When looking over Argentina health status, there are many cultural aspects that can play a role. The majority of people living in Argentina are Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% (central intelligence agency, 2015) The majority of people in Argentina speak Spanish. Argentina’s Spanish differs from most Mexican-American Spanish. They use the informal plural noun vosotros, while Mexican-Americans use usted for both formal and informal. This leads to a different variation when speaking and writing. There are a few indigenous groups still living in Argentina who speaks different languages also. Their languages are Quechua and Guaraní. However, the majority of Argentineans does not acknowledge it and there are no acts that protect the preserving of the indigenous language. (Argentina,2015.) All over Argentina you have a mix of modern and traditional medical beliefs. Since most of Argentina is catholic most believe in “popular saints thought to have healing powers or to be capable of making miracles..”(Argentina, 2015) Also, depending on the region you will see some peoples understanding of health comes …show more content…
Since most of Argentina is catholic most believe in “popular saints thought to have healing powers or to be capable of making miracles..”(Argentina, 2015) Also, depending on the region you will see some peoples understanding of health comes from a principle of cold and hot. That is when someone shows symptoms of “hot” like a rash, they will be treated with “cold” remedies like honey. This is also true with doing physical activities. When someone has cooked over an oven (hot) they shouldn’t immediately step outside in the cold, if they do they could become sick. (Galarraga, 2007) “Even in urban centers, women might still cure an upset stomach by tirar el cuerito (pulling the skin on the back of the sick person)…”(Argentina,
In the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” By Horace Miner, there are a few points that he is trying to put across. Firstly, it is sometimes difficult to collect accurate information about a culture when you do not belong to it. Not everything will be explained in great detail, which forces a person to make assumptions about what they are being shown or what they are hearing. Secondly, Americans seem to always believe everything that they are told from doctors because they have been highly respected for many generations and people learn from when they are very young that when they are sick, they must go see the doctor to feel well again. Lastly, People always believe that they cannot heal without medicine because doctors have been making people believe that medicine is the key to healing for many years.
pp. 41-84. Pine Forge Press, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Pigg, Stacy Leigh. (1997) "Found in Most Traditional Societies: Traditional Medical Practitioners between Culture and Development.”
Curanderismo or traditional folk healing in Mexican culture is a very ancient belief system. Curanderismo comes from the word curar which literally means to heal. The founding fathers (predecessors) are considered Don Pedrito Jaramillo, Teresita, and Niño Fidencio. These people were not all from the same time period (era) the common belief shared was to rid the patient as he or she is called of an illness whose roots come from evil or evil doing done (performed) by someone else. This system of belief is not to be confused with brujeria or witchcraft as that is an entirely other belief system with its own credos. Here each healer or cuandero uses individual methods to heal though with one common thread religion. Curanderismo is not limited to just south of the border for it has transcended into Mexican-American culture. Cuaranderismo continues to live on through the genre of Mexican-American literature.
Medical Saints is a book backed up with experience, knowledge, and spiritual and scientific concepts. Duffin’s development of plot with her studies helps the reader conceptualize her stressed importance on Saints Cosmas and Damian and their relationship with medical miracles. By looking at the author’s experiences, her research, and her concepts, one can see that it is accurate information that can help the world we live in today. Duffin inspires the health care system and forms of spirituality to bridge the gap between them and understand that they coexist.
Numerous large language families can be found in Latin America. Quechua was the language of the Incas and currently has around 9 million speakers. Q’eqchihas has around ½ a million speakers and was the language of Mayan society.
On the other hand, Americans are proud of their way of life and they always have the assumption that everyone shares their materialistic values. Language is an important value for the nationalistic identity of a nation. Hispanic culture is the way of life of people from Latin America and Spain, and their main identifying factor is the fact that they speak Spanish as their main language. Therefore, Hispanics are not necessarily Spaniards but other groups like Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans who speak Spanish are also part of this group (Shaw and Dennison 207). American culture, on the other hand, is mainly comprised of the people who speak English as their main dialect.
