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| Rdghalayini. "Unknown" April 5 2014. Creative Commons Attribution |
When and where
The text was written April 2, 2001 to a website called Advance Healthcare Network for physical therapy and rehab medicine.
The author Gad Alon has a PhD and PT. He is titled the Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. His research is focused on electrotherapy and neuromodulation.
1. What values, ideas, norms, beliefs, even laws of the culture play an important role in the text?
The text discusses the use of electrical stimulation in physical therapy. Many of the problems involved with the technique include cost and health of the person receiving the treatment. This indicates that the culture from which this article came from values effective use of their salary as well as their well being. People value saving money and being healthy.
2. Does the text address these cultural values, beliefs, etc., directly (by directly mentioning and responding to them) or indirectly (by presenting a scenario or narrative that addressing them)?
The text directly addresses these issues. One of the main concerns with the technique is that insurance companies often don't cover the cost of the treatment. Even though the cost of the treatment does not affect the outcome of the treatment itself, the author addresses it as a major conflict because that is what the culture values.
3.What is the relationship of the text to the values, beliefs, etc.? Is it critical of these aspects of the culture? Is it supportive? Does it seek to modify these aspects of the culture in a certain way?
The values in the text are both directly and indirectly related. The health of the patient is directly related. This is because the use of electrotherapy directly effects the health of the patient. The cost of electrical stimulation is indirectly related. This value doesn't directly affect the effectiveness of the therapy but is a big factor when deciding to use it or not.
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