Axmed Faaruuq is a lecturer on culture, health and society at Plasma University. His email is Faaruuqy@gmail.com. Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the consequences of human behavior. Culture refers to the beliefs, values, behaviors and objects that make up a group's way of life. Health is defined as complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not just the absence of disease. Culture influences people's behaviors and is shaped by a society's values, norms, beliefs and practices. Cultural diversity exists within societies as they contain multiple distinct cultural groups.
This includes parameters to define cultural diversity and what is cultural diversity at work places,how to manage it followed by Indian cultural diversity
The basic sociological concepts and its relevance to health and nursing:
• Definition of Social science/Sociology- pg 2 in Pretoruis & pg 3 in Du Toit
• Sociologist- pg 8 in Pretoruis
• Anthropology- pg 7 in Du Toit
• Definition of a Social perspective- pg 10 in Du Toit
• Sociological imagination- pg 9 in Du Toit.
• Medical sociology.
• Definition of Social interaction- pg 80 in Du Toit
• Society- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Community- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Urban and rural communities (interaction and differences)
• Social structures (Status: ascribed, achieved, master; Position and role: role set, role strain, role conflict)- pg 85 in Du Toit
• Social groups- pg 125 in Du Toit
• The family: functions pf 172, transformation, alternative forms,
• Social institutions - pg 189 in Du Toit
• Social stratification- pg 103 in Du Toit
• Social relationships (Primary & Secondary relationship characteristics) - pg 96-98 in Du Toit
The following information was taken from Chapter 2 of Buck's Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2019 Edition. The book is cited on the last slide of the presentation. All information is relevant as of 2019. Any updates after November 2019 will not be in this presentation. This presentation was created through Canva.
Importance of Clinical documentation for accurate ICD-10 coding - Medical CodingVocis
This Medical Billing and Coding presentation includes following:
1: Importance of Clinical documentation for accurate ICD-10 coding
2: What needs to be documented
3: Major Modifications with examples
4: Suggestions for Physicians
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Business environment B.Com is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in Commerce. The duration of the B.Com course is 3 years in India, divided into six distinct semesters. The B.Com courses list includes Marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, various taxation and industrial laws etc.
Bachelor of Commerce is one of the more sought-after courses in the field of Commerce, as it teaches topics that are very relevant to financial organizations, banks, and businesses. Below are a few points that give us in-depth insight into why to choose BCom courses:
The course offers a wide range of subjects that cover various aspects of accounting, economics, finance, and business management.
With the growth of globalization and the rise of MNC companies in India, there has been an increasing demand for finance and commerce professionals who can manage the financial aspects of these businesses.
Moreover, the government's policies like the Make in India initiative, Digital India, and GST implementation have opened up various job opportunities for commerce graduates.
As per the AISHE report, the growth of BCom courses has been increasing at a steady pace over the years. The growth rate of B.Com courses between 2015-16 to 2019-23 has been around 9.75.
Culture
Types of Culture
Xenocentrism
Ethnocentrism
Culture shock
Cultural universals
Ideal and Real Culture
Elements of Culture
Kinds of Norms
folkways
mores
Taboos
Laws
This includes parameters to define cultural diversity and what is cultural diversity at work places,how to manage it followed by Indian cultural diversity
The basic sociological concepts and its relevance to health and nursing:
• Definition of Social science/Sociology- pg 2 in Pretoruis & pg 3 in Du Toit
• Sociologist- pg 8 in Pretoruis
• Anthropology- pg 7 in Du Toit
• Definition of a Social perspective- pg 10 in Du Toit
• Sociological imagination- pg 9 in Du Toit.
• Medical sociology.
• Definition of Social interaction- pg 80 in Du Toit
• Society- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Community- definition in Reader, characteristics,
• Urban and rural communities (interaction and differences)
• Social structures (Status: ascribed, achieved, master; Position and role: role set, role strain, role conflict)- pg 85 in Du Toit
• Social groups- pg 125 in Du Toit
• The family: functions pf 172, transformation, alternative forms,
• Social institutions - pg 189 in Du Toit
• Social stratification- pg 103 in Du Toit
• Social relationships (Primary & Secondary relationship characteristics) - pg 96-98 in Du Toit
The following information was taken from Chapter 2 of Buck's Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2019 Edition. The book is cited on the last slide of the presentation. All information is relevant as of 2019. Any updates after November 2019 will not be in this presentation. This presentation was created through Canva.
