Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (8th Edition) - Softcover

Spector, Rachel E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132840065 ISBN 13: 9780132840064

Publisher: Pearson, 2012

Synopsis

The eighth edition of this well-respected book continues to promote an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Completely revised and updated, CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system and consumers, and examples of traditional health/ HEALTH beliefs and practices among selected populations. An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today, while new introductory and capstone chapters help place material within perspective. An essential for any health-care professional, this book sets the standard for cultural perspectives and more importantly HEALTH–the balance of the person, both within one’s being–physical, mental, and spiritual–and in the outside world–natural, communal, and metaphysical. (Terms, such as HEALTH, are written this way to emphasize holistic meaning.)

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The sixth edition of this well-respected book continues to promote an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Completely revised and updated, it includes the latest information on the health care delivery system in a new organizational format. It examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system and consumers, and examples of traditional health beliefs and practices among selected populations. An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today. FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Free Pocket Guide to Assessment and Health Tradition
• Free Companion Website www.prenhall.com/spector with activities and test questions
• Revised organization to create a better flow of content
• New content on generational differences
• Updated chapter on the health care delivery system including discussions of barriers and alternatives
• New MediaLink icons that refer students to more information on the website
• New Application questions at the end of every chapter
• Coverage on the concept of faith in the context of healing or macro-religious traditions
• Demographic background discussion of each of the U.S. Census Bureau's categories of the population for a statistical overview of the diversity of patient populations

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0132840065
• ISBN 13: 9780132840064
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432