Individuals then keep any information surrounding troubles within the family circle away from public knowledge. Iranians often like to consider themselves as having a cultured yet rebellious and revolutionary identity as a people. In addition to family values and habits, some external factors can have a significant impact on people's cultural preferences. There remains a great deal of protection around girls in this regard. Iran has been swift and forthcoming in adopting and bringing forward new ideas. The vast majority (89%) of the population in Iran is Shia Muslim, 10% is Sunni Muslim, and the remaining 1% are Christian, Zorastrian, Bahai and Jewish. We all have cultural values. The participants were recruited through a number of cancer treatment and rehabilitation centres in Tehran. Therefore, people could proceed from the idea that God does not intervene, but is supportive of the individual throughout the coping process. It is a symbol of love. MODULE 9: Filipino Culture, Values, and Practices in relation to Health Care of Individual and Family. Eyes, although tremendously important in sexual and affectional relations, are also regarded an important body part because they can attract evil. We don't wish to prevent doctors from practising in line with their beliefs and values, as long as they also follow the guidance in Good medical practice. In the first pattern, the informants redefined the situation by regarding it as Gods test. Figure 1, presented by Ahmadi and Ahmadi (Citation2018), depicts the relation between religious, spiritual and secular existential coping observed in our project. Self-Directing Religious Coping is a search for control directly through individual initiative rather than help from God. The most beloved Imam among Iranians is Imam Reza, whose tomb is in Iran. These fundamental beliefs vary from household to household and society to society-and even from time to time throughout history. They were conducted face-to-face and in Persian; all interviews were audio-recorded and then transcribed verbatim. After that period, the family is left to . Iranian culture has influenced cultures and peoples in different parts of the world including Europe, East Asia, and South Asia. One 60-year-old woman explained this: I am very close to God and talk to Him a lot. Many Iranians have misgivings about the politicisation of Islam. Despite the firmly entrenched reach of the Islamic Republic, Iranians generally discuss politics with vigour. Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab. Those who are employed usually do desktop-based office work and also rarely get the same management opportunities. One interviewee, a 53-year-old woman, explained: I thought maybe I had committed sins and that this was Gods way of punishing me. Food in daily Life: Iranians have a healthy diet centered on fresh fruits, greens and vegetables. It is important for non-Muslims to understand that many Iranians generally recognise the government as the source of their complaint, not Islam. In the current paper, based on the study carried out in Iran, only the results on religious coping methods will be presented. Even today with rampant urbanization, Iranians value nature and make every attempt to spend time in the open air. Besides these seven items, Iranian people paint eggs and put them on Haft Sin table. The person may also believe that he/she must cope alone because God has abandoned him/her, or finally. For example, the younger Iranian generation generally do not feel the need to stringently apply the honour code and will often hide certain shameful actions they consider reasonable from the older generations, who might be deeply offended by such behaviours. When Nahal is told shes had a miscarriage, instead of seeking support from her familywho have, in the past, refused to recognize her struggle with depressionshe keeps the news to herself, leading to desperation. The concept of orientation system concerns the ways in which culture influences peoples lives. At the same time Iranians will try to bring the outdoors inside whenever possible. The concepts and topics of spirituality and secular meaning-making coping also overlap, but there is no overlap between secular and religious concepts and topics. Cultural and religious beliefs and values may have an impact on preferences for treatment at end-of-life. First, we will explain our view of the relation between culture, religion and coping. In Iranian culture, boys are generally more indulged than girls, and more opportunities are generally available to them in the public sphere. In an interview with the Trauma and Mental Health Report (translated, Farsi to English), Hamed Rajabi, director of A Minor Leap Down, explains: This social system is only concerned with how people work and perform, and when that performance is lowered, their behavior is instantly condemned.. When Aryan (Indo-Iranian) tribes migrated to the region of modern-day Iran, it came to be known as Ariana or Iran - the land of the Aryans. Relevance to clinical practice In Iranian culture, boys are generally more indulged than girls, and more opportunities are generally available to them in the public sphere. While this is statistically unlikely to happen, it is a consideration that affects behaviour. 