The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine

by Elisa J. Sobo and Martha Oehmke Loustaunau

Book Overview

A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can--and must be--achieved.

Notable anthropologist George Foster defined the first edition as "a very readable introductory text dealing with the sociocultural aspects of health," adding:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313377855
• ISBN13: 9780313377853
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"