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Cultural Differences in Health

Course Code	: STU516
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 6

Objectives of the Course

By enabling the student to recognize the cultural characteristics and cultural changes of the society he lives in; To give information and skills about identification and identification of cultural differences and effects in the protection and development of family and community health as a secondary person as a primary and approaches for intercultural influence.

Course Content

Cultural definitions, cultural structures and definitions, cultural differences and values affecting health and disease, belief system and value judgments, attitudes, evaluation of culture and health beliefs

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Tuğrul AYYILDIZ

Learning Outcomes

1.	To gain information about the concept and theories of culture
2.	Traditions and customs and existing cultural structures; To discuss health and disease in the context of cultural attitudes
3.	To be able to comprehend the cultural importance, the effect of cultural values,
4.	To understand the differences of gender of the learners
5.	To understand the differences of ethnicity and generation of the learners

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Kongar,E., Kültür Üzerine, Remzi Kitapevi, 7.baskı, 2003, İstanbul
2.	Tortumluoğlu G. Transkültürel Hemşirelik Ve Kültürel Bakım Modeli Örnekleri. C.Ü. Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi 2004, 8(2):47-57
3.	3. Bayık A(2004). Araştırma Kültürü. Hemşirelik ve Kuramsal Araştırma Kültürü. II. Ulusal Hemşirelik Araştırma Sempozyumu, Semp. Programı ve Kitabı. Araştırma Kültürü ve Hemşirelik Neredeyiz, Hemşirelikte Araştırma ve Geliştirme Derneği39-54

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Meeting, analyzing the aim of the course and the concept of culture

Week 2 - Theoretical

Cultural health effect, the role of intercultural influence

Week 3 - Theoretical

Traditions and customs, cultural structures, attitudes, prejudices and discriminations

Week 4 - Theoretical

Traditions and customs, cultural structures, attitudes, prejudices and discriminations

Week 5 - Theoretical

Power use in health care and cultural influence

Week 6 - Theoretical

Culture and health beliefs

Week 7 - Theoretical

Relationship between culture and change

Week 8 - Theoretical

Intercultural Differentiation and Communication

Week 9 - Theoretical

The use of models in cultural care and health care models based on culture

Week 10 - Theoretical

Traditional / cultural practices in health

Week 11 - Theoretical

Sağlıkta geleneksel/kültürel uygulamalar

Week 12 - Theoretical

Case discussions on cross-cultural differences, transfer of observations

Week 13 - Theoretical

Case discussions on cross-cultural differences, transfer of observations

Week 14 - Theoretical

Team work

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	0	28
Assignment	14	3	3	84
Midterm Examination	1	10	11	21
Final Examination	1	10	11	21
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11
OÇ-1									4
OÇ-2									4
OÇ-3									4
OÇ-4									4
OÇ-5									4

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