Cultural diversity in health and illness /

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Author / Creator:Spector, Rachel E., 1940-
Edition:8th ed.
Imprint:Boston : Pearson, c2013.
Description:xix, 410 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8955311
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ISBN:9780132840064
0132840065
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Unit I. Cultural Foundations
  • Chapter 1. Building Cultural and Linguistic Competence
  • National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
  • Cultural Competence
  • Linguistic Competence
  • Institutional Mandates
  • Cultural Care
  • Chapter 2. Cultural Heritage and History
  • Heritage Consistency
  • Acculturation Themes
  • Ethnocultural Life Trajectories
  • Commingling Variables
  • Cultural Conflict
  • Cultural Phenomena Affecting Health
  • Chapter 3. Diversity
  • Census 2010
  • Immigration
  • Poverty
  • Chapter 4. Health and Illness
  • Health
  • Illness
  • Unit II. Health Domains
  • Chapter 5. Health Traditions
  • Health and Illness
  • Health Traditions Model
  • Health Protection
  • Health/Health Care Choices
  • Folk Medicine
  • Health/HEALTH Care Philosophies
  • Chapter 6. Healing Traditions
  • Healing
  • Ancient Forms of Healing
  • Religion and Healing
  • Healing and Today's Beliefs
  • Ancient Rituals Related to the Life Cycle
  • Chapter 7. Familial Health Traditions
  • Familial Health/HEALTH Traditions
  • Consciousness Raising
  • Chapter 8. Health and Illness in Modern Health Care
  • The Health Care Provider's Culture
  • Health Care Costs
  • Trends in Development of the Health Care System
  • Common Problems in Health Care Delivery
  • Pathways to Health Services
  • Barriers to Health Care
  • Medicine as an Institution of Social Control
  • Unit III. Health and Illness Panoramas
  • Chapter 9. Health and Illness in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population
  • Background
  • Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness
  • Traditional Methods of Healing
  • Current Health Care Problems
  • The Indian Health Service
  • Chapter 10. Health and Illness in the Asian Populations
  • Background
  • Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness
  • Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection
  • Traditional Methods of Health Restoration
  • Current Health Problems
  • Chapter 11. Health and Illness in the Black Population
  • Background
  • Traditional Definitions of Health and Illness
  • Traditional Methods of Health Maintenance and Protection
  • Traditional Methods of Health Restoration
  • Current Health Problems
  • Chapter 12. Health and Illness in the Hispanic Populations
  • Background
  • Mexicans
  • Puerto Ricans
  • Chapter 13. Health and Illness in the White Populations
  • Background
  • German Americans
  • Italian Americans
  • Polish Americans
  • Health Status of the White Population
  • Chapter 14. Cultural Competence
  • Cultural Competency
  • Appendix A. Selected Key Terms Related to Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
  • Appendix B. Calendar: Cultural and Religious Holidays That Change Dates
  • Appendix C. Suggested Course Outline
  • Appendix D. Suggested Course Activity-Urban Hiking
  • Appendix E. Heritage Assessment Tool
  • Appendix F. Quick Guide for Cultural Care
  • Appendix G. Data Resources
  • Bibliography
  • Index