TS MEDTECH Subject

Multicultural Aspects

Age, ethnicity, language is a culture

ABOUT CULTURE??

 Culture is learned and transmitted from one generation to another

 Culture is localized and created through interactions to other people
 Culture is patterned. From the unique pattern of repetition,
 Culture changes. Throughout it changes over time and don’t remain static.

3 MAIN APPROACHES OF PROMOTING CULTURE

1. Fact-centered- provides information about health belief models

2. Attitude Centered Approach- emphasizing the importance of valuing and respecting all cultures
3. Ethnographic Approach to Cultural Competence- Practical strategy of learning “How to ask”
-For inquiry, reflection, and interactions to other

CULTURAL COMPETENCE MODEL

Cultural Competence- ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural situation

5 INTERRELATED ASPECTS of Cultural Competence

1. Cultural Awareness- the process whereby the nurse becomes respectful, appreciative, and
sensitive to the values, beliefs, practices and problem solving strategy of client’s culture.
ETHNOCENTRISM- a behavior that you are unaware of others culture
 CULTURAL IMPOSITION- imposing your own beliefs and practices
 ETHNORELATIVISM- attitude of nurses to value, respect cultural differences
2. Cultural Knowledge-process of seeking and obtaining factual information regarding the culture
of other people.
a. UNCONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE- youre not aware that you lack the knowledge of others’ culture.
b. CONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE- youre aware that you lack the knowledge of others’ culture
c. CONCIOUS COMPETENCE- act of learning about client’s culture
UNCONCIOUS COMPETENCE-ability to automatically apply knowledge
3. Cultural Encounters- helth educators directly engage/or interact with other culture
4. Cultural Skill- ability to collect relevant cultural information from the patients history
5. Cultural Desire- motivation to engage to cultural competence

THE CULTURES OF TEACHERS AND LEARNERS:

1. Health educators should be aware about the culture of other people or their patients.
2. They should handle it with sensitivity, respect and acceptance.

SIX FACTORS IN ASSESSING THE CULTURALLY DIVEERSE LEARNERS:

1. Communication- means in transmitting the culture from one gen to the next
2. Space- level of comfort and can be a discomfort when space is invaded.
 3. Time- temporal orientation is time; includes ordering past, present and future
4. Social Organization- the way you act to certain situations
5. Environmental Control- ability to make plan activities that control the nature
6. Biological Variations- genetic variations; level of susceptibility to diseases

CROSS CULTURAL ISSUES in Computer based LEARNING

1. Symbols- care to choose symbols in stimulating presentation

2. Sounds- adds life and interest in your learning situation
3. Directional flow- be aware of the national directional flow
4. Selection of Words and Phrases- Tone and use of language has major impact on the effect of
communication. Others may find it offensive
5. Words, sounds and mistranslation- caution should be used when making direct translations of
words and the meaning of the sounds of words
6. Selection of Human voices- makes the presentation more interesting and realistic
7. Behavior Stereotyping- frequently cited criticism
8. Colors- colors may associate death and diseases
9. Gestures- same problem may arise with the use of animation
10. Handedness- in other culture, touching things using your left hand is offensive

COMMUNICATION ISSUES
CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS

 Health educator must know how to present material with respect to cultural values
 Must learn to mediate cultural difference and how to promote modifications
 In nonverbal communication, be cautious in touching them because other may finds it
acceptable but others finds it taboo

Literacy- important to evaluate client

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN communication:

4 STYLISTIC MODES:

1. Direct VS Indirect
- The degree of the speakers intention through explicit verbal.

Direct: honest,straight forward

Indirect: ambiguous, saving face, tactful

2. Succinct VS. Elaborative

- Quantity of talk

Succinct: salient silences and understatement

Elaborative: using expressions, metaphors and flowering words

3. Personal VS Contextual style

Personal: uses I, individual centered

Contextual: Role expression and identity

4. Instrumental VS. Affective

Inst: locatives

Affec: feeling and emotions

QUIZ URSELF

1. It adds life and interest in your learning situation- SOUNDS

2. A process of seeking and obtaining factual information regarding the culture of other people.-
CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
3. The ability to collect relevant cultural information from the patients history- CULTURAL SKILLS
4. a behavior that you are unaware of others culture - ETHNOCENTRISM
5. - care to choose symbols in stimulating presentation- SYMBOLS
6. emphasizing the importance of valuing and respecting all cultures- ATTITUDE CENTERED
7. provides information about health belief models- FACT CENTERED
8. ability to collect relevant cultural information from the patients history
9. in other culture, touching things using your left hand is offensive- HANDEDNESS
10. You’re aware that you lack the knowledge of others’ culture- CONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE
11. motivation to engage to cultural competence- CULTURAL DESIRE
12. The degree of the speakers intention through explicit verbal.- DIRECT VX INDIRECT
13. genetic variations; level of susceptibility to diseases- BIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS
14. salient silences and understatement- SUNCINCT STYLE
15. - Practical strategy of learning “How to ask- ENTHNOGRAPHIC
16. ability to automatically apply knowledge- UCONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE
17. ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural situation- CULTURAL COMPETENCE
18. - act of learning about client’s culture - CONCIOUS COMPETENCE
Enumerate the 3 main approaches of promoting culture

1, FACT CENTERED, ATTITUDE CENTERED, ETHNOGRAPHIC

Give me at least 4 on the cross culture issues on computer based learning

1. HANDEDNESS, COLORS, SELECTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES, GESTURES