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Global Perspectives of AcupunctureGlobal Perspectives of Acupuncture
Global or world context:
Objectives: This assignment will address the Learning Outcomes below through an analysis of the use of acupuncture in China.
University Core Course Learning Outcomes:
1.Learn how to examine the influence of the main forces of global change such as social, cultural, religious, economic, political, and technological processes and patterns in the world.
2.Acquire an understanding of the global or world context and of the major processes and patterns in the world that are transforming relations among the different nations and cultural groups.
3.Develop a better understanding of how their society relates to the global context and become better prepared to make decisions that reflect this understanding.
Instructions:
- Research and discuss the major features of the Chinese culture that influence the use of acupuncture in four of the following six dimensions of health.
- Identify and discuss three factors of the global or world context that influenced the use of acupuncture in the United States.
Social
Cultural
Religious
Economic
Political
Technological
Provide a one paragraph overview of each area, including the citation of the source of information.
This written assignment may be no more than five pages (double-spaced). The writing style, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and quality will be included in the grading assessment.
Write one paragraph for each factor, including the reference citation for the source of information.
Discuss the ways in which your understanding of the global views and use of acupuncture would influence your decision making regarding the use of acupuncture in your health care.
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Running Head: GLOBALIZATION OF CHINESE CULTURE ON ACUPUNCTURE
Globalization of Chinese Culture on Acupuncture
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Introduction
The Chinese culture on the acupuncture has faced globalization in the contemporary
world.Acupuncture has been influenced through various factors such aspolitical, economic,
technological and religious basing on the features of Chinese cultures. Due to globalization there
are factors of the world context that have influenced usage of acupuncture in United States as
discussed ethical disparities, economic factors and the social context/organization.
Political factors
Acupuncture was utilized as a potent political tool which was used to assess the Cultural
Revolution collaboration. Thus, patients and physicians were brought under considerable
political pressure to apply traditional techniques such as acupuncture. Mao Tse-Tung was left to
save Chinese culture on acupuncture by modelling it to the political arena (Dimond, 1971). The
era saw a revival of the acupuncture interest due to the party desire for increased authority and
control. In addition, it was purported to improve rural medication whereby the rural population
of China was unhealthy and neglected. This was during the Republic of China party in 1949
which was featured with few western doctors most of which card for foreigners and the wealthy.
Both western medicines alongside biomedical facilities tend to dominate though there are still
some clinics that offer absolute TCM and an increased number providing the western and
Chinese medicine.
Religious factors
Basing on the Confucian, Taoism and Buddhism perception, Chinese culture is based on
the bioethics contending that the contemporary situation of China can hardly besolved through
interaction with the western bioethics that result...
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