Considering Kleinman's model, which sector includes the family?
A) Cultural health system
B) Folk
C) Popular
D) Professional
Ans: C
The popular sector of cultural health care systems is made up of informal healing relationships that occur within one's own social network. Although the family is at the nucleus of this sector, health care can take place between people linked by kinship, friendship, residence, occupation, or religion. The folk sector of cultural health care systems includes the interaction between a client and sacred and secular healers. The professional sector is composed of the licensed health professionals.
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