Cultural Fault Lines in Healthcare: Reflections on Cultural Competency

119 Pages·2012·0.804 MB·English

by  Michael C. Brannigan

Cultural Fault Lines in Healthcare

Cultural Fault Lines in Healthcare
Reflections on Cultural Competency
Michael C. Brannigan
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throughouthiscompetentcaringandcompassion

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 WhenWorldviewsCollide 1
2 FromFaultLinestoCulturalCompetency 15
3 CulturalDiscourseandItsHurdles 33
4 OnthePathtoPresence 53
5 CultivatingPresenceWhenThereIsDistrust 61
Appendix:PrinciplesofHealthcareEthics 77
Bibliography 87
Index 93
AbouttheAuthor 103
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