untreated.
what do gender expectations influence?
attitudes to lifestyle.
what is the gender pay gap and what does it do?
women are econonmically worse off than men, affect areas such as diet or housing.
what is the gender exepctation/ men seen as and what can this impact?
stronger sex.
reluctant to seek treatment.
due to gender expectations what might a person be reluctant about when it comes to be examined?
being examined by a health worker of a different sex.
what is gender identity?
how a person identifies internally and chooses to express themselves to others.
who might a persons gender identity be questioned by and what could it potentially cause?
family, freinds or professional health workers. mental ill health.
why might someones gender identity makes them reluctant to seek help from health and social care professionals?
may face discrimination when accessing health care services so do not get or seek the treatment they need.
what is sexual orientation?
describes a person who is attracted to the same sex (gay, homosexual, lesbian.) a different sex (straight, hetrosexual.) or both (bisexual.)
how might someone feel if they are discriminated against due to their sexual orientation?
excluded, causing anxiety or depression.
how could someone sexual orienatation determine their overall health?
may be relucatnt to seek help or face barriers so conditions are not diagnosed or untreated.
what are the positive factors of cultrual factors?
- support through shared values/ beliefs with a community/ group.
- strong sense of own faith/ culture, gender identity, orientation, sense of self-worth and self-esteem.
- able to access supportive services, charity orginisations that understand the needs of a particular culture, community/ group.
what does community mean?
group with which a person identifies.
what are the positive effects of a community?
- participation, sense of belonging and well-being.
- people can be supportive.
