Cultural and Communication
considering how we “react” to a description of actions taking place in another culture. In August of 2006, Jane Perlez reported in the New York Times about changes that have taken place in Indonesia since the tsunami. These changes include the embracing of Islamic law AND the practice of caning. Please read the article entitled Indonesian Province Embraces Islamic Law, and Canings and in a three to five page paper, address the following questions: http://www(dot)nytimes(dot)com/2006/08/01/world/asia/01indo.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Discuss the feelings this article evoked 1. Discuss the external forces that impact the evolution of this culture, including factors beyond the information presented in the article. 2. Discuss the impact that barriers to communication had on your reaction including Ethnocentricity Stereotyping Ethnic Glossing 3. Discuss the how this information can assist you as a health practitioner?
Culture and Communication
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Introduction
More than 80% of the population in Indonesia follows Islam. This makes the country become the largest in the majority of Muslim globally (Abels & International Institute for Asian studies, 2011). Furthermore, statistics indicate that there are twice as many Muslims residing in the country than the combination of the countries speaking in Arabic. Since the effect of tsunami in the country, this has led to significant changes in the sharia law employed as well as the canning practice. As such, the paper attempts to discuss the external forces facilitating in the evolution of the culture. Furthermore, it attempts to discuss the effect that communication barriers have on ones reaction regarding stereotyping, ethnic glossing as well as ethnocentricity. Additionally, the paper recommends the application of this knowledge in the practice of health care (Jones, 2013).
External forces
The national motto for Indonesia is unity in the diversity. As such, the nation comprises of numerous ethnic groups. These groups comprises on their own customs, distinctive names as well as traditional dress (Hong, 2011). As such, the diverse cultures facilitates in the evolution of the culture not forgetting the influence that Islam religion beliefs has on the culture of the country.
Religion
With more than 80 percent of the population being Muslims, the culture of the sharia law as well as the caning practice is deemed to thrive. Furthermore, the country has a Christian minority that is influential a well as being educated. In addition, the mystical cults have their place in the country among the middle class and the elite of Javanese. Furthermore, most of the members of ethnic groups follow beliefs traditionally employed. The government recognizes officially religion such as Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism as well as Christianity. Furthermore, two prime organizations comprising of Muhammadiyah as well as Nahdatul Ulama (NU) play a vital role in the education, politics as well as the national struggle (Davis, 2009).
Location
Indonesia is located across the equator and it extends to more than 2000 miles east west (Hellwig & Tagliacozzo, 2009). The country is in a midst of oceans, straits as well as seas that it shares its island border with the Brunei as well as the East Malaysia. West Malaysia is found across Melaka straits with the south being Australia and the north east, the Philippines. As such, this location has a profound role in the economy, religion, culture as well as the politics of the country. Thus, this influences the evolution of the culture in Indonesia.
Politics
Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or simply MPR that comprises of members representing the various aspects of life normally elects Indonesian president (Hong, 2011). This includes people from the business world to soldiers and students. These meet with the mandate of electing the preceding president as we...