{"product_id":"rethinking-culture-in-health-communication-9781119496168","title":"Rethinking Culture in Health Communication","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRethinking Culture \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e Health Communication \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn interdisciplinary overview of health communication using a cultural lensuniquely focused on social interactions in health contexts\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatients, health professionals, and policymakers embody cultural constructs that impact healthcare processes. \u003ci\u003eRethinking Culture in Health Communication explores\u003c\/i\u003e the ways in which culture influences healthcare, introducing new approaches to understanding social relationships and health policies as a dynamic process involving cultural values, expectations, motivations, and behavioral patterns. This innovative textbook integrates theories and practices in health communication, public health, and medicine to help students relate fundamental concepts to their personal experiences and develop an awareness of how all individuals and groups are shaped by culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors present a foundational framework explaining how cultures can be understood from four perspectives\u003cb\u003eMagic Conscious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Rethinking Culture in Health Communication 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cultural Consciousness I: Magic Consciousness and Emotions in Health 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Cultural Consciousness II: Mythic Connection and the Social Meanings of Health and Illness 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cultural Consciousness III: Perspectival Thinking and the Emergence of Modern Medicine 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cultural Consciousness IV: Integral Fusion and Health Professionals in Healthcare Settings 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Culture and Health Behaviors: Culture Assumptions in Health Theories and Practices 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Health Literacy: Cultural Approaches to Health Behaviors and Decision-Making 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Group-Based Identities: Cultural Approaches to Social Stigma and Health Practices 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Uncertainty in Health and Illness: From Perspectival Thinking to Integral Fusion 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Social Support: Understanding Supportive Relationships Through Cultural Perspectives 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Transformative Technologies: Cultural Approaches to Technologies in Health Contexts 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Health Disparities: Observations and Solutions Through Different Cultural Approaches 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 When Cultural Perspectives Collide: Community-Based Health Interventions in Marginalized Populations 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Distributive Justice: Embedding Equity and Justice in Structural Barriers and Health Policies 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 445\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407066210647,"sku":"9781119496168","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119496168.jpg?v=1730498057","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-culture-in-health-communication-9781119496168","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}