HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Culture and Health.
Culture influences the differences in medical care as well as how health is defined. For example, in African culture, the fat and plump person is viewed as wealthy and good looking and slim person is considered sick and lack of food. But in Western or Asian culture, a slim person is typically viewed as youthful, healthy and beautiful whereas, a fat person is viewed as ugly and lacking in self-discipline.
Culture can also influence the relative incidence of a disease or disorder. Some diseases are connected to the meanings of particular cultures. The term culture-bound syndrome refers to a disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from its specific social context.
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