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Tricia Paterakos Professor Cook SOAN 110 Analytical Paper Land of the Free? In her book The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman argues, “The differences are no longer about beliefs, the differences are about power. Doctors have power to call the police and to access state power which Hmong parents do not have. Because the Hmong have historically been so resistant to authority, they are especially confused and enraged when they are stripped of their power in a country to which they

You and You Fall Down is an ethnography about a Hmong family’s struggle with trusting modern medicine. Foua Yang and Nao Kao Lee, parents of Lia, a severely epileptic child, strongly believed in traditional Hmong culture and practiced shamanism (Fadiman 1997). Their beliefs and practices clashed with those of western doctors. In shamanism, it is believed that shamans are the only form of communication with the spirit world. The spirit world is seen to have a hand in the lives of the Hmong. When people

In my understanding, a language is a useful tool of communication in the health sector that lack of it can prevent the success of health care. A language barrier is one of the things that went wrong between Lia’s family and the doctors. A language education that is oral and writing is needed in the health care system to make effective health care services. In the book, "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down," Lia’s parents can speak only Hmong, and they don't speak, read or understand English

unlikely, or find someone who is already familiar with it. So the “someone” you need in order to find your way is a Sufi Master. James Fadiman and Robert Fragier state, “ The aim of Sufism is the elimination of all veils between the individual and god. Traveling this path one can acquire knowledge. God is the ultimate reality. Not this phenomenal world of multiplicity” ( Fadiman, 1). This is why a teacher is of central to all paths of spiritual training, because he or she embodies the teaching as a living

Introduction “The Spirit Catches You” by Anne Fadiman inspired two theoretical perspectives to be analyzed through a social worker’s lens, the psychodynamic perspective and the social constructionist perspective. Each viewpoint is significant when exploring the experiences Lia Lee, her family, and those members of the community whom became stakeholders faced when dealing with Lia’s fatal illness. Analyzing the psychodynamic perspective on a micro level and the social constructionist perspective

Spirit Catches You: Cultural Miscommunication All communication is cultural. It draws on ways we have learned to speak and give nonverbal messages. We do not always communicate the same way from day to day, since factors like individual personality, mood, and the context of the situation interact with the variety of cultural influences we have internalized that influence our choices. Communication is interactive, so an important influence on its effectiveness is our relationship with others. Do

The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consultancy, conducted a study on the potential of global NGOs.The study found that since 1990 NGOs registered with USAID (United States Agency for International Development) had doubled to 579, and average annual funding has tripled to $50 million and in few cases the annual funding exceeds $1 billion (Queenan et al. 2). Increasingly, NGOs, or Non-Governmental Organizations, dominate healthcare aid and interventions. Their overwhelming presence comes with equally

My purpose here is to provide a brief history of the critical response to East of Eden, to outline the major patterns and trends in our perception of what Steinbeck thought was the most important work of his career.... But the conception of "history" involved in this undertaking is far more problematic than it appears on the surface, for it assumes that there are discernible, empirical "facts" which exist in an unchanging reality. It assumes that the critic/historian finds the truth revealed in these

The United States of America is infamous for being a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities. The diversity in America is great and in theory is an amazing asset to this nation. However, as a society we tend to allow our differences to segregate us and alienate those who are different. By not embracing the diversity among us, many complications are created. For instance, as a result of an inability to respect other cultures, prejudice, discrimination, and tragic violence often occur

Introduction Sexism is the ideology that maintains that one sex is inherently inferior to the other. Sexism or discrimination based on gender has been a social issue for many years; it is the ideology that one sex is superior or inferior to the other. Sexism does not only affect females, but also males. Men are very often victimized by social stereotypes and norms based on gender expectations. Sexism has appears in almost all social institutions including family, the media, religion, sports, the