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Homework # 1 Sick Role

CRN 30364 and 30365 Due Tuesday, 02 February 2010 Email to instructor mbasti@cuesta.edu by midnight.-  Your homework  must be in my Inbox by the posted date/time. No late work will be accepted without advance discussion.  No exceptions.  (10 points possible)
 

• The topics for this week are  sick role, folk remedies, cross cultural body image, dimensions of health, tools for media literacy.
   

• The course objectives addressed are # 1 Examine and analyze the dimensions of health as defined by a variety of non-dominant ethnic/racial groups. # 5 Assess the role that various religions play in shaping health/illness beliefs and choices.
   

• The course outcomes addressed are # 3 Evaluate contemporary media and literature for institutional discrimination and analyze examples of dominant and non-dominant group conflict. # 6 Differentiate between bias, prejudicial and/or discriminatory behavior and non-judgmental and acceptance of others behavior/attitudes.  # 3 Diversity Rubric: Examine struggles of non dominant groups for power, justice, and access to resources. # 7 Health Rubric: Examining the relationship between values and beliefs and mental health.  Utilize this relationship to create effective interpersonal communication in relationships, coping, prevention of addictive behaviors, and personal safety.

Read Teague et al (2nd ed.) Chapter 1 , 9 and Ch. 10 page 192 
Review embedded web links to further understand the content presented.
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Respond to the following questions using short phrases or bulleted responses. Include the author or agency and year where you found your information after each question.

You may use the following  Web links or find similar Internet/Web links to understand the concept of folk medicine, sick role  and body image.   I suggest you download copies of these articles for your notebook as well.. 


Sick Role

    Introduction:

Individuals and cultures have unique views on what health looks like and how illness should be treated. Different conditions are acknowledged or cared for differently amongst cultural groups.  For example, in some cultures mental illness is associated with a stigma.  If someone is hallucinating or has a family member that is considered by that group to be abnormal, the person may hidden, left to survive on their own or ignored or shunned by other family members and the community.  Cultural beliefs and values influence attitudes and subsequently actions of members of that group.

1.  What does it mean to be healthy to you?

2.)  How do you know you are ill?  In other words what do you do when you are sick?  How do you define illness?

3.  List the four (4) key concepts (components) to the sick role. ( e.g., definition of health and illness) http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfjcd/HST%202200/Sick%20Role.ppt, Illness and Sick-Role Behavior: Encyclopedia of Public Health
4.  State three (3) different definitions of culture. Be sure to credit the authors/source for each definition. (Teague et al, 2nd ed. Chap. 1 page 6) Defining Culture

5.  Is being overweight or obese perceived to be a problem in every culture? Yes/ No.  (Teague et al, 2nd ed. Ch. 9 page 192) cross cultural body image - Yahoo! Search Results | Obesity - Does Ethnicity Influence Body-Size Preference? A Comparison of Body Image and Body Size
 
6.  Describe three (3) cultures that view being overweight as attractive or desirable. (Hales, Chap. 7 pages 184-186)  Three-quarters of women here hate their shape… why?, Partners Task Force - Marriage Traditions in Various Times and Cultures

7.  List the five (5) major dimensions of health as explained on the  F. A. Q. page. ( Teague et al, 2nd ed. Chap. 1 pages 1-10)  Note: mental and intellectual health are the same thing.
 

Media Literacy

      Introduction: Media Literacy refers to how media message influence society and also refers to consumer saavy in being able to discern reliable and credible sources of information from sources that are attempting to promote a political view or sell a product or service.  While both facets of media literacy are important to health our focus will be on refining one's skills in locating reliable health information

1.  Describe criteria that can be used to differentiate whether or not health literature (including web based) discussing health issues is credible and / or reliable. (Teague et al, 2009, Your Health Today, 2nd ed. Chap. 1 pages 14-17) Evaluation criteria for Internet information. |   The CARS Checklist