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Cultural assignment

Hello All,

I am working on getting my BSN and i have to do a cultural paper. I would really appreciate it if someone can just answer a few questions about your culture. I will post the questions but i can also email it to you. By the way, I am from Guyana and i am West Indian. Thank you.

1- Five male roles in your cultural group?

2- Five female roles in your cultural group?

3- Describe communication patterns and language?

4- Describe beliefs about personal space and touch?

5- Describe cultural beliefs about the cause of disease?

6- Describe cultural time orientation.

7- Explains who makes health related decisions in a family

8- Describes food prohibited and promoted diseases in your culture

9- Describe some of the folk healing methods in your culture

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That is a huge request that might take someone hours to complete. The answers would be the equivalent of writing the paper for you. Do you have any resources for actually interviewing someone in person?

Or does this assignment actually have to have an interview? It doesn't sound as though it does. I'm guessing that you really should be researching cultural differences on your own.

What exactly is "cultural time orientation"?

We generally do not complete homework assignments for students. Especially when you are not showing us what work you've already done besides copy-and-pasting the instructions.

You need to do this research- not us.

I'm nosy, answer a couple of questions for us.

What did you decide on your pregnancy?

How is your culture accepting your choice?

Is this assignment for the BS portion of the BSN?

Ha ha, JK

1- Five male roles in your cultural group?

a) stud muffin

b) remote controller

c) non-heterosexual

d) work a holic

e) sports fan

2- Five female roles in your cultural group?

a) Working Mom

b) Stay at home Mom

c) Childless woman

d) Welfare Mom

e) Nun

3- Describe communication patterns and language?

Communication is often by texting or via Facebook

4- Describe beliefs about personal space and touch?

We love to have our own space. Unless we are the touchy type. Otherwise, STAY OUTTA MY BUBBLE

5- Describe cultural beliefs about the cause of disease?

Some of us run to the doctor for everything. Others of my kind like to use more holistic approaches

6- Describe cultural time orientation.

Some of those in my cultural group are always late. Some of us are on time, and are extremely annoyed by those blasted late people.

7- Explains who makes health related decisions in a family

Dr Oz makes the decisions in my family. Some others follow Oprah or Dr Phil

8- Describes food prohibited and promoted diseases in your culture

This varies. In my home, processed foods are frowned upon

9- Describe some of the folk healing methods in your culture

Golden Seal, Garlic, Vitamin C

7- Explains who makes health related decisions in a family

Dr Oz makes the decisions in my family. Some others follow Oprah or Dr Phil

9- Describe some of the folk healing methods in your culture

Golden Seal, Garlic, Vitamin C

re: #7, you forgot Dr. Google... ;)

re: #9, you didn't mention my favorite self-prescription for pretty much all medical conditions (to include flu, broken bones, dehydration, and sobriety) which is "scotch and cigars". :yes:

I can't touch this...Emergent gave most of the correct answers. ;)

1- Five male roles in your cultural group?

a) stud muffin

b) remote controller

c) non-heterosexual

d) work a holic

e) sports fan

2- Five female roles in your cultural group?

a) Working Mom

b) Stay at home Mom

c) Childless woman

d) Welfare Mom

e) Nun

3- Describe communication patterns and language?

Communication is often by texting or via Facebook

4- Describe beliefs about personal space and touch?

We love to have our own space. Unless we are the touchy type. Otherwise, STAY OUTTA MY BUBBLE

5- Describe cultural beliefs about the cause of disease?

Some of us run to the doctor for everything. Others of my kind like to use more holistic approaches

6- Describe cultural time orientation.

Some of those in my cultural group are always late. Some of us are on time, and are extremely annoyed by those blasted late people.

7- Explains who makes health related decisions in a family

Dr Oz makes the decisions in my family. Some others follow Oprah or Dr Phil

8- Describes food prohibited and promoted diseases in your culture

This varies. In my home, processed foods are frowned upon

9- Describe some of the folk healing methods in your culture

Golden Seal, Garlic, Vitamin C

Ahhhh, but what exactly is the name of your culture?

Ahhhh, but what exactly is the name of your culture?

That wud be 'Pop Culture' if I'm not mistaken... ;)

I think you should just pick a culture and research it online. You will probably need better sources than an anonymous internet forum. Does the assignment require you to personally interview someone from a different culture? I hope this isn't a troll post. The poster's AN location is listed as New York.

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Ok...that was fun however I think the OP is in New York obtaining her degree.l...lets try to be helpful

OP...

By the way, I am from Guyana and i am West Indian. Thank you.
I would approach this from YOUR culture. How does life in the West Indies differ from the US? YOU are actually the best resource for this!
1- Five male roles in your cultural group?

2- Five female roles in your cultural group?

3- Describe communication patterns and language?

4- Describe beliefs about personal space and touch?

5- Describe cultural beliefs about the cause of disease?

6- Describe cultural time orientation.

7- Explains who makes health related decisions in a family

8- Describes food prohibited and promoted diseases in your culture

How does YOUR culture view these questions?

I live in the Caribbean (From the states originally) so maybe I can help you a little with the whole culture thing (I am not going into womens/mens roles because I can not be objective - my view of gender roles in the Caribbean is not positive IMO) However I will tackle questions #4 & #5

4- Describe beliefs about personal space and touch?

Do to limited land space and higher density cities throughout the Caribbean, the concept of personal space is significantly different from the United States; and varies slightly between islands ( I have noticed people from Hispaniola (both Haiti and the DR) require significantly less personal space and will often come sit right next to you when there are several empty seats.

5- Describe cultural beliefs about the cause of disease?

There are strong beliefs that mental illness is brought on by evil spirits or by individuals having 'roots' put on them. Mental illness carries a very large stigma in the Caribbean and often goes ignored and untreated. Sexual education for youth is almost non-exsistant due to a strong cultural aversion to publically speaking about sex. This correlates to an extremely high STD and teen pregnancy rate. Women who are not able to get pregnant are often looked down upon, and often seek infertility treatments in secret due to the stigma.

OK, that's all I can contribute. I am learning a lot about Caribbean Culture r/t healthcare and some of it is quite unnerving, especially in 2014.

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