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Question 1
Some diseases seem to effect people from some cultural background than others. Other people are spared by diseases due to the biocultural characteristics. A good example is the immunity conferred on Africans with sickle cell trait against Malaria. Blacks with the sickle cell and their children tend to survive Malaria attacks (Andres & Bolye, 2016). Another biocultural aspects is the emergence of childhood disorders due to intermarriage among certain groups of people. For example, ventricular septal defects among the Amish is related to intermarriage. Also, amyloidosis is common among Maryland/ German and Indian/Swiss families. According to Mahmoudian, D., & Amin, D. (2018) mental retardation among British children is also related to intermarriages.
There is also a link between race and childhood disorders. For example, sickle cell anaemia is common among blacks and people of Mediterranean origin. Cystic fibrosis is also common among white children than other races. Congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria are common among Chinese and Asian children (Tiwari, Bandyopadhyay & Saha, 2019). Among black children, there is a high risk of G-6-PD deficiency and haemoglobin C disease. Ethnicity also seem to influence the chances of children developing diseases. Ethnicity is related with tuberculosis in North America with some groups being affected more than the rest. A good example is Tay-Sachs disease. According to Echeverri et al. (2018), Tay-Sachs disease that is likely to affect Ashkenazi Jews children.
Question 2
There are significant ethnic, racial and gender differences in the growth of children among different cultures. Since the development process takes place in a context of culture, the development of the infant, child and adolescent is influenced. A good example is the difference in language development between aboriginal people in Canada compare to the general population. Another observable characteristic is in terms of body size and stature. For example, African American children have been noted to be three-fourth inch shorter than white children in most stages of development (Andres & Bolye, 2016). Also, children of higher social-economic status are taller than poor children in most cultures.
Question 3
Most cultures see illnesses as a form of punishment with children suffering from chronic illnesses and their families often being seen as cursed. Chronic illnesses are often seen to come from supreme beings such as gods to children and families where there is seen or violation of a taboo. A family with where a child suffers chronic illness is often discussed in the community. The most type of chronic illnesses that are related with supernatural causes are inherited disorders (Andres & Bolye, 2016). A family curse that is passed from one generation to the next is often seen as the cause of inherited diseases.
