The impact of culture in society The role of culture in society is defined by the values, beliefs, norms and practices of each ethnic group. The following paragraphs tell the inspiring story of young women who became entrepreneurs after their families were separated when the Taliban took control of wartime Afghanistan. The story of the book "The Dressmaker of Khair Khana" by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon represents the six phenomena of Giger and Davidhizar's cross-cultural evaluation model. Furthermore, the model focuses on six cultural phenomena: communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations. The book, along with the six phenomena, contains similarities including cultures and cultures that may believe in internal control over nature, which affects the decision to seek healthcare (Giger & Davidhizar, 2002). In Khair Khana's Tailor seeking healthcare in Kabul was a disparity because the civil war had destroyed most of the medical facilities and hospitals (Lemmon, 2011, p.142). Furthermore, as a result doctors and surgeons regularly worked without even the basics such as clean water, bandages and antiseptics, “anesthesia was a luxury” (Lemmon, 2011, p.142). However, when the Taliban took control of the streets of Afghanistan, they ordered that hospitals, like other institutions, be segregated by gender. Female doctors were limited to treating only women. Due to the new rules in Kabul, it has been difficult to find a doctor to assist women because most of them choose to leave the capital. However, Dr. Maryam was a doctor who worked in a private clinic apart from her hospital job to support her family. As stated in Kamila's introduction to her family, Malika was her older sister and recently gave birth to twin girls. In the book, Malika says she was lucky to find a doctor to care for her premature babies because in Kabul it was common for women to give birth in their bedrooms without the benefit of professional help (Lemmon, 2011,