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The worldview of the Mediterranean Population

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The worldview of the Mediterranean Population

Worldview is a significant aspect of every society. To help the inhabitants of a particular

place to develop an understanding that incorporates various viewpoints. For instance, how

community functions can be understood by identifying what they believe in. the world view

allows societal inhabitants to defend what they believe (Tilburt,2010). This takes into account

Christianity midst and differences in religions

Generally, the Mediterranean population worldview holds that time is linear, supported

by a belief that a person features the autonomous although liable to consider the behavior of a

supreme being. Among the population, individuals' self-reliance is a significant aspect of life.

However, there is considerable flexibility that is allowed based on the established rules that are

defined by the religious teachings. Besides, a person's dressing and informality of expressing

themselves, especially in instances that reflect achievement intangible assets, are significant and

considerably valued within the population over their social status by themselves. Further, the

population features a low-touch culture (Del Sarto, 2005). Only close friends can touch each

other, and people of the same sex, especially among males, refrain from touching each other.

This implies that an individual's personal space is significant.

The Mediterranean's do not stand close to one another or even sit together. A person who

is programmed culturally for a close individual space gets attended by medical personnel who

ensures a physical distance from them may be viewed as a cold provider. Individual information

discloser is quite common among the population. They share personal information with people

they are well conversant with, especially in a matter relating to drug use and sex. Significantly,

punctuality is vital (Ritter & Graham, 2016). They consider too much wait as a waste of time as
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they hold a typical philosophy: ' time is money. Individuals believe that they are in control of

their life and future and, as such, do not recognize fatalistic beliefs.

Although they opt against waiting to manifest it into a fast and on-demand culture, the

population's culture is future-oriented. Typically, they consider self-reliance and autonomy as

significant and develop a view that the children are raised until they are adults upon which they

are allowed to move out of their childhood home. Family relationships continue to develop even

though there are few ties between the extended family members, which is highly observable in

other cultures (Ritter & Graham, 2016). The parents within a homestead feature independent

authority over their children and their grandparents even though they are not influential in the

context of an extended family.

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References

Del Sarto, R. A. (2005). Setting the (cultural) agenda: Concepts, communities, and representation

in Euro-Mediterranean relations. Mediterranean Politics, 10(3), 313-330.

Ritter, L. A., & Graham, D. H. (2016). Multicultural health. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Tilburt, J. C. (2010). The role of worldviews in health disparities education. Journal of general

internal medicine, 25(2), 178-181.