Author: Zborowski, M.
Description: The physiology of pain and its biological function are distinguished from the pain experience and its associated feeling states: Self-inflicted, other-inflicted and spontaneous pain. “On the basis of the discussion of the Jewish and Italian material two generalizations can be made: (1) similar reactions to pain manifested by members of different ethno-cultural groups do not necessarily reflect similar attitudes to pain, (2) reactive patterns similar in terms of their manifestations may have different functions and serve different purposes in various cultures. Some sources of intra-group variation are: degree of Americanization, socio-economic background, education and religiosity. Variation is greater at the manifest behavior level than at the deeper attitudinal levels.
Subject headings: Pain; Cross culture; Cultural differences; Behavior; Attitude
Publication year: 1952
Journal or book title: Journal of Social Issues
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Pages: 16-30
Find the full text: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1952.tb01860.x
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