0467469664; admin@thecleanex.com.au; The Cleanex is an NDIS Service Provider - NDIS Provider Number: 4050017476 Familial relationships and reputation are important aspects of Iranian culture. This system of theocratic governance remains in place today. Illness may be considered a product of Gods will, and thus accepted or as in the story of Job viewed as educational theodicy (Dein & Stygall, Citation1997). This ensures that the households name is not implicated with trouble and their honour is protected. In this article, we proceed from the perspective advocated by Ahmadi and Ahmadi (Citation2018). Jul 2018. We recognise that personal beliefs and cultural practices are central to the lives of doctors and patients, and that all doctors have personal values that affect their day-to-day practice. 1.1 Taking responsibility People receive safe and effective care when pharmacy professionals take responsibility for ensuring that person-centred care is not compromised by personal values or beliefs. Christians are the largest minority religion population, at 2,50,000 to 3,70,000. I think He has listened. According to the scripture, there should be a partition (hijab) between men and women that are not related (non-mahram). While some households may employ servants, others may struggle to put food on the table. whether for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. It is uncommon for people to overtly express themselves or publicly identify with unconventional subcultures or hobbies. Parents make sacrifices for children, especially for their education. Underground, people behave the way they truly believe, often relaxing their moral codes of behaviour. This cultural content is crucial in constructing individuals identities and ethical/moral worldview, which in its turn serves as an orienting system when navigating social relationships. Values are a culture's standard for discerning what is good and just in society. Awareness can translate to an enhanced understanding of the complexity of mental-health problems in a culture that holds rigid attitudes about mental health and illness. The term "family values" has become a popular phrase in recent years. On the contrary, seeking the love of saints and imams was found in this study. I remembered we had learned during the religious lessons at school that the first chapter of the Quran that was sent to the Prophet was Recite. Then Recite became the core of my meditations and illustrations. To be able to appreciate other cultures' health values, beliefs, and behaviors, increased cultural c The two additional themes spiritual coping and existential coping will be presented in another article. Seven major themes emerged: respect for dignity, professional integrity, professional commitment, developing human relationships, justice, honesty, and promoting individuals and the nursing profession. The study offers nurses empirical data to help shape conversations about end-of-life care, and thus to enhance their commitment to help people 'die well'. Registered in England & Wales No. The coding based on the themes found in the study used a template analysis style, a theory-driven analysis (Malterud, Citation2014), while categorisation of the themes was based on the results obtained in other studies in the project (Ahmadi, Citation2006, Citation2015; Ahmadi & Ahmadi, Citation2018; Ahmadi et al., Citation2017; Ahmadi, Ahmadi, Erbil, & Cetrez Citation2016). Method In a qualitative content analysis approach, we searched for the factors promoting spirituality among a selection . The holy places may also function as reminders of God; Islamic/Quranic teachings argue that remembrance of Allah leads to peace and satisfaction: Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allh. Results and Discussion on religious coping methods (RCOPE), https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2018.1555699, https://journals.bmsu.ac.ir/jbs/index.php/jbs/article/view/593, 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(200004)56:4<519::AID-JCLP6>3.0.CO;2-1, http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/research_tools/translation/en, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health. I told the nurse to bring me a Quran. This is usually to protect conservative parents from worrying. The quotes used in this part, which were recorded in Persian, have been translated into English. Individuals' families also play a role in the way health is perceived. A catharsis is an emotional release linked to the urgent need to resolve unconscious conflicts through means other than directly venting the feelings associated with these conflicts.Footnote4. In this pattern, praying to and conversing with saints and imams are in focus; one interesting finding was that no one reported having turned to Clergies in this respect. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. It should not be assumed that all Iranians share the same language, cultural, religious or political beliefs. Rice and fresh unleavened or semi leavened whole-grain bread are staple starches. 