IntroductionHealth is known as a state in which an individual is socially, mentally and emotionally stable without the presence of any illness, disease or infirmity (Carson, 2007). Jenny, an indigenous woman, is 34 weeks pregnant, complaining of abdominal pain and after seeing the flying doctor, she was asked to return with him as she may be in early labour. Jenny is worried about her family; she wonders what they will do without her. Her mother-in-law lives with her sister-in-law and wonders if she will be able to come and help her because her mother has a diabetic ulcer on her leg and needs treatment, so she cannot travel. This essay will discuss health issues before and after colonization, Jenny's situation and how she deals with culture clash and dispossession, it will also look at health models and theories and how this affects Jenny's life. Cultural clash and indigenous expropriation at the time of colonization. Culture clash is about how people behave, whether or not people recognize each other as human beings, and whether they share what they believe, have similar values and beliefs (Eckermann, Dowd, Chong, Nixon, Gray, & Johnson, 2006 ). The process of colonization occurs when one nation imposes itself economically, politically and socially on another nation (Germov, 2009). People belong to different cultures; every culture has its own customs and beliefs that everyone must follow. Culture clash can occur when people consider different cultures as not part of their culture and different people as not their people (Eckermann et al., 2006). Cultural customs and beliefs are influenced by socioeconomic status, political and natural environments (Crisp & Taylor, 2009). Modern medicates......middle of paper......udy. Rheumatology, 42 (11), 1287-1294. Crisp, J., & Taylor, C. (2009). Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing (3rd ed.). NSW: Elsevier. Davis, B. M. (2006). How to teach students who don't look like you; culturally relevant teaching strategies. In Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies (pp3). London: Sage Publishing, LTD.Eckermann, A.-K., Dowd, T., Chong, E., Nixon, L., Gray, R., & Johnson, S. (2006). Binan Goonj: Bridging cultures in Aboriginal health (3rd ed.). NSW: Churchill Livingstone.Germov, J. (2009). Second opinion: An introduction to the sociology of health (4th ed.). Victoria: University of Oxford.Gustafson, D. L. (2005). Transcultural nursing theory from a critical cultural perspective. Advances in Nursing Science, 28(1), 2-16.Keleher, H., & MacDougall, C. (2009). Understanding health; An approach to determinants (2nd ed.). Sydney: University of Oxford.
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