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East Indian Hindu Americans Flashcards

1
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Dominant language

A

Hindi

Use english to help social mobility and compete in work force

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2
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Tone

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Soft spoken

Sounds like a mumble

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3
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PDA

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Frowned upon because its disrespectful to the gods

Touching among friends is also not socially acceptable

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4
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Eye contact

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Men use it and become intense/loud when addressing family

Women draw their eyes downward to show respect to their husband, father, or grandfather

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5
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Direct refusal (NO)

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Considered too harsh and open disagreement is likely to be interpreted as hostile or aggressive

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6
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Strangers greeting

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With folded hands and a head bow
This respects their personal territory

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7
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Space

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Big on Privacy

Rather be in a single sex room by themselves

Women should be offered long gowns especially when getting up

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When speaking

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Respect personal space by conversing an arms length away

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9
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Head

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Dont touch head without permission

Head is holy

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10
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Social organization

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Married sons live subject to parental rule in the parents household

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House roles

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Male responsible for finances and is leader
mother plays secondary role

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12
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Arranged marriages

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Highly encouraged

Designed to strengthen the position of the family

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13
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Fasting

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Observed on specific fays of week

Depends on the god the family worships

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14
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Oppression of women

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Normalized

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15
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Hindu fathers

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Perceived as being distant from children

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16
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Oldest brother or father

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Held at highest on the hierarchy

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17
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Follow 4 class caste system

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Brahmin: seen as pure
Kshatriva
Vaisvas
Harijans: seen as polluted and defiled

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18
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Past orientation

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Traditions and rituals inherent to the culture

19
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Present oriented

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Believe they are “beings-in-becoming”

20
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Future oriented

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They live life in the present with emphasis on the afterlife

21
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Cremation

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Hindus cremate their dead because they believe it is releasing their soul to be reborn
NO ORGAN DONATIONS

22
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Cyclic of time (four ages)

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Start with age of perfection
End with age of defeneration

23
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Human body consists of 5 natural elements

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Earth: bones/muscles
Water: phlegm or Kapha
Fire: gall or pitta
Wind: vayu
Space: in hollow organs

24
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3 types of medical systems on 3 different levels

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  1. Primitive care based on supernatural theory of causation
  2. Believe in folk medicine. Theory of illness that involves supernatural and physical treatment
  3. Modern theory of treatment and causation
25
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baths

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cold water cannot be added to hot water

cold water: prevent blood diseases

hot bath: cause an alternative effect on blood diseases

26
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who carries ashes to holy ground

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eldest son

27
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praying for health

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seen as the lowest form of prayer

would rather be stoic then pray for recovery

28
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Therapeutic advice (Family level)

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mother in law does home remedies for illness

29
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Therapeutic advice (mohalla level)

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2 or 3 respected syanas or syanis
consult on illnesses

the mother in law determines if they are nessesary

30
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Therapeutic advice (caste level)

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intervention by sayanas

31
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Therapeutic advice (village level)

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faith leader who is the most religious member

32
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Therapeutic advice (beyond the village level)

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consultation with variety of folk and indigenous practitioners

33
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principles of hygiene

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bathe once a day
cold water for blood diseases
hot water can be added to cold but not cold to hot

34
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perception of death

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passing from one existance to another

palliative care can be performed

35
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death rite

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cremation

bathing in a milk and yogurt solution (cleans the soul)

prayer and chant offered by loved ones before and after death to help with passage

oldest son carries the body to funeral pyre and he carries ashes to holy ground

36
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grieving

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open and experienced with family

37
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dressing after death

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married women: dressed in traditional white wedding sari

men: in plain off white East Indian suit

38
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Enzymatic and genetic variations

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Thalassemia

deficiency in Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase=anemia

lactose intolerant

39
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nutrition

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most caste Hindus are vegetarian
concern for iron and protein
Rice is a staple
beans, legumes, greeny leafy veggies, and soy

40
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mental illness

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tolerated
delusions and hallucinations related to supernatural forceses possessing the body (demon)

41
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mental health treatment

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exorcisms
cocaine
opium
marijuana

42
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practitioners

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1:mohaula
2:family level
3:caste level
4: village level
5:beyond village

43
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vedas

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