Cultural Relativism - Arabic Families and Their Culture

Cultural Relativism - Arabic Families and Their Culture

  • Submitted By: alando
  • Date Submitted: 12/07/2009 10:57 AM
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Arabic way of living is different from other Western Countries; The Arabic females have less saying in their culture.
The "Arab World" includes 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with a population of 180 million. Arabs are inhabitants of the Arab World who speak various dialects of the Arabic language and share the values and beliefs of the Arab culture. The majority of Arabs are Muslims. There are a large number of Arab Christians in Lebanon, Syria Palestine, Iraq and Egypt. Many Muslim Arabs who are conservative in their religious beliefs do not eat pork or drink alcohol. They observe a fast in the daytime during Ramadan. Some Muslim women wear long dresses and scarves to cover the body. We should recognize that there are over “7 million Muslims in America, and over 1.5 billion world- wide all of whom must observe prayer 5 times a day. “
In Arab culture, Muslim has different way of living, such as Arabic language and their culture. In my paragraph I’ll include the beliefs of the Arab in the Middle East, their religious beliefs, the power of an Arab male, and also, I’ll give example from the “Beauty in Arabic Culture (Princeton Series on the Middle East).” by Doris Behrens-Adouseif.
Some people wear amulets for protection against the evil eye or will burn incense to keep the evil eye away from the sick. Such practices are declining and are used primarily to avoid illness and harm to a healthy person. Also, prayers and reading from Al Quran or the Bible help give comfort to patients and family members and enhance the patient's recovery.
Arab culture and Islamic religion emphasize maintaining good health, especially through personal hygiene practices and a healthy diet. They place a high value in modern Western medicine and have confidence in the medical profession. Patient and family will not wait long to seek professional help and are usually anxious to receive a medication as soon as possible. They will answer questions, will listen...

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