What are the five examples of cultural practices?

What are the five examples of cultural practices?

Examples

• Religious and spiritual practices.
• Medical treatment practices.
• Forms of artistic expression.
• Dietary preferences and culinary practices.
• Cultural institutions (see also Cultural Institutions Studies)
• Natural resource management.
• Housing and construction.
• Childcare practices.

What are harmful traditional practices in Nigeria?

These harmful traditional practices include female genital mutilation (FGM); forced feeding of women; early marriage; the various taboos or practices which prevent women from controlling their own fertility; nutritional taboos and traditional birth practices; son preference and its implications for the status of the …

What are consequences of harmful traditional practices?

Traditional practices harmful to women and children inflict both immediate and long-term mental and physical pain on their victims. These practices expose women to sickness and death from hemorrhage, infection, keloid formation, and consequent obstructed labor.

What are the effects of bad social practices?

Some of the harmful effects include:

• Maltreatment of the girl including beating, inflicting bodily harm, severe disabilities and death.
• Conflicts between families may lead to quarrels lasting for generations.
• Unhappy, unstable and loveless marriage.
• Psychological stress on the girl resulting in suicide.

What are some weird traditions in Africa?

7 strange traditions across Africa

• Stealing each other’s wives – Niger.
• Spitting as a form of greeting – Maasai tribe.
• Festival of the dead – Malawi.
• Bull jumping in Ethiopia.
• Potency test in Uganda.
• Beating to earn a wife – Fulani.
• Lip stretching – Ethiopia and Sudan.

How many cultures are in Africa?

Now, while it is easy to homogenize and talk about ‘African people’, the truth is that within these 54 separate and unique countries, there are in fact over 3000 diverse African tribes! Perhaps South Africa best reflects this diversity through its constitution with all 11 official languages recognized by law.

How does cultural practices affect health?

Both health professionals and patients are influenced by their respective cultures. Demonstrating awareness of a patient’s culture can promote trust, better health care, lead to higher rates of acceptance of diagnoses and improve treatment adherence.

What are Harmful traditional Practices in Ethiopia?

Harmful traditional practices (HTPs), such as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), forced and child marriage constitute the most prevalent manifestations of violence against women and children in Ethiopia.

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