Health and Culture
| Author | : Collins O. Airhihenbuwa |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 1995-04-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803971575 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803971578 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Health and Culture by : Collins O. Airhihenbuwa
Download or read book Health and Culture written by Collins O. Airhihenbuwa and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1995-04-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a trenchant analysis of the effect that culture has in determining our perceptions - and expectations - of health care, this provocative volume challenges traditional, Westernized, medical models. The author surveys various aspects of the health education domain, discusses the elements that inform an educational diagnosis of health behaviour and considers the cultural appropriateness of health behaviour in general.
