1. Chapter 3: Theoretical Basis for Transcultural Care.
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Andrews M, Backstrand JR, Boyle JS, Campinha-Bacote J, Davidhizar RE, Doutrich D, Echevarria M, Newman Giger J, Glittenberg J, Holtz C, Jeffreys MR, Katz JR, McFarland MR, McNeal GJ, Pacquiao DF, Papadopoulos I, Purnell L, Ray MA, Sobralske MC, and Spector R
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ACCULTURATION , *ACTION research , *COMMUNITIES , *CONFIDENCE , *CORPORATE culture , *CRITICAL theory , *CULTURE , *DEVELOPMENTAL psychobiology , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *ECOLOGY , *CURRICULUM , *GENDER identity , *HEALTH attitudes , *IMMIGRANTS , *MARITAL status , *MATHEMATICAL models , *MEDICAL care , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *NURSING practice , *NURSING education , *NURSING models , *NURSING school faculty , *OCCUPATIONS , *PARADIGMS (Social sciences) , *PHILOSOPHY , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *POPULATION geography , *PREJUDICES , *RELIGION , *HUMAN sexuality , *GENDER role , *SOCIALIZATION , *SOCIOLOGY , *STEREOTYPES , *SYMBOLIC interactionism , *SYSTEMS theory , *TRANSCULTURAL medical care , *TRANSCULTURAL nursing , *THEORY , *CERTIFICATION , *CULTURAL awareness , *CULTURAL identity , *LABELING theory , *CULTURAL competence , *AT-risk people , *EDUCATION - Abstract
The article establishes a foundation for transcultural nursing and health care. It notes that the theoretical basis is intended to assist in the conceptualization of innovative approaches to health care and education for health educators and practitioners. Strategies in the reduction of bias and prejudice including cultural brokering, bridging cultural gaps, and developing partnerships with communities, are presented.
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- 2010
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