Question

how does cultural impact patient education background

Answer 1

1. Culture is a system of rules that a group of individuals develops over a generation. These sets of rules influence an individuals behavior at a personal, familial and community levels
2. Culture affects the way people think, dress, celebrate, mourn.
3. Education is also profoundly impacted by the cultural belief
4. It affects the quality of education and also influences who has access to it
5. If the community is religious, the education that the community members would value is which is based on religious text. Such a community might not be receptive to newer ideas
6. On the contrary, if a community is areligious, it might be open to newer ideas.
7. Cultural norms also influence who is eligible to receive an education. A community might regard educating a specific group of people unnecessary. This can have a negative impact on their growth.  
8. Cultural influences on women's education are well known. Women have been historically been kept away from education.
9. It was a belief, shared by many communities, that a woman's education is not necessary.
10. Cultural beliefs can specifically have an impact on specific components of education. For example, many traditional communities are against sex education in school.
11. Many communities believe that education ( especially modern education) has the capacity to harm their cultural belief. This has been a cause for constant friction between culture and education.
12. However, these fears are not ill-based. Education ( based on science and logic) grooms the community to question.
13. This may be undesirable to a certain group of people in power.
14. Education can modify a community. The process is slow but sure.
15. Education can propel change and lead to revamping of the traditional norms and customs.
16. It can even lead people to forget their traditional beliefs and adopt new ones.
17. In other words, education can impact culture as much as culture impacts education.