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The Spirit Catches You And You F solely D suffer by Ann Fadiman is a precise interesting watchword. Its amazing how difficult it is for Americans to understand new(prenominal) cultures because the United States is such a diverse country. However, as an American, I understood the frustrations that Lia Lees doctors felt when arduous to diagnose and treat her properly. In this book both the American doctors and the Hmong peoples faced many hardships and barriers when trying to communicate with each other. After having read this book I can understand where both groups were access from and reasons for their actions. I could only imagine the level of difficulty and anger that the doctors and Lias parents must have experienced over that time period.The two items that I pull up stakes be discussing are questions one and two. Looking at the Lee family from a psycho-social perspective, I would say that they are a very close nit family who value their culture. The wife, Foua is very indep endent in the sense that she gave birth to all(prenominal) of her children except Lia, without any help or assistance from anyone. Also because she worked in the fields all through and through her pregnancies. The husband, Nao Kao is a very loving, and supporting to his wife and children. The Lees value their beliefs and believe strongly in their customs. They possess close nit ties to other Hmong people and although they were taught their own healing remedies, they are somewhat accepting of western customs as well.While reading this book, I identified many problems and stressors. Some of them include the vocabulary barrier, which made it hard for doctors to ask questions like whats the problem, where does it hurt, how bad is the pain, etc. The language barrier also made it hard for doctors to explain diagno... ... had previously had experienced. I think Jeanine taught them a valuable lesson in the sense that all Americans are not the same. We all are not capable of understanding other cultures and peoples. We all do not pass judgments or view those who are different from us in a negative way. All Americans are not trying to convert other people into their way of life. We all dont feel that our culture is superior to others. Americans can be open- minded individuals. Not all Americans agree with all of the laws of our country. Overall I believe that having Jeanine as their social worker, the Lees and Lias doctors learned some valuable lessons. The Spirit Catches You And You strike Down is an excellent read. I would recommend that everyone read this book especially people whose professions requires them to do extensive work with people from different backgrounds and cultures.