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Cultural fault lines in healthcare : reflections on cultural competency /

Brannigan, Michael C., 1948-

Cultural fault lines in healthcare : reflections on cultural competency / Michael C. Brannigan. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012. - xiv, 103 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

When worldviews collide -- From fault lines to cultural competency -- Cultural discourse and its hurdles -- On the path to presence -- Cultivating presence when there is distrust.

"An invaluable work especially for professionals and students in health care, bioethics, humanities, cultural studies, and for the educated lay reader, this volume offers a critical reflection on cultural competence and awareness in health care, an arena where world views and values often collide"--Provided by publisher. ""This book offers a critical reflection on what it means to be 'culturally competent.' At the same time, it is an exercise in thinking out loud, a philosophical prelude to uncover what tends to lie hidden in our encounter with the patient, the Other, particularly the Other who represents a culture and worldview seemingly disparate from our own.""--Provided by publisher.

9780739149669 (hardback) 0739149660 (hardback) 9780739149676 (paper) 0739149679 (paper) 9780739149683 (ebook) 0739149687 (ebook)

2011045096

101578718 DNLM


Transcultural medical care--United States.
Cultural competence--United States.

RA418.5.T73 / B73 2012

362.1

2012 B-470 W 21

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