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WN 2013
Afroamerican & African Studies
AAS 458 - Issues in Black World Studies
Section 008
Cultural Aspects of Health Illness

Credits: 3
Other: Theme
Waitlist Capacity: 99
Consent: With permission of instructor.
Repeatability: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit(s).
Meet Together Classes:
NURS 477 - Cult Asp Hlth&Ill, Section 001
Primary Instructor: Coleman-Burns,Patricia Wendolyn
Instructor: Wilson,Colwick Mervyn

 
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This course focuses on the health attitudes, beliefs, and practices of patients and health care professionals of culturally diverse populations in the United States. Select health/illness theories and those related to cultural adaptation, cultural change, cultural exchange, and cultural conflict will be introduced and applied to health care situations. Socioeconomic-political factors that influence health care delivery and health seeking behavior will be explicated. Emphasis will be placed on strategies to facilitate inter/intracultural communication and inter/intragroup dynamics in health care settings.

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ISBN: 9780135035894 Cultural diversity in health and illness, Author: Rachel E. Spector., Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall 7th ed. 2009
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ISBN: 9780763757427 Multicultural health, Author: Lois A. Ritter, Nancy A. Hoffman., Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2010
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