Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 8E (2013) [PDF]
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Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 8th Edition Author: Rachel E Spector Published: 2013 Publisher: Prentice Hall/ Pearson ISBN: 9780132840064 Format: Retail PDF Reader Required: Adobe Reader, Adobe Digital Editions Tested on the above readers with no problems on laptop and Android tablet. Please allow a couple seconds for the seedboxes to kick in, then it should move pretty quick. Hope it helps you out with your studies :D _____________________________________________________________________________________ The eighth edition of this well-respected book continues to promote an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Completely revised and updated, CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system and consumers, and examples of traditional health/ HEALTH beliefs and practices among selected populations. An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today, while new introductory and capstone chapters help place material within perspective. An essential for any health-care professional, this book sets the standard for cultural perspectives and more importantly HEALTHΓÇôthe balance of the person, both within oneΓÇÖs beingΓÇôphysical, mental, and spiritualΓÇôand in the outside worldΓÇônatural, communal, and metaphysical. (Terms, such as HEALTH, are written this way to emphasize holistic meaning.)