Part A- Health Behaviors Questionnaire
The first part of this questionnaire asks you to describe your definition of "being healthy" and your health-related behaviors. The second part of this questionnaire asks you to interview someone who is culturally different from you.
What it means to be healthy to you.
1. Write your definition of "being healthy." What does "being healthy" mean to you?
2. List at least three things you are keeping in mind or activities you are doing regularly to maintain your good health.If you are not doing anything, explain why.
What it means to be healthy to a person from another culture and gender.
1. Describe the person you are interviewing. Include information such as gender, age, occupation, country of origin, and length of residence in the United States, if applicable.
2. Describethis person's definition of "being healthy."
3. Describe at least three things he or she keeps in mind or is doing regularly to keep good health.
4. Have his or her attitudes and behaviors in terms of health changed since he or she came to the United States (if applicable)?If he or she said "yes," describe how they have changed.
Part B- ASSESSMENT
• Gender And Health
• Toggle Drawer
Overview
Interview someone who has a different cultural background from your own and is of a different gender. Then, self-interview and compare your responses with the person you interviewed. Finally, using both sets of responses, write 3-5 pages in which you examine cross-cultural and cross-gender similarities and differences in health-related behaviors.
According to Huff (1999), conceptions about health and gender held by various ethnic and immigrant groups within the United States may differ from and even contradict the health concepts of the mainstream society. This assessment will give you the opportunity to examine the concept of "being healthy" across cultures and genders, as well as look at how cultural differences inform social policy related to heath care.
Context
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2014), gender differences arise from the "distinct roles and behaviors of men and women in a given culture, dictated by that culture's gender norms and values" (para. 1).
Resources
Required Resources
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
Capella Resources
Click the links provided to view the following resources:
• Health Behaviors Questionnaire. SEE Second Attachment.
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your course room.
Library Resources
The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:
• Goldberg, W. A., Kelly, E., Matthews, N. L., Kang, H., Li, W., & Sumaroka, M. (2012). The more things change, the more they stay the same: Gender, culture, and college students' views about work and family.Journal of Social Issues, 68(4), 814-837.
• Perrone-McGovern, K. M., Wright, S. L., Howell, D. S., & Barnum, E. L. (2014). Contextual influences on work and family roles: Gender, culture, and socioeconomic factors. Career Development Quarterly, 62(1), 21-28.
• Rüdell, K., & Diefenbach, M. A. (2008). Current issues and new directions in psychology and health: Culture and health psychology. Why health psychologists should care about culture. Psychology & Health, 23(4), 387-390.
Course Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the PSYC-FP3540 - Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity Library Guide to help direct your research.
Internet Resources
Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
• The New York Times. (2004, May 12). David Reimer, 38, Subject of the John/Joan case. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/12/us/david-reimer-38-subject-of-the-john-joan-case.html
• Xue, K. (2014). Sex science and gender culture. Harvard Magazine. Retrieved from http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/03/sex-science-and-gender-culture
• Tredueu, M. (2014). You had me at hello: The science behind first impressions. [Blog entry]. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/05/05/308349318/you-had-me-at-hello-the-science-behind-first-impressions
Assessment Instructions
Complete the following:
• Choose a person to interview from a different cultural background and gender.
• Use the Health Behaviors Questionnaire see Attachemnt located in the Required Resources to interview your chosen person and yourself.
• Write up the responses from both interviews.
• Analyze the responses:
o What kind of similarities and differences did you find between your definition of "being healthy" and your partner's definition?
o What kind of similarities and differences did you find between your responses and your partner's responses in the attitudes and behaviors concerning gender?
o What, if any, are the cultural values reflected in your responses and your partner's responses? Analyze any values you discover.
o How would you evaluate current psychological research as it relates to understanding culture, gender, and health attitudes?
o How can the knowledge of cultural differences inform social policy related to health care?