Culture, Health and Illness is an introduction to the role of cultural and social factors in health and disease, showing how an understanding of these factors c
Medical practitioners and the ordinary citizen are becoming more aware that we need to understand cultural variation in medical belief and practice. The more we
Culture, Health and Illness: An Introduction for Health Professionals, Second edition discusses the fundamentals of medical anthropology. The book is comprised
A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessib
Written for all health care providers, this text promotes awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from culturally diverse bac