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Cultural fault lines in healthcare : reflections on cultural competency / Michael C. Brannigan.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.Description: xiv, 103 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780739149669 (hardback)
  • 0739149660 (hardback)
  • 9780739149676 (paper)
  • 0739149679 (paper)
  • 9780739149683 (ebook)
  • 0739149687 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1 23
LOC classification:
  • RA418.5.T73 B73 2012
NLM classification:
  • 2012 B-470
  • W 21
Other classification:
  • PHI005000 | SOC031000 | SOC008000
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.Summary: ""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.
List(s) this item appears in: HNR Cultural Awareness Intro
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks RA418.5 .T73 B73 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001264760

"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.

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.

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