Importance of Clinical documentation for accurate ICD-10 coding - Medical CodingVocis
This Medical Billing and Coding presentation includes following:
1: Importance of Clinical documentation for accurate ICD-10 coding
2: What needs to be documented
3: Major Modifications with examples
4: Suggestions for Physicians
Business Environment - SBAA3002 - UNIT 2 Final-1.pptxHarish940427
Business environment B.Com is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in Commerce. The duration of the B.Com course is 3 years in India, divided into six distinct semesters. The B.Com courses list includes Marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, various taxation and industrial laws etc.
Bachelor of Commerce is one of the more sought-after courses in the field of Commerce, as it teaches topics that are very relevant to financial organizations, banks, and businesses. Below are a few points that give us in-depth insight into why to choose BCom courses:
The course offers a wide range of subjects that cover various aspects of accounting, economics, finance, and business management.
With the growth of globalization and the rise of MNC companies in India, there has been an increasing demand for finance and commerce professionals who can manage the financial aspects of these businesses.
Moreover, the government's policies like the Make in India initiative, Digital India, and GST implementation have opened up various job opportunities for commerce graduates.
As per the AISHE report, the growth of BCom courses has been increasing at a steady pace over the years. The growth rate of B.Com courses between 2015-16 to 2019-23 has been around 9.75.
Culture
Types of Culture
Xenocentrism
Ethnocentrism
Culture shock
Cultural universals
Ideal and Real Culture
Elements of Culture
Kinds of Norms
folkways
mores
Taboos
Laws
What is culture,Society, gender equalityTasneem Ahmad
What is culture?
What is society?
Difference between culture and society?
What is gender equality?
Impact of culture ON gender equality?
Impact of society ON gender equality?
talk about the background of culture, co culture, the characteristics of culture, the differences eastern culture and western culture, assimilation of culture and the development of culture.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
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introduction to culture and society
1. Culture, health and society.
The concept of culture and
society.
Lecturer: Axmed Faaruuq
BMLT at Plasma University.
Faaruuqy@gmail.com.
2. Key terms.
• Sociology is the study of social life, social
change, and the social causes and consequences
of human behavior.
• culture: The beliefs, values, behavior, and
material objects that constitute a people’s way of
life.
•Anthropology is the study or science of mankind
or humanity
• Health is a state of complete physical mental
and social wellbeing and not merely the absent
of disease.
3. Sociology
• sociology may be generally defined as a
social science that studies such kinds of
phenomena as:
• The structure and function of society as
a system;
• The nature, complexity and contents of
human social behavior;
• The fundamentals of human social life;
4. • Interaction of human beings with their
external environment;
• The indispensability of social
interactions for human development;
• How the social world affects us, etc.
5. Culture.
• Culture refers to all the
features of a society's
ways of life: e.g.
production, modes of
dress, routine living
habits
1
6.
7. Culture and society
• Definition of culture:
The term culture refers to a system of beliefs, customs,
knowledge, behavior, religion, practices, etc., which is
commonly shared by a group of people. It is described as the
people’s way to live such as their learned behavior, values,
morals, art, law, symbols, lifestyle which they accept completely
without any second thought in mind. In general, culture is
handed down through the generations, by communication,
teaching and imitation. It is considered as the social heritage of
the organized group.
• Culture is a pattern of responses (thinking, feeling, behaving)
developed by the Society for solving problems arising due to the
interaction of the group members and the environment.
8. Culture and society
• Definition of Society:
We define the term ‘society’ as a group of people who
share a common lifestyle, territory, behavior pattern and
organization. It refers to an ordered community, engaged
in a continuous social interaction with the members.
• In simple terms, society implies the bunch of people who
organize themselves and lives together in a particular
geographical area and come in contact with each other.
The members of the society share common attributes like
values, traditions and customs. They also share similar
cultures and religion. Each and every member is
important to the society, as its existence depends on the
members only.
9. Culture and society
BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
Culture Society
Meaning Culture refers to the set of beliefs,
practices, learned behavior and
moral values that are passed on,
from one generation to another.
Society means an
interdependent group of
people who live together
in a particular region and
are associated with one
another.
What is it? It is something that differentiates
one society from the other.
It is a community of
people, residing in a
specific area, sharing
common culture over
time.
10. What it
does?
It unites the social framework
through influence
It shapes the social
framework through
pressure.
Represents Rules that guide the way people
live
Structure that provides
the way people
organize themselves
Includes Beliefs, values and practices of a
group.
People who share
common beliefs and
practices.
Examples Fashion, lifestyle, tastes &
preferences, music, art, etc
Economy, village, city
etc.
11. Elements of culture
• LANGUAGE: a system of verbal symbols through which
humans communicate ideas, feelings, experiences. Through
language these can be accumulated and transmitted across
generations. Language is not only a tool, or a means of
expression, but it also structures and shapes our experiences of
the world and what we see around us.
