商品簡介
Distinguished anthropologist George Foster defined the first edition as "a very readable introductory text dealing with the sociocultural aspects of health," adding: "the authors do a commendable job. I have profited from reading The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine." With engaging examples, minimal jargon, and updated scholarship, the second edition likewise offers a comprehensive guide to the practice of culturally sensitive health care.
"This is a comprehensive book focused on relevant factors that influence health, illness, and well-being from multi-discipline perspectives. It is a unique book to provide health leaders and consumers refreshing new ways to know and understand cultures. It is an essential book to serve cultures in creative and effective ways. The authors provide new and diverse cultural insights about health, illness, and wellness that have been woefully missing until the advent of transcultural nursing." Dr. Madeleine Leininger Professor of Nursing Emeritus, College of Nursing, Wayne State University
"Sobo and Loustaunau have done a splendid job in providing a concise, engaging, informative, and very readable introduction to the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology. A successful synthesis of sociobehavioral science, health services, and public health knowledge which advances the field and should help to improve the quality of care and health outcomes experienced by our increasingly diverse population. This is a valuable text that I greatly enjoyed and highly recommend for use in undergraduate courses; medical, nursing, and public health schools; and other health professions training programs that are interested in transformative education that makes a difference." Robert C. Like, MD, MS Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
作者簡介
Elisa J. Sobo, PhD, professor of anthropology at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, began her career as a specialist in Caribbean health traditions. That work led to involvement in HIV/AIDS research, nutrition studies, and, most recently, healthcare quality improvement. Dr. Sobo's latest book, Culture and Meaning in Health Services Research: A Practical Field Guide, combines ethnographic insight with methodological instruction. In addition to her work in academia, Dr. Sobo has worked directly in healthcare, including as an employee of Children's Hospital San Diego and with the Veteran's Healthcare Administration.
Martha O. Loustaunau, PhD, professor emerita of the Department of Sociology at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, specializes in multicultural health care, medical ethics, and aging. Among her publications is the coedited volume, Life, Death, and In-Between on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Asi es la Vida. In addition to teaching, research, and publication in academia, Dr. Loustaunau has worked directly in healthcare policy and administration. She served with the New Mexico Health Systems Agency for ten years and was chair of the State Health Planning Committee and Governing Body.
