Lecture 12: Social, Political, & Cultural Issues in Global Health (Exam 3) Flashcards
What is the huntington “Clash of Civilizations” (Theories on geopolitics)
- End of history - Fukuyama- democratic capitalism
- Return of traditional rivalries btw/ nation states
- Decline of the nation state from the conflicting pulls of tribalism & globalism
- Clash of civilizations
Finish the sentence: Nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but
Principal conflicts of global politics will occur btw/ nations & groups of diff civilizations
What will dominate global politics
The clash of civilizations
What do vets demonstrate
An understanding of the manner in which culture & belief systems impact delivery of vet med care while recognizing & appropriately addressing biases in themselves, others, & the process of vet med care delivery
What is culture
The sum total of the way people live
List the factors that contribute to culture
- Politics
- Economy
- Family
- Work
- Religion
- Class
- Social structures
- Spending
- Language
- Level of tech
- Envi
- Getting & staying healthy
- Ecology
What is culture & cultural competency
A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, & policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals & enable that sys, agency, or those professions to work effectively in cross-cultural situations
Why is cultural competency impt
Allows professions to work effectively in cross cultural situations
Describe HIGH context cultures
- Process focus (how)
- Slowly built relationships
- Group orientation
- Hierarchy
- Formality valued
- Indirect communication
- High focus - non verbal
- Message as artform
- CHINA
Describe LOW context cultures
- Results focus (whatO
- Fast built relationships
- Indiv orientation
- Equality
- Informality valued
- Direct communication
- Low focus - verbal
- Message as info
- UNITED STATES
Does this a high or low context culture: Operates w/ a “wide angel lens” & includes many factors when they interpret meaning
High context culture
Does this a high or low context culture: Views gestures, social setting, phrasing, hx, posture, eye & facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, social status, & words all as important pieces of info
High context culture
Does this a high or low context culture: Operate w/ a “narrow angle lens” & screen many factors when they interpret meaning
Low context culture
Does this a high or low context culture: Pay more attention to words & facts as the most important info in communication
Low context culture
Does this a high or low context culture: More comfortable w/ facts, plans, & technical info
Low context culture
What is the definition of illness
- Physical & mental
- Fatalism
What are some cultural external forces the impacts a cultures attitude to health & illness
- Envi
- Sin
- Hexes
- God or the gods
- Evil eye
What are the causes of illness that are considered non-western
- The supernatural world
- The social world
What are the causes of illness that are considered western
- The natural world
- The px
What were the causes of rabies
A mix of western & non-western beliefs
How many basenjis were exported directly from Africa
28 total
What is an example of one country have two types of cultures @ the same time
In 2019 the world dog show & the Yulin dog meat festival was going on in China @ the same time
Explain the culture differences btw/ Afghanistan & American culture
In most of america we equally value the life of a dog to the life of a child
List the Top 6 Beef exports in the world & the % they contribute
- India - 20.24%
- Brazil - 19.2%
- Australia - 15.83%
- US - 11.56%
- New Zealand - 6.06%
- Canada - 4.31%
