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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Introduction: It is surprising to note that human beings are a kind of species that can organize themselves and form a community intelligently. Many of these communities create their own cultural norms and beliefs that make their society a place to live. Willis, K. and Elmer, S. (2007, p3), define society as the identifying pattern of behavior, meanings and beliefs in order to discover the links between individual lives and social forces. Accepting this definition as fact, the analysis of this case study will consider culture clash, the history of Indigenous dispossession, and contemporary health issues faced by Indigenous peoples. The subtopics on health models and cross-cultural theories that emerged from the study are covered in this analysis. For a better understanding of what this analysis is about, culture has been defined by Collins, W. (1990, p187), as an aspect in a particular society that consists of ideas, customs and art produced by that society. The applications of health models and cross-cultural theories and their logic were also covered in this analysis. Culture clash and indigenous dispossession in the time of colonisation: to give us a better understanding of the word “indigenous” Collins, W. ( 1990, p401) defined indigenous as the originality of a country in which one is found, rather than coming from another country . It is difficult to talk about culture clash without considering the historical aspect of indigenous culture and how they have been disenfranchised and dispossessed of their society. (Garner, 1995 p183), cited by the Commission on Human Rights and Equal Opportunities, 1997, defined compulsion as force or coercion used to force a… middle of paper… a fight. An imprint of Schwartzpublishing Pty ltd, Level 3, 167 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria.Saggars, S. & Gray, D. (1991) Aboriginal Health and Society; The traditional and contemporary Aboriginal struggle for better health. Allen & Unwin pty Ltd, 9 Atchison Street, St. Leonards NSW 2065 Australia.Stein – Parbury, J (2006) Patient and person: interpersonal skills in nursing. 3rd edition, ChurchillLivingstone-Australia.Thomson, N. and M. Honari (1988) 'Aboriginal Health: a case study' In Australia's Health: The first biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health Canberra: Australian Government Printing service.Wilson, R (1997) Bringing Them Home: Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. Willis, K. and Elmer, S. (2007) Society, culture and health: an introduction to the sociology of nursing. Oxford University Press