Topic 10: ethnicity + illness Flashcards
1
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What did Purnell + Fenkl say about culture?
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- Culture is unconscius + powerful influnece on health + illness = beliefs + treatment
2
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Define race
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- Differentiate groups biologically
- Superficial characteristics = skin color + facial features
3
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Define culture
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- Anything made by humans = not derived from nature
- People’s constructs/experiences/beliefs/value
- E.g. fashion + beliefs + customs + food
4
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Define ethnicity
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- Greek word = ethnos = nation
- Social division of people into groups = identify with shared cultural characteristics + people
5
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Describe types of ethnicity
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- Shared culture = language + food + religionn + clothing + myths + music + art
- Ethnic groups = social membership + identity
- Ethnic origin = common ancestors + place of origin
6
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Define ethnic boundaries
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- Constructed + maintained by social groups themselves
- Insider vs outsider = exclusion if not part of group/acceptance within community
- Construct enemies = with other groups = due to historical/group solidarity
7
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Explain the fluidity of ethnicity
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- Due to migration + globalization
- People change identities
- People have multiple ethnicities OR many not identify strongly with ethnicity
8
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Describe the ethnic minority groups in UK over time
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- 1950 = Caribbean + South Asian + Ireland
- 1960 = India + Pakistan + Bangladesh
- 1970 = South Asia
- End of 20th century = Ghana + Somalia + Sri Lanka + Turkey
> 18% of UK population identifies with ethnic minority group
9
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Describe the health issues in UK ethnic groups
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- Most have lower life expectancy
- Poorer health
- Pakistani/Bangladeshi more likely = bad health than general population
10
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Describe intersectionality
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- People’s experiences shaped by many social factors = influence each other
- Experiences not confined to ethnic background = experiences = sexuality + age + gender
- Social factors other than ethnicity = class + education + employment
11
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Describe ethnoization
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- Process where a condition attributed to specific ethnic groups
- Can cause stereotypes + misinformation
- E.g :
> Sickle cell in African
> Schizophrenia in Afro-Caribbean
> CHD in South Asians
12
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Explain how differences in culture/health beliefs affect health profiles of EMG
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- EMG have own understanding of illness that is culturally induced = not willing to make changes
- Health literacy poor = not aware of causes/conditions + where to go for help
13
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Explain how socioeconomic disadvantage affect health profiles of EMG
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- EMG usually low-income workers = jobs locals don’t want to do OR unemployed
- Likely live in poverty due to this
14
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Explain how adopting western lifestyle affects health profiles of EMG
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- 2nd/3rd generations tend to adopt unhealthy western lifestyle
15
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Explain how low population density affect health profiles of EMG
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- Live in areas where they cannot find people from their home country = feel less integrated + socially isolated
- Low population areas = EMG don’t have opportunities for social support
