Lecture 11 - Hauora Maori

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

We all have our own worldviews, biases, assumptions and blindspots
Recognising and critiquing these is an important aspect of developing our skills in critical thinking (elephant in the room)
Many prevalent beliefs and opinions about Māori people, Māori culture and Māori health are rooted in racist ideology.
If accepted uncritically, they can influence our thinking and practice in ways that may be detrimental to Māori health and equity
It is therefore important that we critically examine the underlying philosophical positions and assumptions

Question 2

What is deconstruction

Answer 2

• focusing on the statement or question rather than the answer
• unpacking process of the satement
• critiquing worldviews, phisolophical positions and assumptions underpinning the statment.
• Building a argument that examines the position from which it is asked

Question 3

When deconstructing something

Answer 3

• identifiy the assumptions that underpin the question and statemnt
• critique those assumptions
• examine the worldview that this question is being asked form
• then look at implications of that position for maori health / what are the consequences of these statements

Question 4

Prompts/questions to help

Answer 4

• who is included, who is not included
• if the statement includes maori - does it mean all maoir people? - false aggregation
• what types of explanationts are rpiverlaged
• what explanations are silence?
• is this issue beign highlighted as a maori issue or a mor general issue?
• does the question/statement draw on particular sterotypes
• does it come form a position of unexamined priverlage

Question 5

Common themes in deconstructing statements about maori health

Answer 5

• pakeha as the norm (invisible dominant culture)
• false aggregation that all maori are teh same, implies all non-maor new zealanders are the same - sterotyping maorie
• privilegine of certain explanations - maori people/culture are the problem
• silencing other explanations
• unexamined priveriage

Question 6

first 5 anti-maori themes in news media

Answer 6

1. pakeha as the norm
2. one people
3. rights
4. maori privlege
5. good maori/bad maori

Question 7

How this is a good process? c

Answer 7

• this allows you to consider the pwersons worldview and how this may be shapign their opinions
• focusing on critiquing underlying assumptions rather than attackign the person
• this allows us to reflect ont he nature of our biases and sterotypes to critically examine ideas/beliefes about others