Although cultural conditioning has deep roots, respect is universally understood — and is an essential step in bridging the cultural gap.
Not exact matches
In fact,
although infants can be
conditioned to sleep long and hard alone, and without intervention and, hence, fulfill the
cultural expectation that they should «sleep through the night» the fact remains that they were not designed to do so, and it may not be either in their best biological or psychological best interest.
This work, under extreme
conditions and in a different
cultural environment, is very valuable experience,
although this often remains unrecognised.
Air
conditioning and hot and cold waters in the luxury bathrooms which are again rustic and
cultural although they are still have a good level of luxury.
Although a learning disability may occur concomitantly with other handicapping
conditions (for example, sensory impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance) or with extrinsic factors (such as
cultural differences, insufficient or inappropriate instruction), they are not the result of those
conditions or influences.»
In New Zealand, recent strengthening of the Māori health workforce has led to a number of successes: interventions led by, focused on, and targeted to Māori; consistent investment in Māori health over a prolonged period; and an emphasis on the development of dual
cultural and clinical competencies.14 In the United States, successful Native American health service development in the early 1990s appears to have been shaped by federal government administration, the separation of the Indian Health Service from other Native American affairs, and provision of an integrated health service.15 In both countries, recent reductions in overall death rates for indigenous people have been noted; in the US this relates to injury prevention, whereas in NZ it relates to fewer deaths due to circulatory
conditions.16
Although it is not known whether improved health services for indigenous peoples in the US and NZ have a causal relationship with decreased mortality, the two appear to «travel together» well.
If you look at the online supplement for the PNAS paper, you see that the
cultural fit
condition actually did the best compared to control —
although the finding is not statistically significant and would need to be replicated.