CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO, 2000) defines traditional medicine as “the sum total of knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as well as to prevent, diagnose, improve, or treat physical and mental illnesses”. Traditional medical practices can include plant, animal, and mineral-based medicines, massage, spiritual therapies, and a variety of other techniques unique to different regions and cultures. Traditional medicine is typically contrasted with conventional medicine, also referred to as allopathic, modern, orthodox, or Western medicine, which is based on biochemical theories of illness …show more content…
These are the Theory of Planned Behavior to explain the people’s decision to seek treatment through alternative medicine and the Ritual Healing Theory to discuss the practice of ritualistic healing.
The theory of planned behavior emphasizes that human behaviors are governed not only by personal attitudes, but also by social pressures and a sense of control. This model, when coupled with a few modifications, can generate some fascinating predictions (Cooke &Sheeran, 2004). It assumes that rational considerations govern the choices and behaviors of individuals (Azjen, 1985; Azjen, 1991; Azjen&Fishbein, 2005). Specifically, according to a precursor of this theory, called the theory of reasoned action, behavior is determined by the intentions of individuals- their explicit plans or motivations to commit a specific …show more content…
A piece of common material, usually consist of a piece of stone on which a prayer has been whispered (orasyon) is applied and pasted directly to the wound or in the area of complaints. The stone is placed on the top of the head hoping to drive the poison back or downward, away from the brain. Both these theories indeed helped the researchers understand better the ethnographic aspect of the healing practices of “Tawak” doctors.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study aims to have a comprehensive understanding of the healing practices of “Tawak” through visual ethnography. Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:
1. What is the Co-researchers’ perception of “Tawak”?
2. What are the motivations of the “Tawak” in performing their healing practices?
3. How do the “Tawak” describe their healing practices as expressed through visual ethnography?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO, 2000) defines traditional medicine as “the sum total of knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as well as to prevent, diagnose, improve, or treat physical and mental illnesses”. Traditional medical practices can include plant, animal, and mineral-based medicines, massage, spiritual therapies, and a variety of other techniques unique to different regions and cultures. Traditional medicine is typically contrasted with conventional medicine, also referred to as allopathic, modern, orthodox, or Western medicine, which is based on biochemical theories of illness …show more content…
These are the Theory of Planned Behavior to explain the people’s decision to seek treatment through alternative medicine and the Ritual Healing Theory to discuss the practice of ritualistic healing.
The theory of planned behavior emphasizes that human behaviors are governed not only by personal attitudes, but also by social pressures and a sense of control. This model, when coupled with a few modifications, can generate some fascinating predictions (Cooke &Sheeran, 2004). It assumes that rational considerations govern the choices and behaviors of individuals (Azjen, 1985; Azjen, 1991; Azjen&Fishbein, 2005). Specifically, according to a precursor of this theory, called the theory of reasoned action, behavior is determined by the intentions of individuals- their explicit plans or motivations to commit a specific …show more content…
A piece of common material, usually consist of a piece of stone on which a prayer has been whispered (orasyon) is applied and pasted directly to the wound or in the area of complaints. The stone is placed on the top of the head hoping to drive the poison back or downward, away from the brain. Both these theories indeed helped the researchers understand better the ethnographic aspect of the healing practices of “Tawak” doctors.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study aims to have a comprehensive understanding of the healing practices of “Tawak” through visual ethnography. Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:
1. What is the Co-researchers’ perception of “Tawak”?
2. What are the motivations of the “Tawak” in performing their healing practices?
3. How do the “Tawak” describe their healing practices as expressed through visual ethnography?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE