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MULTICULTURAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN AMERICA
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| By: |
Regan A. R. Gurung (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£101.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1440803498 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781440803499 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
21 April, 2014 |
| Pages: |
672 |
| Description: |
Led by a UCLA-trained health psychologist, a team of experts describes non-traditional treatments that are quickly becoming more common in Western society, documenting cultural variations in health and sickness practices to underscore the diversity among human society. |
| Synopsis: |
Led by a UCLA-trained health psychologist, a team of experts describes non-traditional treatments that are quickly becoming more common in Western society, documenting cultural variations in health and sickness practices to underscore the diversity among human society. * Provides a thorough exploration of different approaches to health-such as Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and Native American medicine-written by interdisciplinary teams of authors and subject experts * Dedicates multiple chapters to the health practices and specific challenges of specific minority groups such as Latinos, African Americans, and Asian Americans * Demonstrates the diversity of world views regarding health that falls outside of the Western definition: the absence of disease * Documents the inherent role of immigration and acculturation in health disparities * Supplies clear, carefully considered prescriptions for achieving cultural competence |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc |
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Non-returnable |
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