Sociocultural Differences
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_284
Definition
Sociocultural approaches to understanding differences in health call attention to the roles of and potential interdependence between social and cultural factors for health outcomes.
Cultural attitudes, beliefs, values, history, and systems of knowledge are interdependent with the social environment that includes economic status, community and family systems, and interpersonal relationships. Together, sociocultural factors may impact health in numerous ways, such as influencing access/barriers to health care and service utilization preferences/patterns as well as affecting health behaviors such as diet and exercise.
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