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About the Book
As North America's ethnic populations increase, health care and social service workers are recognizing that in order to provide culturally sensitive and effective treatment programs they must be more aware of the particular needs of their ethnic patients. This newly revised edition of Cross-Cultural Caring: A Handbook for Health Professionals describes Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian, Chinese, Japanese, Iranian, South Asian, and Central American ethno-cultural groups. It stresses the need to understand both the cultural beliefs and the daily life concerns facing immigrants, such as work, income, child-rearing, and aging, all of which impinge on health.
Reflecting the questions health professionals most often ask about immigrant groups, each chapter describes one ethno-cultural community, discussing such issues as childbirth, mental illness, dental care, hospitalization, and death, as well as home country culture, common reasons for emigrating, and challenges in adjusting to a new culture.
This new edition provides up-to-date statistics and fresh analysis, responding to changing trends in immigration. Additional material includes a new chapter addressing the special circumstances of refugees; short real-life stories of immigrants’ and refugees' experiences; and a thorough, easy-to-use index.
About the Author(s)
Nancy Waxler-Morrison is Associate Professor, Emerita, in the School of Social Work and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of British Columbia.
Joan M. Anderson is the Elizabeth Kenny McCann Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia and Research Director of the Culture, Gender and Health Research Unit.
Elizabeth Richardson works as a social worker for the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Natalie A. Chambers is Research and Development Officer at Okanagan Families Society, British Columbia.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Need for Culturally Sensitive Health Care
Nancy Waxler-Morrison and Joan M. Anderson
1 People of Central American Descent
Danica Gleave, Natalie A. Chambers, and Arturo Manes
2 People of Chinese Descent
Ka-Ming Kevin Yue
3 People of Cambodian and Laotian Descent
Chansokhy Anhaouy, Elizabeth Richardson, and Nancy Waxler-Morrison
4 People of Iranian Descent
Afsaneh Behjati-Sabet and Natalie A. Chambers
5 People of Japanese Descent
Karen Kobayashi, Teruko Okabe, Kazuko Takahashi, and Elizabeth Richardson
6 People of South Asian Descent
Shashi Assanand, Maud Dias, Elizabeth Richardson, Natalie A. Chambers, and Nancy Waxler-Morrison
7 People of Vietnamese Descent
Kai-Kha Dinh, Soma Ganesan, and Nancy Waxler-Morrison
8 Refugees in Canada
Natalie A. Chambers and Soma Ganesan
Conclusion: Delivering Culturally Sensitive Health Care
Joan M. Anderson, Sheryl Reimer Kirkham, Nancy Waxler-Morrison, Carol Herbert, Maureen Murphy, and Elizabeth Richardson
About the Authors
Index
Reviews
Praise for the first edition:
“I highly recommend this book as a teaching manual and encourage health care agencies to make copies available to staff. It promotes and encourages an approach to the delivery of health care that is culturally sensitive.” -- L. Dayler, Gerontology Update
“An extremely practical handbook on diverse aspects of cross-cultural care … The terminology used in this text makes it readily understandable and easy yet interesting reading.” -- Carole-Lynne LeNavenec, Canadian Ethnic Studies
“Concise, well-written, informative, and relevant to practice in Canada. All sections provide a useful overview of historical experiences, adjustment styles, preferred values, and typical ways of thinking.” -- Susan E. Smith, Canadian Journal of Public Health
Health professionals, the audience for which this handbook is intended, are provided with a systemized and organized variety of details that should be accounted for so that appropriate health care practices and decisions can be made with respect to specific groups of people who now reside in Canada as members of the multicultural Canadian mosaic.
- Steve Ferzacca, University of Lethbridge, Canadian Journal of Public Health, November-December 2008
Sample Chapter
Sample Chapter
Related Topics
Health/Medicine
Cultural Studies
Other Ways To Order
In Canada, order your copy of Cross-Cultural Caring, 2nd ed. from UTP Distribution at:
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