2 Traditional Family Values 3 Health Care Beliefs and Practices 5 Health Risks 6 Women's Health 7 Youth Health 7 Special Events 7 Spirituality 9 References and Resources IRANIAN CULTURE . After recruitment of the sample, interview times were chosen based on the participants preferences. Many people study for a higher education or post-graduate degree as strong respect is shown to those who have proof of expertise. Thus, we can argue that the reason individuals turn to religion in times of crisis is that religion is more accessible in their sociocultural context than are other resources. They are also sometimes taught early that the protection of family honour also resides with them. Dec 15, 2012. All these things calm me down and give me strength. One can notice it in the institutions dedicated to technology and medical sciences, but also in the general populations remarkable mobilisation of multiple social networks. Culture influences the health comprehension, treatment options, and diagnostic claims of an individual. Under it, Islamic theologians and mullahs constitute the highest ranks of leadership. As Corbin (Citation1964/Citation1993, p. 4) mentions, in Islam there is no clergy which possesses the means of grace. Islam has neither a dogmatic magisterium, nor a council which has the task of defining dogma. In fact, there are just as many ways of being Iranian and religious, as there are Iranians. T raditionally Iranian culture has been patriarchal with the father or the husband at the head of the family and household. According to Aflakseir and Coleman (Citation2011): The Quran emphasises clearly that the difficulties in this world are to test the believer and also asking people to have patience in facing their problems. He gave me my life and He can take it back. The whole life, since our birth, we are socialised to believe in saints. Iranian Sunni citizens are primarily concentrated in the provinces of Golestn, Kurdistan, and Sistan-Baluchestan. Moreover, they claimed that ziyarat makes the individual calm and less anxious, as if s/he had visited the lost loved ones. This is called Shafaah. The healthcare and medical sector's market value in Iran was almost US$24 billion in 2002 and is forecast to rise to US$96 billion in 2017. I think one thing that helped me was to walk this path alone. Iran's unique history and geography translates to a diverse mix of cultural influences on the Persian cuisine. It is a kind of charity, helping people in need. I did Nazr without understanding why. Among Muslims, the idea of testing (Ekhtebar) is rather robust. Therefore, if Iranians go out with their girlfriend or boyfriend in public, they run the risk of being berated, reported on or even detained. Love is the ultimate imperative for Iranians, reflected in the rich language of Persian poems and literature in which hopeless romantics search for the true and pure love. interviewed women who visited the health care centers in Ahvaz, Iran, in an effort to understand the determinants of early marriage . We found two patterns. Data was reported in Iran in 2013 has shown that almost 42 percent of deliveries in public hospitals and 90 percent in private hospitals were carried out with cesarean section. Why Are So Many Young Men Single And Sexless? Designing effective health interventions for managing early marriage needs to apply the community-based approaches. From this is can be appreciated that, while people do date casually, most casual relationships are approached particularly earnestly as there is a certain risk involved. Inscriptions from the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) reference the kings' religious beliefs - which may have been the early polytheistic faith or the later Zoroastrian monotheism - and religion continued to play a central role in the later Parthian Empire (247 BCE-224 CE) and, to a much greater degree, in the Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE) which made Zoroastrianism the state . They help teach kids the difference between right and wrong. First, following the process recommended by the World Health Organization (Citation2017), the original interview questions were translated into Persian by a psychology researcher whose mother tongue is Persian. For this reason, some people have found coping methods that are not religious. (p. 12). Most Iranian expats living in Australia are likely to have a more progressive understanding of womens rights as many arrive fleeing the harsh policies of the Iranian government. Iranian culture is one of the oldest in the whole world and has influenced cultures like Italy, Macedonia, Greece, Russia, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Asia! such as religious beliefs, social norms, and family values. The notion of solidarity helps us to understand how people of different generations relate to, help and depend on one another in their daily lives. Religious actions are integrated parts of the everyday life of people in Muslim countries, including Iran. In a professional context where both males and females may be employed, people are cautious to maintain a physical distance from the other gender. I had learned this devotional habit in my childhood. 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