Cultural Differences in Pain Experience among Four Ethnic Groups: A Qualitative Pilot Study

Although historians have examined the process of pre-colonial political integration, little attention has been paid to the complementary patterns of ethnic and cultural assimilation. The Chikunda, who were initially slaves on the Zambezi prazos, provide an excellent example of this phenomenon. Over the course of several generations, captives from more than twenty ethnic groups submerged their historical, linguistic, and cultural differences to develop a new set of institutions and a common identity. The decline of the prazo system during the first half of the nineteenth century generated large scale migrations of Chikunda outside of the lower Zambezi valley. They settled in Zumbo, the Luangwa valley and scattered regions of Malawi where they played an important role in the nineteenth-century political and military history of south central Africa.

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Variations in Therapeutic Interventions for Cambodian and Chilean Refugee Survivors of Torture and Trauma: A Pilot Study

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/00048679309075799 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 429-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Patrick Morris ◽

Derrick Silove ◽

Vijaya Manicavasagar ◽

Robin Bowles ◽

Margaret Cunningham ◽

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Keyword(s):

Treatment Outcome ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Therapist Bias ◽

Survivors Of Torture

The treatment of refugee survivors of torture and trauma has attracted increasing clinical attention. The present study surveyed therapists concerning the emphasis that was placed on disclosure of previous traumatic experiences in therapy with refugees from Chile and Cambodia. Significant differences were found between the two groups with trauma story discussion being judged by therapists to be more important to treatment outcome in Chilean patients. The problem of potential therapist bias limits definitive conclusions, however we suggest that differences in cultural preparedness for psychotherapy aimed at uncovering previous traumatic experiences may be the main reason for variations in styles of therapy offered to these distinctive ethnic groups. Other possible explanations are differences in diagnostic profiles and types of previous traumatic experiences.

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Immigrant Adolescents and Culture Conflict

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/s0312897000014417 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 52-57

Author(s):

Joan Snyder

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Social Worker ◽

Generation Gap ◽

Research Report ◽

Culture Conflict ◽

Immigrant Adolescents ◽

The Social

In the research report Welfare of Migrants (1975), it was noted that all the ethnic groups surveyed were deeply concerned about the problem of “culture conflict”, which was seen as a generation gap in which cultural differences were significant in producing conflict. For the social worker the anxiety, tension and intra-psychic confusion, which this paper attempts to describe, indicates that it offers an important and challenging area for social work concern and involvement.

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Subjective perception of psychosis in patients with schizophrenia: the experience of transcultural research

V M BEKHTEREV REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY ◽

10.31363/2313-7053-2018-3-59-64 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 59-64

Author(s):

N. B. Lutova ◽

M. Yu. Sorokin ◽

K. E. Novikova ◽

V. D. Vid

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Subjective Experience ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Therapeutic Process ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Subjective Meaning ◽

Life Context ◽

Disease Experience

Development of salutogenesis theory in the psychology of therapeutic process causes an interest in studying the subjective experience of psychosis in psychiatric patients. In the pilot study 85 patients with schizophrenia took part. Translation and adaptation of Hamburg test of subjective meaning of psychosis (SuSi) have been completed. Hypothesized connection of constructive experience of psychosis and the ability of patients to integrate disease experience into their life context was confirmed. Data on significant cultural differences between the German and Russian-speaking populations were obtained. Further perspectives of transcultural studies in psychiatry and the study of the subjective concept of morbidity in psychiatric patients were discussed.

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Cultural Value Dimensions and Ethnicity within Kenya

International Business Research ◽

10.5539/ibr.v8n12p69 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 69 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christopher K. Ketter ◽

Michael C. Arfsten

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

Cultural Value ◽

Cultural Dimension ◽

World Values Survey ◽

Post Hoc

The study compared the cultural values along the seven World Values Survey dimensions. Subjects were 811 males, age 18 to 35, proportionately representing the 11 largest ethnic groups in Kenya. The study extended research in cultural differences between ethnic identities within a country, supplemental to cultural differences between countries. Significant differences are found between the Kenyan ethnic groups on the dimensions of masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, indulgence vs. restraint, and long-term orientation. Post-hoc analyses differentiated between individual ethnic groups on the cultural dimensions. Implications for management are presented to acknowledge ethnic differences in world orientation based on cultural dimension differences of ethnicities within Kenya.

