Cultural Discrimination In Health Care

Culture is a way of learning things essentially thus, all human beings have culture. Thus, everyone’s “born into culture but not born with culture”. Culture is our identity of ethnicity, gender, education and race etc. Culture, in our everyday of life, outlines the style of life and the values, beliefs and attitudes. In addition, culture can be described as art religion, eating habits, rituals, humour, science, law, spirits ceremonies and etc. However, it is essential to comprehend the differences between cultures because people convey their culture in a different manner according to their situation. However, Australians from different backgrounds, they all have culture. It is wrong to speak of that Australia has on culture as for all …show more content…
It is an explanation of a word or action influence following a meaning given to it through culture. The method of conveying pain and bad news with the healthcare attitudes regarding management of chronic illness and disability, beliefs about the illness and death related problems are different with culture differences. As a result, different kind of beliefs, diseases and illness affects the health care system. This involves seeking behaviours and accepting the advice, status and involvement of health professionals. The way personal discrimination is affecting everyone and its effect on our attitudes which makes us understand how important it is to health professionals. As a result, of discrimination it affects the communication with the people involved. Following, it should be acknowledged as an influential feature with considerate interaction. “Halo effect” is produced with a personal discrimination on certain individuals with comprehensive judgement. If a patient is pleasant and mutual during office visit and could thoughtful to be cooperative with therapy reasoning the “Halo effect” although the other person was right. Showing favouritism on personal discrimination foundation in patient and health professional relationship is should not be permitted. However, the relationship between two people working together can be affected acceptably with common interest which can improve the interaction between health professionals and patients. There is a strong indication for the condition of health care with growing diversity. It shows the importance of marginalised of minorities in health care profession. This attributes to inequality to the health condition of minority groups. These groups are such as African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Hawaiian natives and Pacific islanders. Throughout, in most health care settings there will be an