Titre : | Relationships between health and culture in Polynesia : A review. (2009) |
Auteurs : | Stuart CAPSTICK ; Pauline NORRIS ; SOPOAGA (Faafetai) : NZL. Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. University of Otago. Dunedin. ; TOBATA (Wale) : NZL. Otago Pacific People's Health Trust. Dunedin. ; School of Pharmacy. University of Otago. Dunedin. NZL |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 68, n° 7, 2009) |
Pagination : | 1341-1348 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Polynésie ; Croyance ; Promotion santé ; Homme ; Océanie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS CCR0x8q8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This review of journal articles and book chapters discusses the health beliefs characteristic of Polynesia and reveals several themes. These are : commonality in health conceptualisations across the cultures of the region which differ from the conceptualisations of biomedicine ; the role of the relational self, traditional living and communalism in understanding health ; the place of spirituality and religion in health and illness causation ; and pluralism and pragmatism in health-seeking behaviour. Suggestions are made as to how awareness of key ideas might contribute to effective planning of health promotion and intervention activities. |