Culture & Family Resources

Culture and Family

The interaction of culture and family is critical to understanding family processes. The task of the family is to translate cultural norms and teach the child to deal with the culture(s) in which the family is immersed, while holding to its own boundaries and values, which may or may not reflect the dominant culture.

Using Cultural Anthropology Concepts to Understand Residency and Healing Systems

Physician burnout is increasingly discussed in the popular media and in residency programs. A little over a year into psychiatry residency, I have found that perspectives provided by anthropology have helped me in moments where I felt close to burnout.