Located on the western side of South America, Peru is a relatively small country with a very strong culture. Many of the people in Peru are descendants of the people who resided on the land thousands of years ago (Lyle). Because of this, much of the culture and their way of life has stayed the same. However, quite a bit has changed in the country of Peru in recent years as well, and for the better. Medical care is an aspect of the country that has never been quite strong enough. There are several different factors that contribute to this issue, including poor water, not enough medical workers, and citizens that can’t afford to be cared for when they are sick or injured (“Peru”). Medical care has been a struggle in Peru for quite some time, but things are slowly starting to turn around for the country thanks to governmental programs and projects that have been started to help with the medical care of Peru’s citizens. Although there are several programs out there to help the citizens, the country’s health care isn’t quite efficient enough and does not adequately serve the population.
Through showing the different definitions of health, the authors explain how those different understandings affect patterns of behavior on health depend on different cultures. In addition, an analysis of the models of health demonstrates even western medical approaches to health have different cognitions, same as the Indigenous health beliefs. The most remarkable aspect is a balance, a corresponding core element in most cultures which is an important consideration in Indigenous health as well. From an Indigenous perspective, health is considered as being linked, and keeping the connection is a priority to preserve their health. Consequently, health is a very much culturally determined. Health practitioners should anticipate and respect the cultural differences when they encounter a patient from various cultures. In particular, this article is good to understand why the Indigenous health beliefs are not that different than western medicine views using appropriate examples and comparative composition, even though the implementation the authors indicated is a bit abstract, not
Throughout time, mankind has persistently been seeking ways to maintain their health and to cure those that had not been so fortunate in that task. Just about everything has been experimented with as a cure for some type of illness whether physical, spiritual or mental. There has always been evidence of spiritual healing and it will continue to be an important part of any healing process, large or small. In particular, the roots of Native American Medicine men (often a woman in some cultures) may be traced back to ancient times referred to as Shaman. A special type of healer used by the Indians is referred to as a medicine man (comes from the French word medecin, meaning doctor).
Argentina is the second largest nation in Lain America and boasts the largest Jewish community in the region (200,000 of its 35 million people). From an open door policy of immigration to the harboring of Nazi war criminals, Argentina's Jews have faced period of peaceful coexistence and periods of intense anti-Semitism.
...he people who are doing the cooking must take extreme precautions, such as wearing special suits in order to protect themselves.
Spanish, Hispanic, and Latin American cultures vary from American culture. Many of these cultural differences revolve around everyday life, oddities, special occasions, and food.Whether they be about strong family bonds, a memorial island in the backwoods of Mexico, wedding traditions, or meal-times, these cultural aspects help make every nationality unique. On the whole, life in Spanish speaking countries operates differently than in America.
Many people don’t believe in medicine at all. The most commonly used treatment is prayer. Ordinary people relied on methods their parents and grandparents used, such as lucky charms, magic spells and herbal cures. Some of the herbal remedies are quite useful. The monks who looked after sick travellers in the monasteries were very skilled in using herbs.
Religion was one of the most powerful influences on medieval medicine. People of the medieval period used to think that illness was either a punishment or a test of faith. Their way of curing this illness was to pray and help the poor (Medieval Medicine and the Plague, 12). Some would even whip themselves in hope for forgiveness (The Usborne Internet-Linked Medieval World). Saints held great power. They were thought to be able to perform miracles and cure the ill. People would start to venerate the saints. They would even go on pilgrimages to shrines of saints to ask for help with ill loved ones. The church, of course, did not discourage this. (Su...
The culture of Argentina reflects deeply upon the geography. Like all countries, Argentina’s culture is widely influenced by its immigrants. The immigrants consist vastly of European, Amerindian and African persuasion in their music and art. The capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, is a cultural melting pot filled with exotic traditions that are plainly evident throughout today’s Argentinean society. Argentineans are a mix of native Latin Americans and European immigrants.