Social issue in Pakistan, which has remained neglected in literature

1. Presented to : Miss Maria Farooq
Presented by : Harram Aneeqa
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL
SCIENCES

2. HONOR OR DISGRACE??

3. • Nursing is a major component of Pakistan's health-care
system
• As of 2009, it has been the subject of much scholarly
discussion amongst academics and practitioners
• Pakistan is a third-world developing country and is a
patriarchal society

4. SCENARIO
• It holds absolutely no prestigious value
• Most of the time, nursing is not allowed to be a career
option for many middle and upper-class families
• If you are a doctor, you will get respect and status, as a
nurse you will not
• Such view of nursing has caused huge shortage of
nurses

5. DOUBLE BINDS SUPPRESSION
Not accepted from
family
Not accepted in work
environment

6. MEDIA ROLES
• The highly acclaimed feature film M*A*S*H released in 1970,ran
for 11 years
• M*A*S*H followed the daily trials of doctors working in a mobile
Army surgical hospital close to enemy lines during the Korean
War
• One of the show's most colorful characters was Major Margaret
"Hot Lips" Houlihan, an army nurse

8. • In 2009, Showtime premiered Nurse Jackie (Edie Falco)
• Jackie is a dark character full of flaws
• We see her committing various felonies

9. • In 1975, the classic motion picture One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest hit the silver screen
• Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture
• The movie featured an unforgettable character, cruel
Nurse Ratched, who tormented the mental patients
under her care

11. CONCLUSION
• In Pakistan, nursing will always be considered a lowly
profession until the society gives it the respect it
deserves
• For that change to become a reality, there desperately
needs to be a cultural shift in people’s thinking