1. The diversity based approach to culturally sensitive practices.
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Yu, Sam W. K. and Tran, Cam T. L.
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MEDICAL care ,ASIANS ,HEALTH services accessibility ,CHINESE medicine ,CULTURAL pluralism ,SOCIAL case work ,CULTURAL awareness - Abstract
This paper discusses the main ideas of the Diversity Based approach to culturally sensitive practices in health and social care services.This approach is important in emphasizing the fluid nature of culture, the diversity in cultural groups and the impact of inegalitarian and racist power relations on their life. Chinese people in the UK are used as an example to demonstrate how exploration of the diversity of ethnic minority groups could strengthen cultural sensitivity. Some methods for the realization of the Diversity Based approach, such as the culturagram and user involvement, have also been highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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