Task 13: Cultural identities and related issues
Part A:
Describe one culture-related issue and how you respond to it. Make sure that you follow
your organisation’s policies and procedures.
Describe the culture related issue:
There are several types of cultures that is need to respected and should not be ignored.
For example, Religion culture like the Muslims. Muslim women have been very
conservative when it comes to their clothes and behaviours.
What guidance does your organisation’s policies and procedures provide to help you
respond to this culture-related issue? If you do not have organisational policies and
procedures, please research policies and procedures from around the world.
When it comes to health assistance, it is best that if the patient is a female Muslim, the
staff who will be assisting should also be a female to avoid any misunderstandings, also
we need to make sure that we know what the patient’s preferred way of communication
for us to understood them clearly especially with their concerns.
What are two resources from within and two from outside your organisation that you can
use and how does each of these assist you? If you do not know of any resources, research
resources from around the world.
Within your organisation: Outside of your organisation:
1) Compassion 1) Observation
2) Communication 2) Patience
Part B: For this task, complete the table below and describe Māori culture
Culture Description
Values 1 The past is valued by the Māori people. The Māori
culture is more on giving value about the past and
what is going to happen in the future
Beliefs 1 Good health and High Spiritedness involved a
balance, spiritual, cultural and physical health. They
believe in “Mana” that means respecting and
reputation.
Use of language 1 The common language of the Māori people is the
Māori language. Similar to it is the “Haka” which is
also known as the Māori war cry
Cultural preferences 1 The cultural preferences of the Māori people are
more into the food. They believe in the word “Tapu”
(restricted) and “noa” (normal or ordinary). It is said
that when passing a food next to a Māori person it
should never be passed above to a Māori person
because they believed that the head is restricted or
sacred
Protocols 1 Māori people has a protocol called Powhiri. Powhiri
is a traditional Welcome ceremony to a visitor whom
they called “Manuhiri”
Gender roles 1 In Māori culture, Men has the roles of Protector and
a provider and the women has the most special roles
as the bearer of child and they were treated a
sacred.
Stigma and 1 Mostly that is affected of the discrimination is the V
discrimination women when it comes to health and employment.
Views on 1
Disabilities
Views on aging 1
Potential impact on 1 It is best for the health worker to know about the
work in healthcare culture in where they are assigned in order to
preserve good quality of patient care and avoid any
misunderstanding and unnecessary malpractices.
Marking Guide: Assessor feedback:
To pass this task, the student must show Achieved/Not Achieved
the ability to:
• describe one culture related issue
and how they respond to it
• describe guidance provided by
organisational policies and procedures
related to managing the culture related
issue
• describe two resources from within
and outside of organisation that can be
used and how they would assist the learner
• describe Māori culture
Task 14: Impacts of colonisation
Part A: Describe the differences between historic and contemporary health and well being
outcomes for tangata whenua (Maori people) in terms of the impacts of colonisation.
Health and wellbeing outcomes include:
- physical
- mental
- emotional
- psychological
- environmental outcomes
For example, “alcohol has been a medium of exchange and fellowship between Maori and
Pakeha; sometimes positive, sometimes negative.”*
The introduction of alcohol by Europeans led to over-indulgence and the ill effects of
drunkenness, not previously experienced by the tangata whenua, who were mainly water
drinkers. Up until 1948 the supply of alcohol to Māori was restricted by law, but in
contemporary society most people drink socially. This can lead to feeling full, not eating well
and hence poorer nutrition, which affects health and wellness.
*Quote and facts from Hutt, M. (1999). Te Iwi Maori me te Inu Waipiro: Te Iwi Maori me te
Inu Waipiro: He Tuhituhinga Hitori He Tuhituhinga Hitori - Maori & Alcohol: A History.
Wellington: Health Services Research Centre for Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.
2nd ed. 2003.
Part B: Explain the impacts of colonisation on health and wellbeing outcomes for tangata
whenua in terms of the implications for your role as a health carer.
Marking Guide: Assessor feedback:
To pass this task, the student must show Achieved/Not Achieved
the ability to:
• describe the differences between
historic and contemporary health and
wellbeing outcomes for tangata whenua in
terms of the impacts of colonisation
• explain the impacts of colonisation
on health and wellbeing outcomes for
tangata whenua in terms of the
implications for your role as a health carer
