Cultural diversity in health & illness / Rachel E. Spector.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363) and index.

unit I. Cultural foundations--1. Cultural heritage and history--National standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care--CultureCare--Heritage consistency--Acculturation themes--Ethnocultural life trajectories--Commingling variables--Cultural conflict--Cultural phenomena affecting health--2. Diversity--Population : census 2000--Immigration--Poverty--3. Health and illness--Health--Illness--unit II. Health domains--4. Health traditions--Health and illness--Health traditions model--Health protection--Health/Health care choices--Folk medicine--Health/Health care philosophies--5. Healing traditions--Healing--Ancient forms of healing--Religion and healing--Healing and today's beliefs--Ancient rituals related to the life cycle--6. Familial health traditions--Familial health/Health traditions--Consciousness raising--7. Health care delivery and issues--Trends in development of the health care system--Health care reform--Common problems in health care delivery--Pathways to health services--Medicine as an institution of social control--The health care provider's culture--unit III. Heath and illness panoramas--8. Health and illness in the American Indian and Alaska native population--Background--Traditional definitions of health and illness--Traditional methods of healing--Current heath care problems--The Indian health service--9. Health and illness in the Asian population--Background--Traditional definitions of health and illness--Traditional methods of health maintenance and protection--Traditional methods of health restoration--Current health problems--10. Health and illness in the Black population--Background--Traditional definitions of health and illness--Traditional methods of health maintenance and protection--Traditional methods of health restoration--Current health problems--11. Health and illness in the Hispanic population--Background.