Table of Contents

Culture, race and ethnicity: exploring the concepts
Understanding the theory of health and illness beliefs
Working with health and illness beliefs in practice
Religious beliefs and cultural care
Cultural care: knowledge and skills for implementation in practice
Culture and mental health
Women and health care in a multicultural society
Men and health care in a multicultural society
Child and family centered care: a cultural perspective
Care of older people from black and minority ethnic groups
Caring for the health needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
Death and bereavement: a cross-cultural perspective
Cultural diversity and professional practice

About the Author

Karen Holland SRN BSc( Hons) RNT MSc, Professorial Fellow, School of Nursing, University of Salford
Christine Hogg BSc(Econ) RGN RMN PgDE MSc PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Salford