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
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