Social, Political, & Cultural Issues in Global Health (12) - End E3 Flashcards
Dr. Vroegindewey
Look at LMU One Health definition
What is Huntington Clash of Civilizations?
end of history
return of traditional rivalries between nation states
decline of the nation state from the conflicting pulls of tribalism and globalism
clash of civilizations
What is Huntington “Clash of Civilizations” part 2?
nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations
the clash of civilizations will dominate global politics
The clash of civilizations occurs at two levels with the Huntington “Clash of Civilizations”
- microlevel: adjacent groups along the fault lines between civilizations struggle, often violently, over the control of territory and each other
- macrolevel: states from different civilizations complete for relative military and economic power, struggle over the control of international institutions and third parties, and competitively promote their particular political and religious viewpoints
What is the micro scale clash?
Yugoslavia, all these other countries emerged from Yugoslavia
What does this depict?
where macro scale clash is
What should veterinarians demonstrate when it comes to culture and belief systems?
demonstrate an understanding of the manner in which culture and belief systems impact delivery of veterinary medical care
What is culture?
the sum total of the way people live
What is cultural competency?
a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency or among professionals and enable that system, agency of those professions to work effectively in cross-cultural situations
Why is cultural competency important?
allows professions to work effectively in cross-cultural situations
What are HIGH context cultures?
- process focus (how)
- slowly built relationships
- group orientation
- hierarchy
- formality valued
- indirect community
- high focus - non verbal
- message as art form
What country is a HIGH context example?
China
What are LOW context cultures?
- results focuses (what)
- fast built relationships
- individual orientation
- equality
- informality
- direct communication
- low focus verbal
- message as information
What country is a LOW context example?
United States
What is high context culture?
operate with a wide angle lens and include many factors when they interpret meaning in situations
view gestures, social setting, phrasing, history, posture, eye and facial expressions, tone and voice, body language, social status and words all as important pieces of information
How do high and low culture context differ in effectiveness?
What is a low context culture?
operate with a narrow angle lens and screen out many factors when they interpret meaning
pay more attention to words and facts as the most important information in communications
more comfortable with facts, plans, technical information
What is the cultural attitude to health and illness?
What is the difference between non-western and western ideas of illness?
non-western: the supernatural world, the social world
western: the natural world, the patient
How do western and non-western view disease?
Look at Basenji
Which country has the #1 ranking of world beef exports?
India
Look at beef politics
What percentage of the population still uses traditional medicine for primary healthcare?
70-95%
What is the Ecuador Dairy Production Project?
dairy cattle was producing 9 lbs a day of milk so wanted to up the production
Look at cheese production
our dairy production output increased milk available by over 300%
quit feeding grain
Look at summary
