SOCIO CULTURAL FACTORS
INTRODUCTION:
Socio cultural factors are norms, values, beliefs, material and non material objects that are passed on from one generation to another in any given society .Socio cultural factors are crucial in any developmental aspect of a community.(Noyo Ndangwe p230) There is considerable interest in analyzing these factors that are impacting on human social service delivery and these are economic, religion, political and socio-cultural factors which are of special significance because of their tendency to shape the context or foundation for the operation of any other set of factors that operate upon human social service delivery.
In this regard, we will try to look at one factor, that is, Socio cultural factor how it is impacting on human social service delivery.
First and foremost would like to define the key concepts this assignment.
1. Socio means interaction.
2. Culture means the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behaviour of a particular nation or people.
3. Factors mean something that contributes to or has an influence on the outcome of something.
4 Impacting means to have an immediate and strong effect on something or somebody.
5 Social Service These are welfare programs aimed at enriching human life
6 Delivery means taking something to somebody.
The first to way to discuss this will be to try to analyse how socio-cultural factors affect the performance of Primary Health Care.
There is now a large body of literature on the social and cultural determinants of health which ‘refer to both the specific features and pathways by which societal conditions affect health. The WHO has, for example, identified a number of socio cultural factors and conditions. The list of factors includes (i) cultural beliefs and taboos, (ii) gender inequality, and (iii) the urban – rural divide. The socio-cultural factors impacting on health will differ between societies and
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