Prepared by:

Jessa Mae T. Alviola, RN

UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF SOCIAL

ORGANIZATIONS
Social organization
- refers to the network of
relationships in a group and
how they interconnect. This
network of relationships helps
members of a group stay
connected to one another in
order to maintain a sense of
community within a group.
The social organization of a
group is influenced by culture
and other factors.

Within the social

organization of a group of
people, there are leaders.
Leaders are individuals
who have followers, a
constituency, or simply a
group of people whom
they can influence. A
community builder needs
to know who the leaders
are in a group in order to
get support for his
community building work.

ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

1.Kinship

systems
- are how a group defines how
people are related. Mother,
father, parent and child are
fairly universal roles, but such
things as lines of descent (who
inherits leadership of the
family/clan), and consanguinity
(how you define "blood
relationships", including who in
your family is too close to marry
and who isn't) vary considerably
across ancient and modern
social groups.

2. Marriage Residency Patterns (or postmarital residence patterns)

- refers to where a couple lives after they
are married: is it with the husband's family
(called patrilocal) or with the wife's family
(matrilocal) or neither (neolocal).

3. Division of Labor
-is a reference to
how work roles are
divided between the
sexes and classes of a
society.
4. Ranking
Strategies
- refers to the way
a society defines its
class structure.

CULTURE
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CULTURAL PHENOMENA

also known as the

Bandwagon effect,
occurs when certain
individuals behave a
certain way merely
because other individuals
do as well.
also occurs when
something or someone
gains widespread
popularity. This includes
everything from films to
musical artists to
clothing styles. The
theory is people are
more prone to like

GUIDELINES FOR RELATING TO PATIENTS FROM

DIFFERENT CULTURES

Learn about your patients health

beliefs and cultural practices.
- ask them (Patient or family)
2. Improve crosscultural
communication
skills.
- learn how to communicate in their
culture
1.

3. Consider:
- Health beliefs and customs
- Ethnic customs
- Religious beliefs
- Dietary customs
- Interpersonal customs
- Expectations
4. Assess for Understanding
5. Avoid Stereotyping
6. Ask About Alternative Practices to Healing
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IMPLICATIONS OF NURSING CARE

As nurses, it is our obligation to see
where our patients are in relation to their
type of disease and this requires an
understanding of their cultural beliefs. In
essence, these beliefs are the foundation for
their healthcare practices. There is a direct
correlation between culture and healthcare
practices.
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THANK YOU!