• VALUES: ideas people share about what is good, bad,
desirable, undesirable. These are usually very general, abstract,
cut across variations in situations.
• NORMS: behavioral rules or standards for social interaction.
These often derive from values but also contradict values, and
serve as both guides and criticisms for individual behavior.
Norms establish expectations that shape interaction.
12. Cultural Values.
• A culture's values are its ideas about what is good,
right, fair, and just. Sociologists disagree, however,
on how to conceptualize values.
• Conflict theory focuses on how values differ between
groups within a culture, while functionalism focuses
on the shared values within a culture. For example,
American sociologist Robert K. Merton suggested
that the most important values in American society
are wealth, success, power, and prestige, but that
everyone does not have an equal opportunity to attain
these values.
13. • Functional sociologist Talcott
Parsons noted that Americans share the
common value of the “American work ethic,”
which encourages hard work. Other
sociologists have proposed a common core of
American values, including accomplishment,
material success, problem‐solving, reliance on
science and technology, democracy,
patriotism, charity, freedom, equality and
justice, individualism, responsibility, and
accountability.
14. • A culture, though, may harbor conflicting values. For
instance, the value of material success may conflict
with the value of charity. Or the value of equality may
conflict with the value of individualism.
• Such contradictions may exist due to an inconsistency
between people's actions and their professed values,
which explains why sociologists must carefully
distinguish between what people do and what they
say. Real culture refers to the values and norms
that a society actually follows, while ideal
culture refers to the values and norms that a society
professes to believe.
15. Language
• Language : a system of communication consisting
of sounds, words, and grammar, or the
system of communication used by people in a
particular country or type of work.
• Language is one of the corner stones of national
identity of cultural unity, and of community cohesion.
Old languages with historic roots and languages
spoken by threatened minorities are nurtured and
fostered by their speakers. But language can also be a
weapon in cultural conflict and in political strife.
16. Culture and Its Influence on
People’s Behavior
• The individual and culture are linked because human
social life is a process in which individuals internalize
the meanings of public (i.e. cultural) message.
Individuals influence culture (either alone or in
groups) by converting their private understandings
into public expressions.
• Other words, cultures plays influential roles in
shaping and determining the way people act, live,
think, and view the world. Obesity, as a health
problem, for example, is associated with peoples’
nutritional behavior
17. • Other social behaviors such as smoking, alcoholism,
chat chewing, etc. reflect peoples’ social and cultural
backgrounds.
• In short, the cultural values, norms, beliefs and
practices of a group of people or any social group are
related to the specific behavioral and character
aspects of the individual person who is part of that
culture. The person’s living styles, life philosophy and
attitudes are all very important in determining his or
her health behavior and condition.
18. Culture Shock.
• Culture shock is the personal disorientation a
person may feel when experiencing an
unfamiliar way of life in a new country or to a
move between social environments.
• Culture shock can be described as consisting
of at least one of four distinct phases:
honeymoon, negotiation, adjustment,
and mastery.
19. The Honeymoon Stage – First
phase of a culture shock.
• During the honeymoon phase,
the differences between the old
and new culture are seen in a
romantic light. During the first
few weeks, most people are
fascinated by the new culture.
They associate with nationals
who speak their language, and
who are polite to the foreigners.
This period is full of
observations and new
discoveries. Like most
honeymoon periods, this stage
eventually ends.
20. Negotiation phase
• After some time (usually
around three months,
depending on the
individual), differences
between the old and new
culture become apparent
and may create anxiety.
This is the mark of the
negotiation phase.
• In the adjustment phase, one
grows accustomed to the new
culture and develops routines.
• lastly, in the mastery stage,
assignees are able to participate
fully and comfortably in the host
culture.
• Mastery does not mean total
conversion. People often keep
many traits from their earlier
culture, such as accents and
languages. It is often referred to as
the biculturalism stage.
21. Cultural Diversity
• Many people mistakenly use such phrases as
“American culture,” “white culture,” or
“Western culture,” as if such large, common,
and homogenous cultures exist in the United
States today. These people fail to acknowledge
the presence of cultural diversity, or the
presence of multiple cultures and cultural
differences within a society. In reality, many
different cultural groups comprise the United
States.
22. • Smaller cultural groups that exist within but differ in
some way from the prevailing culture interest
sociologists. These groups are called subcultures.
Examples of some subcultures include “heavy metal”
music devotees, body‐piercing and tatoo enthusiasts,
motorcycle and gang members. Members of
subcultures typically make use of distinctive
language, behaviors, and clothing, even though they
may still accept many of the values of the dominant
culture.