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Cultural Differences in Caregiving Motivations for Demented Parents: Korean Caregivers versus American Caregivers

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/bly5-07m1-6vvy-xjmx ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 115-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Yoon-Ro Lee ◽

Kyu-Taik Sung

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Parent Care ◽

Filial Responsibility ◽

Caucasian American ◽

Elderly Parents ◽

Low Degree

The study examined differences in motivations for parent care of Korean caregivers and Caucasian American caregivers of elderly parents with dementia. A number of American caregivers, mostly daughters of the demented parents, had affectionate relationships with their parents, but they expressed a relatively low degree of filial responsibility. In contrast, among Korean caregivers, the care of demented parents was predominantly the responsibility of daughters-in-law who were less likely to have affectionate relationships with the parents-in-law. However, Korean caregivers expressed a significantly higher level of filial responsibility than the American caregivers. Some cultural differences between the two ethnic groups associated with parent care were discussed.

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Super-diversity and the prosperous society

European Journal of Social Theory ◽

10.1177/1368431016678629 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 117-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nikolay Mintchev ◽

Henrietta L Moore

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Social Cohesion ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Ethnic Diversity ◽

Symbolic Capital ◽

Community Life ◽

The Social ◽

Negative Effect

This article asks if and under what conditions ethnic diversity could become the foundation for a prosperous society. Recent studies on ethnic diversity and social cohesion suggest that diversity has a negative effect on social cohesion and therefore is detrimental to the social prosperity of individuals and communities. This article argues that although such a negative correlation may apply to contexts with well-consolidated ethnic groups, it does not necessarily apply to ‘super-diverse’ places with multiple small ethnic groups and multiple social, legal and cultural differences that cut across ethnicity. Drawing on ethnographic material from East London, the authors contend that, in super-diverse places, ethnic diversity could become a valuable aspect of community life, while inequalities in social, cultural and symbolic capital become central points of social antagonism to the detriment of prosperity.

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HIV Infection in the Caribbean

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/095646249400500201 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 79-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

V W Wheeler ◽

K W Radcliffe

Keyword(s):

Great Britain ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Caribbean Region ◽

Main Mode ◽

The World ◽

The Usa ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Mode Of Transmission

The Caribbean is a multi-ethnic region with many different cultural differences. The majority of the population is of African descent, but there are also other ethnic groups present such as Indians, Chinese, Syrians and Europeans. The Caribbean region is influenced by countries such as the USA, Great Britain, France and Holland. The countries of the Caribbean have a serious problem with HIV infection and AIDS. The epidemiology of HIV infection in this region, is different from most other parts of the world in that the mode of spread does not easily fit into any of the three WHO patterns. This review shows that the infection initially started in the homosexual/bisexual community, but since then, it has moved to the heterosexual population and this form of contact is now the main mode of transmission of the virus. The Governments of the Caribbean countries have realized the extent of the problem and have taken measures to try to control the epidemic.

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Symptom clusters among multiethnic groups of cancer patients with pain

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951512000314 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 295-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Eun-Ok Im ◽

Young Ko ◽

Wonshik Chee

Keyword(s):

Cancer Pain ◽

Functional Status ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Symptom Clusters ◽

Pain Experience ◽

Symptom Scores ◽

Cluster 2

AbstractObjective:Considering recent inconsistent findings on ethnic differences in cancer pain experience, there is a need to clarify the association of ethnicity to cancer pain experience through diverse approaches. However, there currently exist only a small number of studies on ethnic differences in cancer pain experience in general, and few symptom cluster studies specifically related to ethnic differences in cancer pain experience. The purpose of this study was to cluster cancer patients who reported similar cancer pain experience, and to determine ethnic differences in the clusters.Method:This was a secondary analysis of the data from a larger Internet study on cancer pain experience of four major ethnic groups of cancer patients in the United States. Only 388 subjects who responded to the questions on cancer pain, cancer symptoms, and functional status were included for this secondary analysis. The data were analyzed using hierarchical cluster analysis and multinomial logistic analysis.Results:A three-cluster solution was adopted: 1) Cluster 1 with low pain, low symptoms, and high functional status, 2) Cluster 2 with moderate pain, low symptoms, and moderate functional staus, and 3) Cluster 3 with high pain, moderate symptoms, and low functional status. In Cluster 2, there were ethnic difference in the cancer pain and funtional status scores; Asian Americans reported lower pain scores than did other ethnic groups, and African Americans had higher funtional status scores than did other ethnic groups. In Cluster 3, there were ethnic difference in the symptom scores (p < 0.05); African Americans reported higher symptom scores than did whites.Significance of results:The results of this study add an important piece of information on ethnic differences in symptom clusters. This study suggests further national scope studies on clustering multiethnic groups of cancer patients by cancer pain experience.

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