Discussion: Oriental cultures
Discussion: Oriental cultures
Read chapter 30, 11 and 16 review the attached Power Point presentations. Read content chapter 30 in Davis Plus Online Website. Once done answer the following questions;
1. Greek and Hindu heritage are base on the oriental culture and the Cuban heritage in occidental. Please discuss the beliefs of these three cultures and how they influence the delivery of health care.
2. Compare these three culture and how disease and prevention it is influence by the cultural practices.
assignment in an APA word Arial 12 font. A minimum of 3 evidence not older than 5yrs . A minimum of 500 words are required.
High-Risk Health Behaviors
Greeks and Greek Cypriots tend to disregard standard health promotion behaviors.
Safety measures for adults, such as seat belts and helmets, are often viewed as infringements on personal freedom and are frequently ignored, particularly by the older generation.
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Nutrition
Greeks describe their culture as an “eating culture.” Food is a centerpiece of everyday life as well as of social and ritual events.
Fasting is an integral part of the Greek Orthodox religion.
During fasts, it is forbidden to eat meat, fish, and animal products such as eggs, cheese, and milk. General fast days are Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Nutrition
Greeks and Greek Cypriots base their diet on cereals, pulses, lentils, vegetables, fruits, olive oil, cheese, and milk.
They are also relatively high consumers of sweets and snacks.
For adults, dairy products are consumed in the form of yogurt or cheeses such as feta, kopanisti, kefaloteri, kasseri, and halloumi.
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Nutrition
Fats are consumed in the form of olive oil, butter, and olives.
Meats include chicken and lamb or, in the United States and Britain, beef adaptations.
Eggs; lentils; and fish such as shrimp and other shellfish, whitefish, and anchovies are additional sources of protein.
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Nutrition
Vegetables such as potatoes, eggplant, courgettes (zucchini), spinach, garlic, onions, peas, artichokes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage, and cauliflower are common Greek food choices.
Bread choices include pita, crescent rolls, and egg breads. Other foods include rice, tabouli, macaroni, and cracked wheat (bourgouri).
Fruit preferences include grapes and currants, figs, prunes, oranges, lemons, melons, watermelons, peaches, and apricots.
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
In North America, Greeks have deliberately limited family size so children can be adequately cared for and educated.
A wide variety of birth control measures, such as intrauterine devices, birth control pills, and condoms are preferred.
The strong pro-life Greek Orthodox church condemns birth control while silently accepting the reality.
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
Abortion is condemned as an act of murder except in circumstances that threaten the life of the mother or when a young woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape.
In practice, a number of women, particularly those who are unmarried, have legal abortions because of the negative consequences of having a baby out of wedlock.
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
Pregnancy is a time of great respect for women and a time when women are given special considerations.
Proscriptions include not attending funerals or viewing a corpse, refraining from sinful activity as a precaution against infant deformity, and praying to St. Simeon.
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
Pregnant women are encouraged to eat large quantities; foods high in iron and protein are particularly important.
If a pregnant woman remarks that a food smells good or if she has a craving for a particular food, it should be offered to her; otherwise the child may be “marked.”
This is the usual explanation for birthmarks.
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
After delivery, most traditional Greeks consider the mother ritually impure and particularly susceptible to illness for 40 days.
During this time, she is admonished to stay at home and not attend church.
At the end of the 40 days, the mother and child attend church and receive a ritual blessing. Discussion: Oriental cultures
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Pregnancy and
Childbearing Practices
For breast-feeding mothers, early showering is sometimes thought to result in the infant developing diarrhea and becoming allergic to milk.
Newborns are generally breast-fed, and solids are not introduced early.
When relatives visit an infant in the hospital, silver objects or coins may be placed in the crib for good luck.
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Death Rituals
A klama (wake) is held in the family home or, more commonly in North America today, in a funeral home.
All relatives and friends are expected to attend.
The wake ends when the priest arrives and offers prayers.
Pictures and mirrors may be turned over. During the wake, women may sing dirges or chant. In some regions, people practice “screaming the dead,” in which they cry a lament, the miroloyi.
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Death Rituals
In Greece and Cyprus, the kidia (funeral) is held the following day at the Orthodox church, with internment in a cemetery.
After internment, family and friends gather for a meal of fish, symbolizing Christianity; wine, cheese, and olives in the family home or a restaurant.
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Death Rituals
On the basis of the Orthodox belief in the physical resurrection of the body, Greeks and Greek Cypriots reject cremation.
The extent of adherence to this precept varies in North America, but Greeks and Greek Cypriots in Britain do not practice cremation.
Black is the color of mourning dress and is often worn by family members throughout the 40 days of mourning; for widows it may be worn longer.
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Death Rituals
While black armbands are still worn in Greece and Cyprus, that custom is virtually nonexistent in immigrant communities.
After death, family and close relatives, who may stay at home, mourn for 40 days.
Close male relatives do not shave as a mark of respect.
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Death Rituals
A memorial service follows 40 days after burial and at 3 months, 6 months, and yearly thereafter.
At the end of this service, koliva (boiled wheat with powdered sugar) is served to participants, and mourning is conducted with joyful reverence.
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Spirituality
Most Greeks in America are affiliated with the Greek Orthodox church, whereas Greeks and Greek Cypriots in Britain are affiliated with the Archdiocese of Thyateria and Great Britain. Discussion: Oriental cultures
The central religious experience is the Sunday morning liturgy, which is a high church service with icons, incense, and singing or chanting by the choir.
