An extensive body of scholarship focuses on cultural diversity in health care, and this has
resulted in a plethora of strategies to “manage” cultural difference. This work has often been …

In this article, we focus on developing a critical sociology of 'cultural and linguistic
diversity'as evident in cancer care praxis, drawing on the perspectives of cancer care health …

Objective In increasingly globalized societies, patient‐centered cancer care requires culture‐
sensitive approaches in order to ensure patients well‐being. While migrant patients' needs …

Objectives To improve the experiences of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, there
has been an increased emphasis on strengthening cultural awareness and competence in …

During recent decades there has been an increasing claim for patient participation and
shared decision-making in health services across the Western world. Focus on participation …

In this qualitative study we explored how health-care staff continuously resolve “obstacles to
transcultural caring relationships” as they care for families with an immigrant background …

Disease is a shared social construction between society, the ill individuals, and healthcare
professionals. In the medical context, however, two discourses are produced that often never …

Background While ethnic disparities in health and health care are increasing, evidence on
how to enhance quality of care and reduce inequalities remains limited. Despite growth in …

In applied health care research, an essentialised notion of culture is often used when
studying ethnic disparities in health and health care access between the majority …

Culture influences all spheres of human life. It defines health, illness, and the search for
relief from disease or distress. With increased mobilization of people across geographical …