Australian South Sea Islanders

• Home
• Introduction
• Defining Cultures
  • The Impact of Culture
  • Modesty
  • Flexibility
  • Excellent Health Care
  • Talking Culture
  • Description
  • Generalisations
  • Setting Limitations
  • Benefits
  • Culture Clash
  • Outcomes
• Building Relationships
  • Visiting a Family
  • Combination
  • Culture
  • Birth Ritual
  • Differences
  • Listening
• Sensitive Solutions
  • Culture
  • Respect and Death
  • Food and Culture
  • Food and Feasts
  • Knowing Questions
  • Overcoming
  • Health Care
  • Enriching Community
  • Final Story
  • Positive Charge
• Facilitators

Australian South Sea Islanders

Communication strategies

These pages act as a quick reference guide to Defining cultures workshop. You may wish to print these pages and keep them for future reference.

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The tables below look at the various cultural patterns illustrated in the Defining cultures stories:

• The first column summarises these patterns. (Please note: These generalisations should not be applied to every Australian South Sea Islander. The generalisations can act only as signposts as you build a trusting relationship with each unique client.)
• The second column discusses the impact of the cultural patterns on health care and some possible solutions. (The solutions given are only suggestions – you are encouraged to think of some solutions of your own.)

Modesty and sexual health – David's story

Culture clash – Barbara's story