Category: Culture

  • Elusive Nature of Dreams: A Personal Exploration

    Dreams have fascinated humans for as long as humanity has been capable of thinking and communicating. Take the earliest cultural milestones of different civilizations, such as The Iliad or the epic of Gilgamesh, and you are bound to find dreams there. Ancients perceived them as signs from Gods, materialists dismissed them as fancies of imagination,…

  • Health and Culture of LGBT (Queer) Community

    Table of Contents Introduction The Role of Gender and Orientation in Health Assessment Lessons for Health Assessment Conclusion Reference Introduction The assessment of health consists of an analysis of the patient’s physical and mental condition and an examination of the social conditions in which the individual exists. Many social factors influence how a person defines…

  • Surrogacy in the Social, Cultural and Digital Perspectives

    Couples can explore any of the two forms of surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy involves artificial insemination of a father’s sperms and raising the child after the being delivered. Gestational surrogacy on the other hand involves a Vitro-fertilization process between eggs and sperms of a couple delivered by another lady without any genetic connection. Surrogacy affects the…

  • Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility

    The purpose of this blog is to analyze potential challenges for assessment in my field education experience at Vatsalya Adult Medical Daycare Center and discuss personal action plans that might be implemented to address assessment. Assessment allows the social worker to empower, protect, and support diverse individuals. Thus, it is important to find a balance…

  • Multicultural Communication and Its Origin

    Summary Interaction of different cultures through economic or socialization activities can be termed multicultural communication. In healthcare, multicultural communication makes provisions for quality services in the healthcare system. Healthcare professionals should be highly skilled in delivering healthcare services effectively. Civilization and the mingling of different cultures around the globe have contributed to the origin of…

  • Elusive Nature of Dreams: A Personal Exploration

    Dreams have fascinated humans for as long as humanity has been capable of thinking and communicating. Take the earliest cultural milestones of different civilizations, such as The Iliad or the epic of Gilgamesh, and you are bound to find dreams there. Ancients perceived them as signs from Gods, materialists dismissed them as fancies of imagination,…

  • Health and Healing in an Asian Cultural Context

    Kleinman, A. (2019). Indigenous and traditional systems of healing.Health for the Whole Person, 427–442. Web. The article summarizes what is known about the anatomical mechanisms that mediate the recovery phase on a general and cultural level. Borrowing from Frank’s ground-breaking study and the vast body of information and theories created by various experts, it offers…

  • Surrogacy in the Social, Cultural and Digital Perspectives

    Couples can explore any of the two forms of surrogacy. Traditional surrogacy involves artificial insemination of a father’s sperms and raising the child after the being delivered. Gestational surrogacy on the other hand involves a Vitro-fertilization process between eggs and sperms of a couple delivered by another lady without any genetic connection. Surrogacy affects the…

  • Culture and Health Beliefs in Korea

    In Korean culture and customs, respect and reverence for family values and elders in age, position, or social status, including parents, teachers, brothers and sisters, and the elderly, are deeply rooted. People categorized as “elders” are responsible for the “junior” and also have certain obligations to them. (Oh et al., 2020). Moreover, special mention is…

  • Leading a Culture of Excellence in Healthcare Industry

    The culture of excellence is one of the most impactful factors for an organization’s sustainable growth and efficiency. Today, many businesses include striving to superiority into their companies’ value statements, contracts, and management practices. The culture of excellence is also appropriate for the healthcare industry as it addresses the demand in improving patient safety, quality…