Cultural fault lines in healthcare
Subtitle: reflections on cultural competency
By: Michael C. Brannigan
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780739149669; 9780739149676; 9780739149683
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Transcultural medical care; Cultural competence; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
Description: "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"--

""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.""--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: Chapter One: When Worldviews Collide; title: Chapter Two: From Fault Lines to Cultural Competency; title: Chapter Three: Cultural Discourse and Its Hurdles; title: Chapter Four: On the Path to Presence; title: Chapter Five: Cultivating Presence When There Is Distrust.