How Long to Read The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine by Elisa J. Sobo

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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: "[T]he 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 of The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine offers a comprehensive guide to the practice of culturally sensitive health care. Readers will see America's biomedically dominated health care system in a new light as the book reveals the changes wrought by increasing cultural diversity, technological innovation, and developments in care delivery. Written by a sociologist and an anthropologist with direct, hands-on experience in the health services, the volume tracks culture's influence on and relationship to health, illness, and health-care delivery via an examination of social structure, medical systems, and the need for—and challenges to—culturally sensitive care. Cultural differences are situated against social-class differences and related health inequities, as well as different needs and challenges throughout the life course. In prescribing caring that is more holistic, culturally sensitive, and cost-effective, the work promotes awareness of pressing issues for health care professionals—and the people they serve.

How long is The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine?

The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine by Elisa J. Sobo is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine aloud.

What Reading Level is The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine?

The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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