Culture, Society and Health
Social and cultural background have an impact on health access and outcomes. We live in multicultural environments and this course will teach you how to provide the best tailor-made care in this new contexts.
| Week | Contents | Teaching/learning activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction: Conceptual differences between race, ethnicity, culture, community, among others. Beliefs in health and disease in different cultural groups in our context The social determinants of health. Humanized Care |
Lectures Readings Discussion Narrative Photography |
| 2 |
Transcultural nursing. Cultural competence: awareness, knowledge, skills and need. Biopower. Biomedical model vs. social model |
Lectures Readings Discussion Narrative Photography |
| 3 |
Concepts of sex and gender. What is the gender perspective? Gender spectrum. Sexist, racist and lgtbiqphobic violence. Early detection and prevention. Impact on the health of individuals and communities. Intersectionality |
Lectures Readings Discussion Narrative Photography |
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Written essay. Date: 26/July/2021
- Oral presentation. Date: 28/July/2021
- On-line self-assessment. Date: 26/July/2021
Any sign of plagiarism will be reported to the coordinator to elevate the event to the appropriate committee and take the necessary measures that may involve the immediate suspension of the subject.
Each activity must be passed with a minimum of 4 points to be able to calculate the final grade. In case of counting the subject will appear as suspended and the student will have to recover in the established dates
- Blas, E., & Sivasankara Kurup, A. (2010). Equity, social determinants and public health programmes. World Health Organization.
- Blas, E., Sommerfeld, J., & Sivasankara Kurup, A. (2011). Social determinants approaches to public health: from concept to practice. World Health Organization.
- Cisney, V. W., & Morar, N. (2015). Biopower: Foucault and Beyond. Chicaco. University of Chicago Press.
- Feldman, H.C. (2019). LGBT Discrimination. Sand Diego. ReferencePoint Press.
- Gentle-Genitty, C., Renguette, C. (2018). Gender Violence: Prevalence, Implications, and Global Perspectives. New York Nova Science Publishers
- Hancock, A. M. (2016). Intersectionality: an intellectual history. Oxford. Oxford University Press
- Hill Colins, P., & Bilge, S. (2016). Intersectionality. Oxford. Polity Press
- Jongen, C., McCalman, J., Bainbridge, R., & Clifford, A. (2017). Cultural Competence in Health : A Review of the Evidence. London. Springer
- Leavitt, R. (2010). Cultural Competence : A Lifelong Journey to Cultural Proficiency. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc
- Leininger, M.M., & McFarland, M. R. (2006). Culture care diversity and universality: a worldwide nursing theory. Massachusetts.Jones and Bartlett Learning
- Lowell, K. (2016). Cultural Competence : Elements, Developments and Emerging Trends. Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- McFarland, M. R., & Hiba B. Wehbe-Alamah. (2018). Leininger’s transcultural nursing: concepts, theories, research, & practice. New York. McGraw-Hill
- Purnell, L.D. & Paulanka, B.J. (2003). Transcultural health care : a culturally competent approach. Philadelphia. Davies
- Smalley, K.B., Warren, J.C., Barefoot, K.N. (2018). LGBT Health : Meeting the Needs of Gender and Sexual Minorities. New York : Springer
- Vlassoff, C. (2017). Gender in Health and Illness. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. v. 3, p26-35
- Watson, J. (1099). Nursing: human science and human care: a theory of nursing. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Juan M. Leyva Moral, PhD. Community and Family Nurse with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Senior Lecturer at the Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine. Research interests focused on Sexual Health, Vulnerability, Cultural Competence, and Teaching Innovation.
Alba Planellas Jiménez. MNS. Community and Family Nurse. Several years of clinical experience in Denmark. Lecturer at the Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine.
Nina Granel Giménez, PhD. Registered nurse with 12 years’ experience in healthcare in Spain and the United Kingdom. Seven years teaching experience at the Nursing Department from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). Research interest on Patient Safety Culture and Clinical Simulation.
Mariela Aguayo González, PhD. Critical Care Nurse. Lecturer at the Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Research interests focused on Critical Care Nursing, Vulnerability, Psychology of Education, and Teaching Innovation.
- Department of Nursing
- E-mail: juanmanuel.leyva@uab.cat; alba.planella@uab.cat