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

By:

Brannigan, Michael C, 1948-

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.

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"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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